Devana Petrovic
The Peak looks into asbestos on campus
June 16, 2020Many of SFU’s Burnaby campus buildings were constructed using asbestos-containing materials (ACM). ACM causes health hazards when disturbed; with activities such as construction, ACM can become airborne and dangerous. With the current construction on Burnaby campus, SFU’s Environmental Health & Safety department has been regulating and assessing the handling of asbestos to ensure healthy air quality. In a statement to The Peak, Chief Safety Officer of SFU, Mark LaLonde, explained how SFU is regulating the ACM handling and how this information is being communicated to the SFU community. “We removed asbestos-containing materials from any areas where there was a high…
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The culinary arts are more than just a hobby
June 14, 2020Coming from a household of cooking snobs, where the kitchen is one of the most crowded spaces in the house and family dinners consist of unwanted culinary feedback, it’s not surprising that I have always left the cooking to my…
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Helping our communities means buying local — especially during a pandemic
June 6, 2020Most people can probably agree that it’s been a heavy couple of months: social restrictions, event cancellations, and the overwhelming pressures that come with existing during a global pandemic. But even in these difficult times, it is important that we…
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SFU researcher co-leads international team that examines the impact of COVID-19 on gender
May 26, 2020SFU researcher and department of Health Sciences faculty member, Dr. Julia Smith, is co-leading an international research project that analyzes the gendered impacts of infectious disease outbreaks like COVID-19. Dr. Smith spoke with The Peak about her team’s research. “The…
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Ways to support your mental health
May 23, 2020For students, looking after our mental health can often be overlooked — it has been especially the case with the global uncertainty we’re facing and the stresses of an unideal learning situation. Before social isolation, I can vouch for how…
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Equitable consideration of learning styles is needed for remote-learning success
May 21, 2020There are many barriers that students may face with remote learning, including accessibility and access to technology. However, it is important to address how another semester of online instruction will also put students with different learning styles at a disadvantage…
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Six Quick & Easy Breads To Cuddle For Your Touch Starvation
May 17, 2020Let’s be real here: you’re lonely. You’re isolated, and you’re starved . . . touch-starved, to be exact. You’ve resorted to all kinds of desperate measures to satisfy your need for human contact. But it’s OK now, because you’ve been…
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SFU must be willing to make structural changes for remote learning to be successful
May 9, 2020Over the past several months, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact around the globe, and our SFU community is no exception. One of the most obvious ways that SFU students have been affected is by the transition to…
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