Sakina Nazarali
What if being a student paid minimum wage?
April 1, 2019By: Gabrielle McLaren, Features Editor Participants: Hannah Davis, Mishaa Khan, Gabrielle McLaren, Sakina Nazarali, and Amena Salman. Have you ever filled in a form and listed your occupation as “student”? The irony of this hit me last semester: an occupation is a job or a profession, something you do for a living. Being a student definitely keeps you occupied, but you aren’t compensated for all the time you put in. In fact, an increasing amount of students are running around the job market to finance their studies (48.8% of us in 2016-2017). But for the sake of argument, let’s say…
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The Worst Purchase: Non-mandatory online access code
March 29, 2019Written by: Sakina Nazarali, SFU Student Right after one of my business lectures, I knew I needed my textbook fast. To help with costs, the professor mentioned we could buy an earlier edition of the book if needed, and that a…
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Reading break adventures
February 18, 2019By: Sakina Nazarali Things to do during reading break: 1) A Riverdale day tour – For all of you Riverdale fans, I got you! Riverdale fans, you know the franchise in and out. However, you might have felt the feeling of…
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High School Teachers vs College Professors
February 11, 2019By: Sakina Nazarali, Peak Associate We all have had high-school teachers who scared the bejeezus out of us when they described professors at university. Dive into this piece to compare those myths your high school professors used to tell you…
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SFU Beedie School of Business and KPMG co-create a novel education program
January 21, 2019Written by: Sakina Nazarali, Peak Associate SFU’s Beedie School of Business (SFU Beedie) has partnered with KPMG, a professional service company that offers auditing and accounting services, for a new graduate program that will teach audit professionals enhanced digital and cognitive…
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Political Corner: China is imposing a neo-colonialist rule in Africa
January 9, 2019Written by Sakina Nazarali, SFU Student China recently announced that they will be investing $147 million into a copper mining project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In Africa, Chinese investments such as this are not uncommon; between the year…
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Holiday cookie recipe roundup
December 1, 2018By: Maxwell Gawlick, Gabrielle McLaren, Sakina Nazarali, and Natasha Tar Ben & Jerry’s Chocolate Chip Cookies (from Ben & Jerry’s) Traditionally added to ice cream raw, this fabled recipe also produces some of the softest and most flavourful baked cookies you’ll…
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Political Corner: Pakistan is surrendering to religious extremists by detaining Asia Bibi
November 22, 2018Written by: Sakina Nazarali, SFU Student Asia Bibi, a Christian woman in Pakistan, was accused of blasphemy by three women on June 14, 2009 for allegedly making defamatory remarks about the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Under section 295-C of the Pakistan…
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World News Beat
November 20, 2018Written by: Sakina Nazarali, SFU Student New drug proves itself a 99% effective cure for HIV/AIDS After the first clinical trial of the drug Gammora, results indicate that in four weeks, it can destroy up to 90% of the…
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