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Jenn Edwards’ journey from figure skating to professional dance and back again
July 5, 2022By: Sara Wong, Peak Associate When someone asked me whether I miss my figure skating days, I usually summarize with, “I miss performing. I don’t miss the pressure and intensity of it.” In an interview with SFU alum and former competitive skater Jenn Edwards, I was comforted in discovering I wasn’t alone in this experience. Now, Edwards has found a place to skate again with Le Patin Libre, a Montréal-based company. Over email, Edwards described what led her to return on the ice. “Looking back, competing made me pretty anxious,” said Edwards. “I didn’t love being out there all alone in…
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Former Peak news editor’s third hiking book hits the stands
May 31, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer Stephen Hui, former news editor for The Peak and SFU alumni, launched his latest of three hiking guidebooks, titled Best Hikes and Nature Walks with Kids In and Around Southwestern British Columbia on May 17, 2022.…
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HorizonTrack offers holistic support for SFU Track team and new runners
February 25, 2022By: Luke Faulks, Staff Writer How do we get Canadians more invested in track and field? In April of 2021, lifelong runner and SFU track member Jose Castro founded running club, HorizonTrack, with alumni Carlos Vargas. The duo wanted to…
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The Sports Peakbox: cross country and track and field
January 20, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Welcome to The PeakBox. I am your host, Isabella Urbani. Each week The Peak will answer student submitted questions about sports at SFU. This week, we asked students to pose questions about cross country and…
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Caring that isn’t impossible: An SFYou with Mission Possible’s CEO, Matthew Smedley
August 17, 2019By: Winona Young, Head Staff Writer Name: Matthew Smedley Pronouns: He/him/his Profession: Executive Director & CEO at Mission Possible Education: Simon Fraser University (graduate certificate in Community Economic Development), Regent College (course work in theology and sociology), and Cairn University (bachelor…
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Shimmering with Julie Hammond and Other Inland Empires
May 18, 2019By: Alison Wick, Arts Editor Julie Hammond is a Vancouver artist whose practice focuses on place and identity. She recently completed her MFA in Contemporary Arts at SFU in 2017, and her grad project is being mounted again this week…
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SFU alumni develop innovative wristband that simulate haptic sensations
February 21, 2018A pair of Simon Fraser University alumni have developed an innovative wristband that recognizes and understands hand gestures. The product, which is branded as TENZRTM, allows users to perform virtual actions, such as pausing a video or scrolling down the…
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The bike ride of a lifetime
October 12, 2017On September 21, 2015, after graduating from SFU with a degree in communications and sociology, Phil d’Entremont left Vancouver to go on what turned out to be a 678-day, 26,000-kilometre bike ride all the way to the tip of South…
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Acting out gaps in Cantonese culture
October 18, 2016SFU theatre alumnus Milton Lim has been busy over the past few years with his company Hong Kong Exile, creating and directing interdisciplinary works. He doesn’t often find himself acting in another company’s work, and he is very excited to…
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