Srijani Datta
Beedie MBA grad guides Kanaka Bar Indian Band toward self-sufficiency
June 14, 2018By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor Zain Nayani, an alumnus of SFU’s Beedie School of Business, is the CEO of economic and business development for the Kanaka Bar Indian Band located near Lytton, northeast of Vancouver. He has been helping the approximately 200 members of the Kanaka Bar move towards self-sufficiency. Nayani described his experience so far and his vision for the Kanaka Bar’s move towards sustainability and self-sufficiency in an email interview with The Peak. “At an early age, I saw my mother devoting her time in institutions that developed human capital and intellect in different…
Continue reading
SFU students report incidents of serial harassment and trespassing
June 11, 2018By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor On May 30, several SFU students took to the Facebook page “‘Must Knows’ for courses at SFU”, to spread awareness about a trespasser and alleged serial sexual harasser on the Burnaby campus. …
Continue reading
SFU professor weighs in on the causes and effects of BC floodings
June 7, 2018By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor The recent floods in British Columbia have greatly impacted the Greater Vancouver region and interior of BC. SFU professor and Director of Environmental Science Jeremy Venditti discussed the reasons behind the occurrence in…
Continue reading
Students release joint publication evaluating sexual violence and misconduct policies on campuses
May 31, 2018By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor On May 8, a joint publication on campus sexual violence was released by student organizations across the country. The publication, titled Shared Perspectives: A Joint Publication on Campus Sexual Violence Prevention and Response,…
Continue reading
SFU Senate discusses mental health
May 30, 2018By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor Student Senators Larissa Chen and Marco Zen gave a presentation titled “Mental Health at Simon Fraser University” to members of SFU Senate at the May 22 meeting. The presentation focused on…
Continue reading
ChangeSFU protests against government bailout of Kinder Morgan pipeline
May 25, 2018By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor On May 8, SFU’s student-run environmental activism group, ChangeSFU, organized a casserole rally at the constituency office of Terry Beech — the MP for Burnaby North-Seymour — to demonstrate opposition to a Kinder…
Continue reading
New student support program for mental health to be launched online
May 15, 2018By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor A joint effort by SFU and the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) has led to the development of a two-year pilot program extending a new student support service for mental health. …
Continue reading
SFU student examines the murky waters of salmon farming in B.C.
May 9, 2018By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor If you have ever been to a supermarket, chances are you have come across packaged salmon with the words “Farmed Atlantic Salmon” on it. Salmon farming, while quite common on the BC coast,…
Continue reading
Outgoing SFSS President Hangue Kim reflects on his term
May 6, 2018By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor Note: Our interview with Kim was conducted via email. All responses have been left unedited. The Peak: How are you feeling at the end of your term? Hangue Kim: Proud. I am…
Continue reading
- « Previous
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- Next »
