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Researchers and Indigenous land stewards create story map of Indigenous seaside habitats

Peak Web March 8, 2022

By: Karissa Ketter, News Writer This year, SFU researchers launched an interactive story map of stewarded sea gardens in the Pacific Ocean. The project consists of Indigenous scholars and knowledge holders, along with academics and artists who wished to “foster learning about sea gardens drawing from traditional and scientific knowledge.” The story map highlights information about “ancestral mariculture across the Pacific Ocean.” It is rooted in Indigenous stewardship of the oceans, intergenerational knowledge, governance systems, and cultural practices, according to their website. Mariculture is the farming of marine organisms in bodies of water. The website claims this is not an exhaustive…

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SFU researcher publishes first study on climate change’s effects on mental health

News March 8, 2022

By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate SFU health science assistant professor Kiffer Card and a team of health and psychology researchers from the Mental Health and Climate Change Alliance recently concluded a study outlining the effects of climate change on British…

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Photo of two roller derby women leaning in to hit each other on the track.
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The tough love sport of Roller Derby

Arts March 5, 2022

By: Greg Makarov, Sports Writer  Roller derby creator Leo Seltzer described his attempt to draw in crowds of people during the Great Depression as a sport full of “noise, color, and body contact.” This was in comparison to the subdued…

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The Rundown

Arts March 4, 2022

By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor  Another record falls: junior swimmer Kennedy Loewen breaks the 200 individual medley school record set back in 2017.  Date: February 18, 2022  Breakthrough: the men’s (basketball emoji) team get back in the win column against…

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My experience as an athlete with anxiety

Arts March 3, 2022

By: Maya Beninteso, Peak Associate For the last five years, I’ve dedicated my life to the sport I fell in love with: netball. I literally stumbled upon the sport on crutches. After sustaining an injury from basketball, I needed to…

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Photo of Isabelle Roth with half of her head raised above the water.
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Isabelle Roth puts her name in the record book at SFU

Arts March 2, 2022

By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor  Freshman swimmer Isabelle Roth receives honours as The Peak’s February player of the month after toppling a 20-year SFU 100m breaststroke record with a time of one minute and nine seconds — under a second…

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This week at SFU

Arts March 2, 2022

By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor  Away Games  Monday, February 28: women’s golf at the CSU East Bay Tim Tierney Pioneer Shootout in Alameda, California (all day)  Day one of two  First meet since October 27, 2021 in Hawaii Tuesday, March…

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Dr. Debra Thompson lectures on Black belonging in North America

Peak Web March 1, 2022

By: Yelin Gemma Lee, News Writer On February 17, Dr. Debra Thompson presented, “Homegoing: Blackness and Belonging Across the Canada/US Border,” at the Harbour Event Centre. She is the second guest speaker in SFU department of history’s annual public lecture…

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Vancouver Black Library aims to foster connections that have been historically lost

Peak Web February 28, 2022

By: Gurleen Aujla, Peak Associate Maya Preshyon is at the forefront of an exciting and much-needed initiative to create the Vancouver Black Library (VBL). “I wanted for a long time to make a space that can fulfill community advocacy needs,”…

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SFU Fairtrade launches cashew campaign to encourage safer manufacturing practices

Peak Web February 28, 2022

By: Karissa Ketter, News Writer Content warning: mentions of violence and forced labour SFU Fairtrade has launched a campaign to encourage local BC businesses to make the switch to Fairtrade cashews. The Fairtrade program offers farmers protection against market fluctuations,…

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