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Q&A with SFU alumna and business woman, Leah Emmott
March 10, 2017If you’re interested in breaking into the business world once you graduate, but feel like it’s an impossible feat, you should meet Leah Emmott. Emmott, born and raised in Burnaby, graduated SFU in 2008 with a joint bachelor of business and communication, with a specialty in marketing and eco-business. Since her graduation, Emmott has successfully created, managed, and grown a company whose product is now stocked in over 400 stores globally. Inner Fire is a clothing line that creates handmade yoga apparel for Vancouverites. The company has prided itself on mixing morals with business by creating an environmentally-conscious brand. Inner…
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An interview with Navneet Nanan, the SFU student proving pageants are far from surface-level
March 10, 2017As a finalist in the Miss Canada 2017 pageant, less than two weeks away, Navneet Nanan is in the height of preparations. In the midst of reading break, while other students might be lounging with friends or taking some extra…
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The history of Coast Salish peoples on Burnaby Mountain
February 28, 2017I respectfully acknowledge that we are on the traditional, unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh), and Kwikwetlem (kwikwəƛ̓ əm) Nations. Every student has probably heard those words in some shape or form during their time at…
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cLab research finds a new way to connect long-distance couples
February 27, 2017Long-distance relationships are about to become a lot more intimate, with the help of some new technologies coming out of SFU. Carman Neustaedter, associate professor with the School of Interactive Art and Technology (SIAT), has been working with several graduate…
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SFU alumna, Bhavina Patel, connects the community dots across the globe
February 27, 2017[dropcap]J[/dropcap]ust a month after graduating with a BA in geography, SFU alumna Bhavina Patel packed her bags and travelled to South Africa to pursue an internship in the economic development sector of the city of Durban. She found herself in…
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Cafeteria workers, students, and faculty rally together for safety of workers’ jobs
February 27, 2017Last Friday, Convocation Mall was filled with roughly 100 cafeteria workers, SFU students, and faculty members. They joined in solidarity to urge SFU to protect the jobs of 160 cafeteria workers currently in contract with Chartwells, a division of Compass…
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SFU Institute for the Humanities panel goes beyond the Women’s March
February 27, 2017On Monday, January 20, a room in the Woodward’s building was packed with guests to listen to just under a dozen panelists as they discussed and debriefed the Women’s March on Washington – Vancouver which happened just one month ago.…
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SFU Blood for Life encourages students to get involved, save lives
February 24, 2017SFU Blood for Life is bringing students together over a shared interest in saving lives, one pint of plasma at a time. Having established themselves on campus in spring 2016, this year promises to be a big one for SFU…
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Four films to put SFU’s snow crisis into perspective
February 20, 2017SFU Burnaby had suffered an endless onslaught of snow. Classes were cancelled and snow and ice blocked routes that students normally took to reach their destinations. Despite the hills of white, the slush that covered our every step, and the…
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SFU vs. UBC: the decades-old rivalry lives on today
February 20, 2017An ongoing, light-hearted feud between my grandfather and I is whose alma mater is better. When I bought him an SFU T-shirt for Christmas, I was pleasantly surprised he didn’t burn it. I was also surprised that when I asked…
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