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Bringing dad jokes to the board: an SFYou with Samer Rihani
October 1, 2018By: Gabrielle McLaren, Features Editor Fast Facts Name: Samer Rihani Pronouns: He/Him/His Department Affiliation: Health Sciences (Populative and quantitative stream; fourth year) Hometown: Surrey, B.C. Hobbies: Self-described social butterfly. His brother is currently trying to teach him about Fortnite. Fun Fact: Samer can cross one eye and flip his tongue. “Have you ever tried to eat a clock? As it turns out, it’s quite time-consuming.” That’s what came out of Samer Rihani’s mouth when I asked him for his favourite joke, although he did have to think long and hard to pick his absolute favourite. “[My clock joke]…
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In this week’s SFYou: Giovanni and Travis talk SOCA
September 24, 2018By: Anindita Gupta, Peak Associate Correction notice: One paragraph was removed due to concerns expressed by an external organization who had previously been mentioned in the piece. The Rotunda has been home to numerous equity groups over the years. SOCA, Students…
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SFU Pipe Band’s Tori Killoran is here to change your perspective on the bagpipes
September 18, 2018By: Natasha Tar, Peak Associate Fast Facts Name: Tori Killoran Pronouns: She/Her/Hers Department Affiliation: Criminology (fifth-year student) Hometown: Pitt Meadows, B.C. Hobbies: Playing the bagpipes, highland dancing, and going for bike rides Fun Fact: She started dancing when she was…
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Bringing cricket from India to SFU
July 11, 2018By: Anindita Gupta Fast Facts Name: Ekamjot Singh Deol Pronouns: He / Him / His Department Affiliation: Criminology Birthplace: Punjab, India Fun Fact: Ekamjot’s favourite cricketer is Bhuveneshwar Kumar, because of his talent on the field, his caring and calm…
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Social entrepreneur and instructor Alia Sunderji makes change with Luv the Grub
June 27, 2018By: Amal Javed Abdullah, Staff Writer Fast Facts Name: Alia Sunderji Pronouns: She/Her/Hers Department Affiliation: Beedie School of Business Businesses: Luv the Grub and Liv & Lola Hometown: Vancouver, B.C Hobbies: Hiking, surfing, salsa dancing, and biking Fun Fact: Sunderji also…
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Talking superheroes and superqueers with Dani McNeil-Willmot
June 20, 2018By: Lauren Wallace, SFU Student Fast Facts on Dani Name: Dani McNeil-Willmot Pronouns: They / Them / Their Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Biology and Psychology from Cape Breton University Past work and volunteer experiences: Advocacy work with previously incarcerated self-identified…
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SFU alum Stephen Hui reaches new peaks with book on hiking
June 10, 2018By: Winona Young Fast Facts Name: Stephen Hui Pronouns: He / him / his Departmental affiliation: Geography Major (graduated in 2003) Work experience: Former journalist, communication lead for Pembina Institute Star and Chinese Zodiac sign: Scorpio, Year of the Sheep…
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SFYou: Kalarupini Roy dishes out on Veggie Lunches
June 4, 2018By: Anindita Gupta Fast Facts on Kala Name: Kalarupini Koraljka Roy Pronouns: She/Her/Hers Department affiliation: Roy is one of the only SFYou profilees never to have attended SFU! Business name: Veggie Lunches, Gaura Hari Karma Free Meals, Kirtan Vancouver, independent…
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Coping with anxiety: Jennifer Parkhouse has an app for that
May 16, 2018Fast facts Name: Jennifer Parkhouse Pronouns: She/Her/Hers Department affiliation: Masters of Science in Statistics, in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science Business name: CBT Anxiety Aid Hometown: North Vancouver, BC Hobbies: Jennifer enjoys horseback riding, dog training, soccer,…
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From cosmetics to green business and film: Mia Fiona Kut on her post-SFU life
March 27, 2018By: Victoria Lopatka, Staff Writer Fast facts about Mia Fiona Kut Name: Mia Fiona Kut Business name/Instagram: Luna Nectar /@lunanectar Hometown: Richmond, BC Year of graduation from SFU: 2013 Major: Communications Fun fact: I love butter chicken and Daiya cheese.…
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