Harvin Bhathal
Chadwick Boseman’s legacy and what his death shows about medical racism and ableism
September 8, 2020By: Harvin Bhathal, Features Editor In an interview with the Huffington Post in 2017, Chadwick Boseman was asked if he bulked up, slimmed down, and bulked up again having finished on Captain America: Civil War, Marshall, and then Black Panther. He nodded his head, looking visibly exhausted. The interviewer said, “You’ve been through the wringer.” Boseman responded, “Oh you don’t even know [laughs]. You have no idea. One day I’ll live to tell the story.” On August 28, 2020, Chadwick Boseman passed away from Stage IV colon cancer before he could tell his story. But a part of his story…
Continue reading
More students should challenge themselves in academic writing
June 15, 2020By: Harvin Bhathal, Peak Associate Writing papers is either the bane of an undergraduate student’s existence or, for the few like me, it’s an experience that can be learned from. But I didn’t always think like this. The change came in…
Continue reading
Never Have I Ever watched a show that depicts Indian representation this cleverly
May 30, 2020By: Harvin Bhathal, Peak Associate As an Indian myself, I appreciated Never Have I Ever for what it provided for me. Broadly speaking (as there are a multitude of cultures in India), socially progressive Indian representation in Western television and…
Continue reading
Olo Radio attempts to reinvent the experience of listening to music
May 29, 2020Written by: Harvin Bhathal, Peak Associate School of Interactive Arts and Technology professor William Odom has designed a physical device that compiles data on the user’s music listening history. The device, called Olo Radio, links to the user’s Last.fm account…
Continue reading
BC’s COVID-19 health policies are being informed by SFU professor’s research
May 18, 2020Written by: Harvin Bhathal, Peak Associate SFU mathematics professor and infectious disease modeller Dr. Caroline Colijn is using mathematical modelling to project trends in the COVID-19 pandemic. Her research has allowed provincial health officers to better determine the next steps…
Continue reading
Preserving routines can help students avoid the pitfalls of self-isolation
March 30, 2020By: Harvin Bhathal, News Writer The outbreak of COVID-19 is a troubling time for all of us, filled with more questions than there are answers. However, the transition to online classes during this pandemic is not permission to transition into a…
Continue reading
Changes to undergraduate withdrawal deadlines and grading practices for the Spring 2020 semester
March 30, 2020By: Harvin Bhathal, News Writer Due to the COVID-19 pandemic SFU will be proceeding with an optional pass/fail grading format for the spring 2020 semester. Further, SFU has extended the deadline for undergraduate students to withdraw from courses to April…
Continue reading
How faculty and students at SFU are responding to the transition to online classes
March 27, 2020By: Harvin Bhathal, News Writer Disclaimer: For the purpose of job security, The Peak has granted anonymity to SFU faculty members who have commented SFU’s transition to online classes due to the COVID-19 pandemic has affected students and faculty alike.…
Continue reading
SFU Health & Counselling remains open with some changes to services
March 23, 2020By: Harvin Bhathal, News Writer SFU Health & Counselling Services is staying open during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Peak spoke to Martin Mroz, Director of SFU Health & Counselling Services, via email about the department’s activities and how their operations…
Continue reading
SODIUM PODIUM: Nine salty opinions to bring a tiny raging light to your life
March 21, 2020By: Juztin Bello, Copy Editor; Harvin Bhathal, News Writer; Madeleine Chan, Staff Writer; Tiffany Chang, Peak Associate; Meera Eragoda, Staff Writer; Lubaba Mahmud, Staff Writer; Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor; Paige Riding, News Writer; Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate Please stop asking me…
Continue reading
