Hannah Kazemi

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SFU Football Alumni Spotlight: Mark Bailey

Hannah Kazemi November 21, 2022

We often hear about SFU athletes who have stepped up or had a particularly impressive season, but what happens to those athletes when they graduate and leave SFU? For the final piece in this series, The Peak spoke with Mark Bailey, current president of the SFU Football Alumni Society, and former linebacker of the SFU football team from 2007–2009, to find out why he continues to support SFU’s young student athletes. Bailey’s senior year with SFU was cut short when the athletics program began discussing a move from USPORTS to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in 2009. “There were…

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Gaining a new sense of self through therapy

Hannah Kazemi November 21, 2022

In July 2019, I had the single worst emotional breakdown I have ever experienced, driving down the highway at 2:00 a.m. on the way back from the drive-in movie theatre. I was crying about the zoo. Yes, you read that…

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What Pop-Tart flavour are you?

Hannah Kazemi November 16, 2022

If you’re anything like me, you spent many late nights as a 12-year-old flipping through pink-centric girlie tween magazines. You read about all of the latest celeb gossip and took many arbitrary quizzes. Finding out what my choice in glitter…

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TikTok is dangerous if not used with caution

Hannah Kazemi November 15, 2022

Content warning: mentions of disordered eating Writing this piece makes me a bit of a hypocrite. I have TikTok, and scroll endlessly on my feed. I don’t post videos of my own, but I’ll admit my excessive time online is…

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Horoscopes: November 7–11

Hannah Kazemi November 6, 2022

Aries You started listening to Christmas music as soon as the clock striked midnight on November 1st. We know you do it to cope with the impending doom that comes with finals season at the end of the month, but…

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SFU Football Alumni Spotlight: Frank Roberto

Hannah Kazemi November 6, 2022

We often hear about SFU athletes who have had a particularly impressive season, but what happens to those athletes when they graduate and leave SFU? In this Alumni Spotlight series, The Peak is chatting with four SFU football alumni to…

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Rahill’s funky solo debut, Sun Songs, is true to its name

Hannah Kazemi November 4, 2022

Persian-American singer, Rahill hits the ground running with the release of an experimental four-track EP, in which she puts her own spin on songs that remind her of childhood. Covering psych folk, funk, avant-garde, and soul influences, each song is…

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Food For Thought: ghormeh sabzi

Hannah Kazemi October 28, 2022

I come from a Persian and Italian background, but my upbringing was more focused on the Italian side. No matter what percentage Italian you are, this usually seems to be the case. Italian culture revolves entirely around food and famiglia,…

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SFU researcher publishes paper on combating online child exploitation

Hannah Kazemi October 26, 2022

Richard Frank, SFU researcher and associate professor for the School of Criminology, recently conducted a study to identify strategies to combat online child exploitation. The Peak sat down with Frank to learn more about his research and its implications. Research…

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SFU Football Alumni Spotlight: Jamie Clayton

Hannah Kazemi October 23, 2022

We often hear about SFU athletes who have stepped up or had a particularly impressive season, but what happens to those athletes when they graduate and leave SFU? The Peak speaks with SFU football alumni to find out how and…

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