Marco Ovies
What Grinds Our Gears: Breakout rooms are the worst way to learn
February 1, 2021by Marco Ovies, Editor-in-Chief Full disclosure: I think group work and discussions are the biggest waste of time. Breakout rooms are especially the worst. I thought that after a semester or two of online trials professors would have started to realize that. But nope, here I am being forced into a group of complete strangers to discuss a book none of us have even read, in a time period none of us have ever studied. Why am I paying premium prices for this nonsense when instead I can just go to GradeSaver or SparkNotes and get a more in-depth summary…
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Student burnout was a big problem before the pandemic
January 26, 2021by Marco Ovies, Editor-in-Chief I think it’s safe to say that all of us students are exhausted, and it’s only the beginning of the semester. I miss when I was just a bright-eyed, naïve first year at SFU, genuinely excited…
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Monday Music: Songs to help you accept that 2021 will also suck
January 11, 2021By: Marco Ovies, Editor-in-Chief I’m concerned that people are assuming that 2021 is going to be better than 2020. Don’t get me wrong, I definitely think that there is hope on the horizon. But time is arbitrary and COVID-19 doesn’t…
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All social gatherings and indoor group activities banned in BC
November 7, 2020Written by: Marco Ovies, Editor-in-Chief In response to the rising number of COVID-19 cases, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced new restrictions for the next two weeks. The orders will be put into effect starting Saturday, November 7 at…
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The case of the missing EIC
November 4, 2020By: Paige Riding and Sara Wong It was a dark and stormy night . . . no, no clichés here. This is just a public roast of our boss and us getting away with it — although, our story does…
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Meeting etiquette still applies even when it’s online
November 2, 2020By: Marco Ovies, Editor-in-Chief Last Monday, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) held their Annual General Meeting (AGM) online with over 600 people in attendance. The last time the AGM had a turnout like this was back in 2006, with…
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Sodium Podium IV
August 1, 2020By: Juztin Bello, Madeleine Chan, Meera Eragda, Jessica Garcia, Danielle Li, Marco Ovies, Devana Petrovic, Paige Riding, Joy Tian [caption id="attachment_115313" align="alignright" width="300"] Illustration: Tiffany Chan/The Peak[/caption] The BMI scale? More like the BMBYE scale CW: mention of weight, self-image Alright…
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Hobbies: How I got into songwriting
July 28, 2020By: Marco Ovies, Editor-in-Chief Ever since my parents forced me to take piano lessons when I was seven, music has always been such a big part of my life, . 10 years later, I ended up hating piano lessons, but…
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