Eden Chipperfield
SFU partners with Canadian Blood Services for 1,000 stem cell swabs campaign
February 28, 2024SFU students were invited to an opportunity to change lives on February 8. Canadian Blood Services set up shop in the Student Union Building and outside the Mackenzie Cafe, encouraging individuals to register for stem cell donations. Stem cell transplants aid in blood restoration for those who have undergone chemotherapy treatments due to prolonged illness, including blood disorders, autoimmune diseases, cancer, and over 80 other conditions. A stem cell transplant increases blood cell turnover to help the body create more white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets. These cells clot the blood to prevent bleeding within the body. Canadian…
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Agritech in BC receives $2 million investment
February 21, 2024Agricultural innovation is taking root in British Columbia as 13 new projects to address food production challenges were announced at the Pacific Agriculture Show on January 26. Agritech — shorthand for agriculture technology — is the industry focus on innovations…
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Free Periods Canada fights against period poverty
February 21, 2024When Zeba Khan came across an online video detailing the obstacles that people who experience periods have to face, she aimed to provide a solution. The former University of British Columbia student started a club on campus alongside other founding…
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Monday Music: The stages of a love affair
February 14, 2024“FMF” by Uncle Strut Sometimes, that person you’ve been waiting for has been by your side or in your circle all this time. Perhaps it’s the sexual chemistry or the butterflies you get from being next to them —…
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Council Chats: BASS requests designated common space in the SUB
February 14, 2024The Peak attended the bi-weekly Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Council meeting via Zoom on January 31. The agenda for the meeting included discussions about a Business Administration Student Society (BASS) common room space in the Student Union Building (SUB)…
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VIU professor receives grant to research health gaps relating to pelvic pain
February 14, 2024In 2021, the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada reported that endometriosis affects around 1 million people in Canada. Endometriosis is a chronic disease that affects individuals with a uterus and causes extreme pain, including during menstruation, when being sexually…
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The ABCs of getting the perfect haircut
February 8, 2024It takes one bad haircut to make your confidence seemingly evaporate. Hair is a big part of how we express ourselves and a point of confidence and pride in our appearance. A haircut or hair colour that goes wrong can…
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SFU graduates to engage in new field school on Sts’ailes territory
February 6, 2024Graduate students from the faculty of environment will have the opportunity to live in the Sts’ailes community for four weeks as part of an upcoming field school experience. During the field school, graduates will have the chance to learn from…
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Council Chats: SFSS holds election for vacant MSA committee position
January 30, 2024On January 17, The Peak attended the bi-weekly Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Council meeting via Zoom. The meeting’s agenda included an election for the open Member Services Advisory Committee seat and approval for subsisting the budget for the Residence…
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SVSPO talks masculinity for sexual assault awareness month
January 30, 2024Editor’s Note: This article was updated on January 31, 2024 to correct that Karsen and Quirós-Cruz are SVSPO staff members, and not executives. Also, to correct that the Black Student Support & Healing Space event is not hosted by SVSPO,…
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