Karissa Ketter
Three cars extinguished at SFU Burnaby
July 8, 2021Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer On Wednesday morning, July 7, 2021, Burnaby Fire Department arrived at SFU’s Burnaby campus for a car fire in the West Mall parkade. SFU tweeted an alert at 9 a.m. asking for people to stay clear of the West Mall complex as surrounding areas were being evacuated. In a statement to The Peak, Andrea Ringrose, the senior director of campus public safety, reported that a total of three cars had caught fire in the parkade. Ringrose said the cause of the fire is unknown. There were no serious injuries reported. At 10 a.m., SFU…
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Improving Indigenous sovereignty could improve ocean health and conservation
July 8, 2021Written by: Karissa Ketter, Staff Writer SFU associate professor Anne Salomon’s research reveals differences of Indigenous small-scale fisheries compared to industrial commercial fisheries. In an interview with The Peak, Salomon found the biggest difference is the “intensity of harvest and…
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SFU students develop automated irrigation system to preserve water consumption
July 5, 2021Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer An automated irrigation monitoring (AIM) system to reshape the agriculture sector’s water management was made by School of Sustainable Energy Engineering students. In an interview with The Peak, project co-lead Mackenzie Calder said the…
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Academics explore challenges faced by Black scholars and students
July 3, 2021Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer SFU School for Contemporary Arts held an interdisciplinary webinar hosted by Dr. Henry Daniel to highlight Black academics’ work in arts, sciences, technology, and business. This panel featured Black faculty, students, and staff to…
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Senate Report: June 7, 2021
July 3, 2021Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer Content warning: mention of residential schools Fall Return to campus Student senator Serena Bains brought forth a question regarding the return to in-person classes for Fall 2021. They asked about accommodations for “international, disabled,…
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Biodegradable printer ink cartridges developed by SFU students
June 25, 2021Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer SFU School of Sustainable Energy Engineering students created a refillable ink cartridge system for home printers. The product, SustainInk, is designed to “turn a traditional ink cartridge printer into a reusable, refillable ink reservoir.” …
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SFU students develop laundry filter to mitigate plastic pollution
June 25, 2021Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer SFU School of Sustainable Energy Engineering students recently created a microplastic filter for laundry machines. In an interview with The Peak, Elizabeth Salvosa, team member for SynthaSift said it “filters microplastics from our laundry…
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Council Meeting — June 1, 2021
June 22, 2021Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer Content warning: mention of police brutality Access for All Campaign VP university and academic affairs Serena Bains introduced the Access for All campaign in response to SFU’s announcement that 70–80% of classes will be…
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Cecelia Reekie discusses mourning in the Indigenous community after discovery at Kamloops
June 16, 2021Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer Content warning: descriptions of residential school abuse, anti-Indigenous racism, and genocide The remains of 215 Indigenous children were found near a residential school in Kamloops on May 27, 2021. Their identities are not yet known.…
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SFU professor launches study to protect monarch butterfly population
June 11, 2021Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer PhD candidate Rodrigo Solis-Sosa and his team have launched conservation efforts to primarily protect the eastern monarch butterfly species on North America’s east coast. Their research focuses on testing different types of milkweed plant…
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