Devana Petrovic
Vancouver’s underrated, hidden art gems are well worth visiting
June 8, 2020By: Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer The Granville Loop Tunnel Street Art Gallery [caption id="attachment_114587" align="alignnone" width="634"] PHOTO: Courtesy of Stephanie Brook.[/caption] Location: Granville Loop Park Artists: Alternating local artists The Granville Tunnel Street Art Gallery is a hidden exhibit found in the dark pedestrian passway under the Granville Street Bridge. Created by Stephanie Brook in 2018, this project has engaged local street artists in temporarily muralling the tunnel walls. Chosen artists are given a year to display their work before they are painted over, allowing for new local artists’ murals. Growing up in that neighborhood, the Granville Street underpass…
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Helping our communities means buying local — especially during a pandemic
June 6, 2020By: Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer Most 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…
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SFU researcher co-leads international team that examines the impact of COVID-19 on gender
May 26, 2020Written by: Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer SFU 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…
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The Plague Players offer a virtual take on A Midsummer Night’s Dream
May 25, 2020By: Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer Having spent the past couple of months at home, living in my pyjama pants, I think it’s safe to say that I haven’t been out much. So, it was considerably refreshing to tune into the…
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Ways to support your mental health
May 23, 2020By: Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer For 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…
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Equitable consideration of learning styles is needed for remote-learning success
May 21, 2020By: Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer There 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…
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Six Quick & Easy Breads To Cuddle For Your Touch Starvation
May 17, 2020Written by Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer Let’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…
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Dance your way out of isolation boredom with Harbour Dance Centre’s fun, virtual classes
May 9, 2020By Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer While we are all stuck at home, many artists have moved to online platforms as a means of communicating their art and doing their part to minimize our isolation-induced boredom. I decided to utilize this…
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SFU must be willing to make structural changes for remote learning to be successful
May 9, 2020By: Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer Over 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…
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