Paige Riding
Club Ilia owner hopes to reopen in Spring 2021 semester
July 6, 2020Written by: Paige Riding, News Writer Club Ilia has closed its doors amid the COVID-19 pandemic, not offering takeout or delivery. Despite rumours spreading on social media about the UniverCity bar-and-grill permanently closing, owner and chef Fred Soofi said in a phone interview with The Peak that this is not the case. As of now, Soofi predicts the restaurant to reopen in January 2021. “I don’t really know. But the [earliest] is January. There are no staff, no classes until January. So that’s for sure.” Before opening Club Ilia, Soofi opened an organic pasta restaurant called Pasta Polo in Coquitlam.…
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SFU holds virtual convocation ceremony for Spring 2020 graduates
June 23, 2020Written by: Paige Riding, News Writer On the evening of Thursday June 11, SFU hosted a half-hour virtual convocation ceremony to celebrate over 4,500 SFU graduates. This event was supplemented by specific faculty celebrations on SFU’s website. These celebrations included…
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Your weekly SFU horoscopes: June 22–28
June 22, 2020Written by Paige Riding, News Writer Aries: You’re like the sticker on a window warning about the installed security system inside. Sure, you’re intimidating and all, but that “more bark than bite” cliché resonates more loudly than the alarm that…
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Student opens up about unwinding from tedious household chores through tedious Animal Crossing chores
June 21, 2020Written by Paige Riding, News Writer Paul, an SFU student used to living with two roommates in a bachelor pad during the school year, found his life flipped upside down when ordered to fly home in the wake of the…
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Your weekly SFU horoscopes: June 15–21
June 15, 2020Written by Paige Riding, News Writer Aries: This week may be stressful for you, Aries. Try meditating now so that later you can really enunciate your not-so-passive aggressive comments. Better yet, try slam poetry. Your yelling will go over great…
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Andrew Petter, amongst others, provide statements in solidarity against racism
June 15, 2020Written by: Michelle Gomez, News Editor and Paige Riding, News Writer SFU President Andrew Petter has released a statement on SFU’s stance against racism. “The events of recent days add further urgency to this cause. Racism has no place in…
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Black Lives Matter protests held in Vancouver
June 15, 2020Written by: Paige Riding, News Writer Photos: Kim Regala While the Black Lives Matter movement continues in the United States and around the world, Vancouver citizens have also taken to the streets in the form of anti-racism protests. Two stationary…
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UBC Senate voted to have a fall reading break. Will SFU follow suit?
June 15, 2020Written by: Paige Riding, News Writer Announced at the end of May, the University of British Columbia’s Senate voted in favour of establishing a fall reading break, starting in the 2021-2022 school year. According to The Ubyssey, the break will…
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Creative Writing minor to launch at SFU this fall
June 9, 2020Written by: Paige Riding, News Writer On the evening of May 25, around 50 attendees joined together over Zoom to celebrate the upcoming launch of SFU’s new creative writing minor. The program, available starting this fall, will eventually replace the…
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Your weekly SFU horoscopes: June 8–14
June 9, 2020By: Paige Riding, News Writer Aries: What is with your urge to fight everyone around you? Sure, you’re the shark in an ocean of guppies and all, but don’t forget the Finding Nemo mantra: fish are friends, not food. I…
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