Michelle Gomez
SFU Grappling Club is back and as strong as ever
October 21, 2018By: Michelle Gomez Ever wanted to be a pro UFC fighter? You can get started with the SFU Grappling Club. The club was resurrected a few years ago by co-presidents Jonathan Ha, Emmanuel Hung, and Solomon Yu after years of inactivity. Determined to raise interest in the sport at SFU, the Grappling Club offers practices, group workouts, and as of last week, chances to compete. Jonathan Ha explained in an interview with The Peak that this time around, they’re focusing on recruitment and social media. They want to get the word out and get people to try it. Furthermore, their…
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My study spot
October 19, 2018By: Michelle Chiang, Michelle Gomez, Jennifer Low, Natasha Tar, Nathaniel Tok [caption id="attachment_106761" align="alignnone" width="300"] Michelle C's study spot[/caption] My favourite study spot is a quaint café and bakery called The Coffee Bun. Located in Coquitlam, a mere five-minute drive…
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SFU clinic waitlisting app wins third place in BC tech start-up contest
October 16, 2018Written by: Michelle Gomez, Staff Writer SFU VentureLabs start-up Medimap has been awarded third place in 2018 Innovate BC-New Ventures Competition, with a prize of $35,000. The annual competition, run by non-for-profit organization New Ventures BC, is open to…
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People who are mad at me for not being satisfied with my grades
October 14, 2018Written by: Michelle Gomez, Staff Writer We’ve all experienced the crushing disappointment of putting all your time into acing an assignment, only to get the class’s average grade. You feel relieved to have passed, but sigh over your unchanged GPA.…
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How mentors are building a sense of community in SFU’s largest faculty
October 12, 2018By: Michelle Gomez, Staff Writer SFU is notorious for being a commuter campus where sad students come to school, attend their lectures, and leave with their heads down. It can be especially daunting to find a place to fit in…
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What grinds our gears: Bus bunching
October 8, 2018Written by: Michelle Gomez, Staff Writer As university students, most of us spend a lot of time taking buses, and a lot of time waiting for them to arrive. Much of the wait time can be attributed to bus bunching,…
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88rising to come to Vancouver in October
October 1, 2018By: Michelle Gomez, Staff Writer Back in 2015, South Korean rapper Keith Ape’s “It G Ma” blew up the Internet, closely followed by Indonesia’s Rich Chigga (now known as Rich Brian) with “Dat $tick.” They were followed by a…
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SFU students and faculty targeted by email scams
September 27, 2018Written by: Michelle Gomez, Staff Writer SFU students and faculty have expressed concern over a variety of scam emails received in the past few months, sent from what appear to be SFU email accounts. The emails range from promoting…
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TransLink should be able to keep offensive ads off their vehicles
September 25, 2018Written by: Michelle Gomez, Staff Writer Unquestionably, the ongoing debate on the morality and legality of abortions has been controversial throughout its history. But most recently, news of a B.C. court overturning TransLink’s decision to deny advertising space to an…
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Out on Campus closed until early October
September 24, 2018Written by: Michelle Gomez, Staff Writer Simon Fraser Student Society’s (SFSS) Out on Campus, the university’s LGBTQ+ education, advocacy, and resource centre, is temporarily closed. According to SFSS CEO Martin Wyant in an email interview with The Peak, the…
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