Isabella Urbani
Top 10 circumstances to get yourself in for an extension
July 19, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer Walk in wearing a full body cast The least the teacher can do is help you actually enter the door of the classroom before granting you an extension. Heck, I won’t be surprised if they excuse you from the rest of your tutorials, and you shouldn’t be either. Go big or go home. Just make sure your story is tight. Worse comes to worse, go for the knockout and blame SFU. A lawsuit will kill off some time. Become Joy Johnson This might not be the most time efficient plan, plus identity theft is a…
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The Association of Latin American Students (ALAS) welcomes all members with open arms
July 15, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer You hear it said time and time again. Joining a club at any level — high school, university, adulthood — can be a life changing experience. This is true for both domestic and international students…
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Meet the SFU club building electric racing cars from scratch
July 8, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer Do you have a need for speed? Since 2017, Team Phantom has been designing fully-operational electric vehicles for racing competitions. The club was started by students majoring in mechatronics at SFU — a branch of…
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Inches v. miles: The Depp v. Heard trial verdict is not a reason the bash the #MeToo movement
June 30, 2022By Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer Content warning: mentions of abuse For a while there, it seemed like nearly the entire world flocked to the high-profile celebrity trial between former partners Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. After weeks of testifying, the jury…
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Call to action: Indigenous languages should be offered in high schools
June 22, 2022By Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer If you’re a high school graduate in BC, you’ve probably taken a language course. Heck, if you’re like me, you’ve been taking a language class since elementary school. But in high school, when students are establish…
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Djanet Sears’ Harlem Duet is a fresh look for Bard on the Beach
June 13, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer This year’s 33rd Bard on the Beach will include Canadian playwright Djanet Sears’ 1997 play Harlem Duet. The festival was initially created with a focus on Shakespeare but has since branched out. Sears’ dramatization of Othello,…
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Vancouver’s only social detox program for youth is closing
June 6, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer On May 21, the Directions Youth Services (DYS) social detox program came to an end. DYS aimed to support youth dealing with homelessness as a result of substance abuse. Their detox program offered a safe space…
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Former Peak news editor’s third hiking book hits the stands
May 31, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer Stephen Hui, former news editor for The Peak and SFU alumni, launched his latest of three hiking guidebooks, titled Best Hikes and Nature Walks with Kids In and Around Southwestern British Columbia on May 17, 2022.…
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SFSS holds meeting to discuss impeachment of three Council members
May 27, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer Editor’s note: This article was updated on May 27, 2022 to clarify that only one Councillor was impeached. Originally, it was stated that all three censured Council members were impeached. The article also has been…
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Horoscopes: May 16-May 22
May 26, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer and PhD in predicting your entire life Aries Sweet Aries, you’re toootally not a summer semester person. I know you want to get a move on your degree and more importantly, stop yourself from streaming…
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