Rusham Verma
Book Nook: Young adult queer book recommendations
July 1, 2025By: Rusham Verma, Peak Associate One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston If you’re a sci-fi fanatic and a hopeless romantic, this book was written just for you. It’s about a lonely and walled-off 23-year-old girl, August Landry, who moves to New York. There, she meets the bold and charismatic Jane Su. August’s love at first sight quickly changes into a race against time to get Jane back to her timeline. While the book is premised on a “love-at-first-sight” plot, it also dives deep into grief, loss, and the oppression of the queer community in the 1970s. Cemetery Boys by Aiden…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Friend who guesses the movie’s plot
June 24, 2025By: Rusham Verma, SFU Student Never have I ever had a friend guess the plot twist of the movie I was showing them in the first 20 minutes. Oh wait, yes I have. And I’m guessing you have too. There’s…
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Brighter Side: When a song finds you
June 18, 2025By: Rusham Verma, SFU Student Imagine you’re on a road trip wi your playlist on shuffle. Then, that song comes on. Yes, the one that seems like it was made for this exact moment on the road. The windows are…
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A box of halwa and generational love
June 4, 2025By: Rusham Verma, SFU Student It’s summer vacation. I’m only 12 years old and my maternal grandmother’s house is infused with the nostalgic smell of halwa made with atta — halwa is a smooth and velvety dessert, similar in consistency…
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Introducing the fabricommons
June 4, 2025By: Rusham Verma, SFU Student and Phone Min Thant, Arts & Culture Editor In February, SFU Surrey established the fabricommons at the Fraser Library in collaboration with the School of Interactive Arts and Technology (SIAT). Described as “a hands-on learning…
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Nutritious Nibbles: Bread pakoda: an Indian recipe
October 11, 2024By: Rusham Verma, SFU Student I’m sure there have been times when you’ve finished a class super late and did not have the energy to make a whole meal. However, this crispy, batter-lathen snack is a quick fix — it’s…
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