Onosholema Ogoigbe
Opinions in Dialogue: “BIPOC,” progressive or problematic?
March 7, 2021by Madeleine Chan, Onosholema Ogoigbe, and Idara Udonya BIPOC, an acronym used to encompass Black, Indigenous, and people of colour, has gained increased usage over the past year. A revision of POC (people of colour), the term aims to acknowledge the unique, systemic challenges that Black and Indigenous people face. However, does it adequately accomplish what it sets out to do? Students Idara and Onosholema discuss the term’s usage. Idara: It's really interesting to see different opinions on whether the term is truly as progressive as everyone claims it to be. As a Black African woman, I find it…
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Here’s all this summer’s gondola gab
September 2, 2019By: Onosholema Ogoigbe, Peak Associate and Gurpreet Kambo, News Editor Dreamy, postcard-like panoramic vistas of the horizon over Burnaby Mountain are one step closer to fruition. The SFU Gondola Project received notable approval and endorsements this summer that could indicate…
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SFU Construction Watch: Week 13
August 4, 2019By: Onosholema Ogoigbe, News Team Member SFU Construction Watch: the segment where we aim to provide accurate and up-to-date information about construction happening around our campuses. SFU Burnaby Greenspace on Residence: According to the SFU Residence and Housing website, the…
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SFU Lifeline raises concerns about misrepresentation to SFSS Board
July 21, 2019By: Ana Staskevich, Staff Writer, and Onosholema Ogoigbe, News Team Member Editor’s note: Previously, this piece featured quotes attributed to Lily Moric. However, The Peak has been unable to verify these quotes and have removed them accordingly. On July 11,…
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Board Shorts: July 11, 2019
July 15, 2019By: Onosholema Ogoigbe, News Team Member BCFS presents their campaign about interest on federal student loans to board Tanysha Klassen and Jenelle Davies, respectively the chairperson and organizer of the British Columbia Federation of Students (BCFS), presented to the board…
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GSS Council Corner: July 10
July 13, 2019By: Onosholema Ogoigbe, News Team Member SFU gives a presentation about the gondola project during GSS meeting Joanne Curry, SFU’s vice-president external relations, and Navjot Sanghera, SFU’s external relations coordinator, gave a presentation to answer the Graduate Student Society’s (GSS)…
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Online petition to keep SFU Burnaby’s free shuttle running goes live
July 7, 2019By: Onosholema Ogoigbe, News Team Member SFU student Robyn Jacques started an online petition on change.org in a bid to keep the Campus Community Shuttle operational past the project's fall end date. The free shuttle was launched at the start…
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SFU Construction Watch: Week 10
July 6, 2019[09/07/19]: This story was corrected from an older version. James Bremner was misidentified as the project manager of the Student Union Building (SUB). [09/07/19]: This story was corrected from an older version. The projected completion date for the Residence Building…
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Board Shorts: June 27, 2019
July 1, 2019By: Onosholema Ogoigbe, News Team Member SFSS hears presentation on vaccines Ajit Johal, a clinical instructor at the UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, gave a presentation about vaccine hesitancy and making vaccines available on campus. The presentation was titled “Looking…
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SFU Tuition Freeze Now sets plans for the rest of summer 2019 at general assembly
June 29, 2019By: Onosholema Ogoigbe, News Team Member On June 26, members of Tuition Freeze Now held their third general assembly chaired by Annie Bhuiyan, an undergraduate student. The meeting was held in the Robert C. Brown Hall. Its objective was to…
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