Isabella Urbani
MP Patrick Weiler proposes M-83 to end old-growth logging
June 2, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer On May 3, Liberal MP Patrick Weiler initiated a private member’s motion, or M-83, to make forestry more sustainable in BC. The motion calls for three demands: the end of old-growth logging on federal lands, a ban on the selling of its exports, and a $27 million increase in the environmental and sustainability budget from $55 million to $82 million. Weiler, who represents West Vancouver, Sunshine Coast, and Sea to Sky Country, has been passionate about protecting old-growth forests ever since he took a camping trip to Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park when he was seven…
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SFU films to watch at the Vancouver Short Film Festival
June 1, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer Content Warning: mentions of pet death Cathy Huynh, Sean Brennan, and Anastasia Itkina were some of the SFU film graduates selected from over 250 submissions to be featured in the 13th annual Vancouver Short Film…
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SFU football loses injunction
May 30, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer On May 11, the BC Supreme Court denied an injunction made by five SFU football players to reinstate the school’s varsity program. SFU announced the termination of its 57-year football program on April 4. This…
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Former vice president external and community affairs disapproves of SFSS budget cuts
May 23, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer Former vice president external and community affairs, Eshana Baran, made several Twitter posts to inform students of sizable cuts in the Simon Fraser Student Society’s (SFSS) draft of next year’s budget. The new budget for…
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CONFESSIONALS: I still play Candy Crush
May 18, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer I never thought I’d be in this position. I was merely a child when the game launched in 2012 — the same year the world was allegedly supposed to end. But . . . what…
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Questions first-time tattoo getters have
May 11, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer I didn’t like my tattoos when I first got them. A week later, I was Googling “tattoo removal near me,” and scouring Reddit to see if other people’s tattoos looked as crooked as I thought…
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SFU has failed its student athletes
May 8, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer SFU varsity teams have been making headlines this year for all the wrong reasons. Between scrapping the football program, to negligent management preventing swimmers from attending the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championships — it’s…
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Acting vice president finance and student services resigns
May 8, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer Editor’s note: Rastko Koprivica, who was interviewed for this piece, is a former Peak contributor. The Peak has taken steps to prevent conflicts of interest or potential bias from influencing the article. Rastko Koprivica, the…
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Surviving my first live audience show
April 9, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor You’ve probably watched a handful of ‘90s sitcoms — Seinfeld, Cheers, That ‘70s Show — that had a live audience laugh track. So when your friend tells you they have two tickets to attend Netflix’s…
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SPOOF: Netflix’s cancellation parties
April 9, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor & Netflix Representative Netflix invites its subscribers — and its subscribers only — to take part in one of our three cancellation parties. We’re collaborating with SFU, as experts in engagement, to engage students with…
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