Michelle Gomez

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Out on Campus closed until early October

Peak Web September 24, 2018

Written 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 space will reopen in the beginning of October. On August 22, the SFSS Out on Campus Facebook page announced that “due to some unforeseen circumstances the Out On Campus space will be temporarily closed until further notice.” Wyant explained that the department’s coordinator Dani McNeil-Willmott is on temporary leave, and the space will reopen when they return. Any emails sent…

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Seven-Minute Majors: Find out what SFU students like about their majors (part one)

Peak Web September 17, 2018

By: Tessa Earnshaw, Michelle Gomez (Staff Writer), Amneet Mann (News Editor), Gabrielle McLaren (Features Editor) and Nathaniel Tok Engineering This major is going to help you become the nerd you always knew you could be. If you’re anything like me, you…

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Homesickness? We’ve all been there.

Peak Web September 9, 2018

By: Tessa Earnshaw, Michelle Gomez, Gabrielle McLaren, and Winona Young When my parents helped me move into residence, I didn’t want them to leave. I talked to them every day, but that only made me miss them more. Going home…

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SFU eSports thrives despite not being formally recognized by Simon Fraser University

Peak Web September 7, 2018

By: Michelle Gomez The relatively young industry of eSports has recently seen tremendous, rapid growth that is unparalleled by most sports. Large gaming events fill stadiums with people and generate millions of dollars in prize pool money. Fans stream tournaments…

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Album Reviews: Best of Summer Hip Hop Edition

Peak Web September 4, 2018

By: Michelle Gomez   Astroworld by Travis Scott Houston, we have a banger! Texas-born rapper comes in hot with his third studio album — if you haven’t heard it yet, stop everything you are doing and listen. Named after a Houston amusement park that…

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At the PNE Amphitheatre

Peak Web July 6, 2018

Written by: Michelle Gomez Ambiance: B+ I’m at the PNE Amphitheatre for a two-day rap and hip-hop concert called Breakout Festival. While most of us can agree that there is nothing better than an outdoor concert on a warm summer…

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From studying politics to living it: my study abroad experience

Peak Web January 22, 2018

By: Michelle Gomez My undergrad at SFU was pretty average, until I studied abroad in a country that was culturally and politically unravelling. Over the last four months, that’s exactly what’s been happening in the region of Catalonia, which has…

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