Hannah Kazemi
5 things that actually deserve to be on the $20 bill
July 21, 2023By: Hannah Kazemi, Peak Associate Here ye, here ye. The Bank of Canada has announced that we should expect to see brand new $20 bills circulating in the next few years featuring none other than King Charles’ face. How lovely a thought that is! In honour of this announcement and how I visibly cringed when I heard the news, I present to you five things that I think actually deserve to be on the $20 bill and in the hands of Canadians immediately. Barbie and Ken Barbie has so many jobs. She’s an astronaut. A doctor. A fashion superstar. She…
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Chaotic problems require chaotic solutions
June 29, 2023By: Hannah Kazemi, Peak Associate and C Icart, Humour Editor Dear Peakie, I’ve been filling out all the surveys in my SFU inbox since I enrolled at the university four years ago. However, I have yet to win a single…
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My guide to travelling alone
June 23, 2023By: Hannah Kazemi, Staff Writer The first time I travelled alone was in August 2021, when I flew to Montreal and spent a week exploring the city. It was one of the most liberating weeks of my life, and lit…
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Netflix should replace all its content with reality TV
April 5, 2023By: Hannah Kazemi, Staff Writer In classic corporate fashion, Netflix has been determined to kill their platform in recent years — almost impressively, I’ll say. Prices are surging to fund increasingly shitty Netflix Originals, while the company laughs in the…
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Fake crisis pregnancy centres infringe on reproductive freedom
March 23, 2023By: Hannah Kazemi, Staff Writer Content warning: mentions of pro-life rhetoric. Masquerading as support services for pregnant people, clinics known as crisis pregnancy centres (CPC) are dangerous and deceive those that require support services to deal with unwanted pregnancies. These…
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Social media is psychologically addictive
March 17, 2023By: Hannah Kazemi, Staff Writer The realities of social media addiction have been highly debated alongside increasing internet use. Not enough people truly understand the impact of spending hours staring at their tiny rectangles all day, and the effects on…
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New Music: “Sinisin” is melancholic and full of yearning in the very best way
March 16, 2023By: Hannah Kazemi, Staff Writer Emét gives off soft indie-folk vibes with their single, “Sinisin,” their most recent release following their EP, Carlin’s Farm. “Sinisin” was my introduction to Emét’s funky discography, and it sent me down a rabbit hole…
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BREAKING NEWS: SFU Road Report cameras capture emotional story
March 15, 2023By: Hannah Kazemi, Staff Writer SFU News — There was a heartwarming display of strength at Simon Fraser University’s Burnaby Mountain campus last week as students were seen pushing a bus up the mountain. SFU’s traffic cameras caught the whole…
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Horoscopes March 6 – 10
March 9, 2023By: Hannah Kazemi, Staff Writer and Knower of Everything Aries You decided to take the day off today, ‘cause you’re young, wild, and free! You need to go to Whistler to ski; you’re trying to beat that weekend rush. Your…
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ChatGPT presents new challenges
March 7, 2023By: Hannah Kazemi, Staff Writer ChatGPT, a new AI chat bot, has quickly become known for its ability to answer questions and write assignments based on prompts from its users. Users can input almost anything into the chat box, and…
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