Michelle Gomez

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Halloween Horrors: What’s hot and what’s not

Peak Web October 27, 2018

By: Michelle Gomez, Jonathan Pabico, Natasha Tar, Samantha Manalac and Winona Young   WHAT’S HOT     Friday the 13th (1980) The original Friday the 13th movie has sparked a long-lasting franchise, including the making of a TV series, a movie remake in 2009, a novel series, and a comic book series. This iconic movie has everything that you need in a classic horror film: the creepy masked villain, the stupid and coincidentally slutty young adults, and the mysterious yet wise-looking old person who initially warns the stupid sluts. These sluts, of course, inevitably ignore such warnings.        …

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SFU Grappling Club is back and as strong as ever

Peak Web October 21, 2018

By: 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…

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My study spot

Peak Web October 19, 2018

By: 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

Peak Web October 16, 2018

Written 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

Peak Web October 14, 2018

Written 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

Peak Web October 12, 2018

By: 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

Peak Web October 8, 2018

Written 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

Peak Web October 1, 2018

By: 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

Peak Web September 27, 2018

Written 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

Peak Web September 25, 2018

Written 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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