Mahdi Dialden
Board Shorts — November 13, 2020
December 20, 2020Written by: Mahdi Dialden, News Writer SFSS emergency funding for Fall 2020 The Board discussed the possibility of emergency funding for students struggling financially during the pandemic. Last April, the SFSS passed a motion providing about $150,000 to an emergency fund for students with “emergency costs that had jumped up in the middle of the pandemic.” SFSS President Osob Mohamed said, “We thought that the pandemic would have been over by now. We thought that we would have been back in school and back with each other, but that's just not the reality of the situation. And this could very…
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Mask usage mandated provincial-wide across indoor public places
November 28, 2020Written by: Mahdi Dialden, News Writer A mask mandate has been implemented province-wide in all indoor public and retail places. The announcement from Dr. Bonnie Henry on November 20, 2020 came amidst the rise in COVID-19 cases hitting local records…
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Grad Minutes: November 10, 2020
November 23, 2020Editor's note: This piece previously quoted McDonald as "drying up things like the annual budget." It has now been corrected to "drawing up things like the annual budget." An earlier version of this article also stated that the meeting motioned…
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SFU Stadium Project delayed to early 2021 following initial delays
November 17, 2020Written by: Mahdi Dialden, News Writer The previously anticipated SFU Stadium Project has been delayed after an update from senior director of Athletics & Recreation, Theresa Hanson. “We expect the stadium completion in early 2021,” Hanson said. The Peak had…
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Dr. Ryan D’Arcy aids brain recovery with Project Iron Soldier
November 13, 2020Written by: Mahdi Dialden, News Writer A study led by SFU applied sciences professor Ryan D’Arcy and an SFU team of researchers spearheaded Project Iron Soldier. The project surrounds Captain Trevor Greene, a retired veteran who was hit in the…
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Dr. Atiya Mahmood studies accessibility in the Lower Mainland
November 11, 2020Written by: Mahdi Dialden, News Writer SFU gerontology researcher Dr. Atiya Mahmood and her team have been working on knowledge mobilization, a project that seeks to educate and address the needs of people with mobility disabilities in the Lower Mainland. …
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BC NDP set to win a historic majority
November 7, 2020Written by: Mahdi Dialden, News Writer The BC New Democratic Party (NDP) is set to win a record amount of seats in the provincial legislature. With votes not fully counted, absentee ballots are set to be counted on November 6,…
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Anti-mask rallies held at Vancouver Art Gallery
November 3, 2020Editors' Note: This article previously misspelled Dr. Sun-Ha Hong's name as "Dr. Sung-Ha Hong." It has now been corrected. Written by: Mahdi Dialden, News Writer Anti-mask rallies have been organized over the past weekends in Canada, including a “mega rally”…
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SFU hosts Fall 2020 virtual convocation for graduates
November 2, 2020Written by: Mahdi Dialden, News Writer The SFU Fall 2020 Virtual Convocation took place on October 22 and 23 for recent graduates. This is SFU’s second virtual convocation due to COVID-19, following the one that took place last June. In…
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S. Laurel Weldon inducted into the Royal Society of Canada
October 30, 2020Written by: Mahdi Dialden, News Writer SFU political science Professor S. Laurel Weldon has been inducted into the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), which honours researchers for their achievements in their respective fields. Professor Weldon’s research specializes in the role…
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