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Criminology

  • Herjot Anhad (she/her)

    Major: Criminology
    Minor: n/a
    Hobby: Reading, Meditation
    Club/Group: Elections Canada, Salvation Army volunteer
    Favourite Song: "To the East" by Electrelane

  • Jin Cho (she/her)

    Major: Criminology, Psychology
    Minor: n/a
    Hobby: Hiking, watching movies and shows, playing piano, skiing, jewelry making, rock climbing, and biking.
    Club/Group: I am in the ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV hiking club and music for memory club. I don't volunteer, but I work part time as a receptionist. I will be starting another job for the summer as a park ranger!
    Favourite Song: "Comfortably Numb" by Pink Floyd

  • Ekam Kochhar (she/her)

    Major: Criminology
    Minor: Business
    Hobby: Painting, exploring new cafés around Vancouver, and spending time with friends.
    Club/Group: I am currently working as a Community Advisor at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Residence & Housing. I am also volunteering at a Criminology lab with one of my professors.
    Favourite Song: "God's Plan" by Drake

  • Saniya Mann (she/her)

    Major: Psychology, GSWS
    Minor: English
    Hobby: Sports (soccer, basketball, and badminton), traveling, watching TV
    Club/Group: Criminology Student Association (CSA) and Psychology Student Union (PSU)
    Favourite Song: "On the Floor" by Pitbull and JLo

  • Alicia Zhan (she/her)

    Major: Criminology
    Minor: Psychology
    Hobby: Hockey, biking, watching sunsets, long walks, dogs, romantic movies, listening to Arctic Monkeys and Hozier
    Club/Group: HIVE Leader
    Favourite Song: "What Once Was" by Her's

  • Jennifer Zhang (she/her)

    Major: Criminology
    Minor: n/a
    Hobby: Listening to music, watching movies and tv shows, hiking with family.
    Club/Group: ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Women's Center, Student Learning Commons (SLC) EAL Peer, ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Co-operative Education (Co-op), ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV HIVE Leader
    Favourite Song: "Love Die Young" by Eric Nam

Economics

  • Amirul Anirban (he/him)

    Major: Economics
    Minor: Climate Change and Society
    Hobby: I am into mobile photography. Whenever I get the opportunity, I try to capture it.
    Club/Group: ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Fair Trade Ambassador, Dining Hall Student Associate, Surrey Games Lounge Volunteer and HIVE Welcome Leader
    Favourite Song: "Whatever It Takes" by Imagine Dragons

  • Yolanda Setiawan (she/her)

    Major: Economics
    Minor:
    Hobby: Trying new coffee shops and watching k-dramas.
    Club/Group: n/a
    Favourite Song: "Mr. Brightside" by The Killers

English

  • Jessica Jandu (she/they)

    Major: English, Philosophy
    Minor: n/a
    Hobby: Anime/manga, games (Osu! or Zelda), drawing, reading and listening to music!
    Club/Group: English Student Union, Student Energy, Women's Centre, Embark Food Rescue program
    Favourite Song: "Francesca" by Hozier

  • Nava Karimi (she/her)

    Major: English and Philosophy (Joint Major)
    Minor: Social Data Analytics
    Hobby: Reading, writing, listening to music (Radiohead, Fiona Apple, boygenius, and more!).
    Club/Group: English Student Union, Philosophy Student Union, Amnesty ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV, SLC Writing and Learning Peer
    Favourite Song: "Lotus Flower" by Radiohead

  • Mackenzie Morrow (she/her)

    Major: Psychology, GSWS
    Minor: English
    Hobby: Hiking, kayaking, crocheting, acting, doing puzzles, reading, listening to indie music, learning to sew, and watching soccer.
    Club/Group: Vice president of GSWSSU, Co-operative Education (Co-op), RA in the Close Relationships Lab, Scholarship Student
    Favourite Song: "Beautiful Things" by Benson Boone

  • Purnit Saini (she/her)

    Major: English, Education
    Minor: Curriculum and Instruction
    Hobby: Hiking, scrapbooking, journalling, exploring the food and scenery of Vancouver, playing volleyball, eating (birthday cake) ice cream.
    Club/Group: I used to be part of the SFSS events committee and FOS (Friends of Simon).
    Favourite Song: "The Way Life Goes" by Lil Uzi

French

  • Annika Clark (she/her)

    Major: Political Science (French Cohort Program)
    Minor: Indigenous Studies & French
    Hobby: Taylor Swift fan, outdoor activities (swimming in the ocean, hiking, biking, camping etc), reading, and crocheting.
    Club/Group: ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Concert Orchestra and I've volunteered for ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV BAFF
    Favourite Song: "Paper Rings" by Taylor Swift

  • Brie Fillippe (they/them)

    Major: Political Science & French (French Cohort Program)
    Minor: Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies
    Hobby: Reading, listening to and making music, dungeons & dragons, hermitcraft and the life series (youtube series about a group of youtubers' minecraft servers) and softball.
    Club/Group: I'm currently in Switzerland on exchange. But usually I am on the executive teams for the French Student Union, French Conversation Club, and Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Student Union.
    Favourite Song: "The Calling" by The Amazing Devil

Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies

  • Lilly Battiste-Todds

    Major: Psychology
    Minor: Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies
    Hobby: Learning to play piano, skating, singing, dancing, going for walks, trying new restaurants, attending events, playing beach volleyball.
    Club/Group: UNICEF, Love your Neighbour Club, GSWSSU
    Favourite Song: "Somebody To You" by The Vamps feat Demi Lovato

  • Jasleen Dhami (she/her)

    Major: Political Science
    Minor: Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies
    Hobby: Watching TV shows, Alpha Pi Phi sorority events, going to the gym, going for walks
    Club/Group: I am Co-President of the ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV NDP Club, Treasurer of the Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Student Union, and I am an Active Bystander Peer Mentor for the SVSPO.
    Favourite Song: "Gimme More" by Britney Spears

  • Mackenzie Morrow (she/her)

    Major: Psychology, GSWS
    Minor: English
    Hobby: Hiking, kayaking, crocheting, acting, doing puzzles, reading, listening to indie music, learning to sew, and watching soccer.
    Club/Group: Vice president of GSWSSU, Co-operative Education (Co-op), RA in the Close Relationships Lab, Scholarship Student
    Favourite Song: "Beautiful Things" by Benson Boone

  • Julia Mosi (she/her)

    Major: Psychology
    Minor: Sociology, Gender, Sexuality, & Women's Studies
    Hobby: Favourite artist: Taylor Swift, favourite show: How I Met Your Mother, I also love reading and travelling!
    Club/Group: President of the Gender, Sexuality, and Women Studies Student Union, VP Finance of Psychology Student Union, RA at All Families Lab and Intergroup Relations and Social Justice Lab
    Favourite Song: "All Too Well (10 minute version)" by Taylor Swift

History

  • David Tu (he/him)

    Major: History
    Minor:
    Hobby: Boxing, bodybuilding, reading, religious studies
    Club/Group: ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Muslim Students Association, Muslim Food Bank, Chinese Community Policing Centre
    Favourite Song: N/A

Indigenous Studies

  • Annika Clark (she/her)

    Major: Political Science (French Cohort Program)
    Minor: Indigenous Studies & French
    Hobby: Taylor Swift fan, outdoor activities (swimming in the ocean, hiking, biking, camping etc), reading, and crocheting.
    Club/Group: ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Concert Orchestra and I've volunteered for ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV BAFF
    Favourite Song: "Paper Rings" by Taylor Swift

International Studies

  • Eshana Baran (she/her)

    Major: International Studies
    Minor:
    Hobby: Running, swimming, video games
    Club/Group: Previously part of Simon Fraser Student Society
    Favourite Song: "Fountains (with Tems)" by Drake and Tems

  • Maiya Morancie (she/her)

    Major: International Studies
    Minor: Communications
    Hobby: Going to the beach, trying new food, walking, swimming, and volunteer/leadership (such as being a lifeguard and swim instructor!)
    Club/Group: International Studies Student Association (DSU rep + comms), ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Recreation (former)
    Favourite Song: "Jamming" by Bob Marley

Linguistics

  • Sydney Winkler (she/her)

    Major: Lingusitics
    Minor: Psychology
    Hobby: Singing in a community choir, embroidery, video games, being outdoors.
    Club/Group: LSU executive team, Disability and Neurodiversity Alliance (DNA), Women’s Center
    Favourite Song: "Don't Stop Believin'" by Journey

Philosophy

  • Jessica Jandu (she/they)

    Major: English, Philosophy
    Minor: n/a
    Hobby: Anime/manga, games (Osu! or Zelda), drawing, reading and listening to music!
    Club/Group: English Student Union, Student Energy, Women's Centre, Embark Food Rescue program
    Favourite Song: "Francesca" by Hozier

  • Naiha Kaba (she/her)

    Major: Political Science
    Minor: Philosophy
    Hobby: Playing viola, listening to music, painting, chill video games like Animal Crossing, hiking/walking, photography
    Club/Group: CJSF
    Favourite Song: "Corazón" by Maluma

  • Nava Karimi (she/her)

    Major: English and Philosophy (Joint Major)
    Minor: Social Data Analytics
    Hobby: Reading, writing, listening to music (Radiohead, Fiona Apple, boygenius, and more!).
    Club/Group: English Student Union, Philosophy Student Union, Amnesty ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV, SLC Writing and Learning Peer
    Favourite Song: "Lotus Flower" by Radiohead

  • Manolo (Max) Paez (he/him)

    Major: Philosophy
    Minor: Communications
    Hobby: Listening to music (Hiphop, jazz hiphop, Afrobeats, R&B, alternative rock, and classical), playing piano and ukulele, Fashion, Fitness(gym and sports), books, plants, gaming, thrifting, and socializing.
    Club/Group: Events Director at Filipino Students Association, ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Ultimate Frisbee team
    Favourite Song: "Luv(sic) pt 2" by Nujabes and Shing02

Political Science

  • Annika Clark (she/her)

    Major: Political Science (French Cohort Program)
    Minor: Indigenous Studies & French
    Hobby: Taylor Swift fan, outdoor activities (swimming in the ocean, hiking, biking, camping etc), reading, and crocheting.
    Club/Group: ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Concert Orchestra and I've volunteered for ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV BAFF
    Favourite Song: "Paper Rings" by Taylor Swift

  • Jasleen Dhami (she/her)

    Major: Political Science
    Minor: Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies
    Hobby: Watching TV shows, Alpha Pi Phi sorority events, going to the gym, going for walks
    Club/Group: I am Co-President of the ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV NDP Club, Treasurer of the Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Student Union, and I am an Active Bystander Peer Mentor for the SVSPO.
    Favourite Song: "Gimme More" by Britney Spears

  • Brie Fillippe (they/them)

    Major: Political Science & French (French Cohort Program)
    Minor: Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies
    Hobby: Reading, listening to and making music, dungeons & dragons, hermitcraft and the life series (youtube series about a group of youtubers' minecraft servers) and softball.
    Club/Group: I'm currently in Switzerland on exchange. But usually I am on the executive teams for the French Student Union, French Conversation Club, and Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Student Union.
    Favourite Song: "The Calling" by The Amazing Devil

  • Naiha Kaba (she/her)

    Major: Political Science
    Minor: Philosophy
    Hobby: Playing viola, listening to music, painting, chill video games like Animal Crossing, hiking/walking, photography
    Club/Group: CJSF
    Favourite Song: "Corazón" by Maluma

Psychology

  • Priansh A (he/him)

    Major: Psychology
    Minor: Music
    Hobby: Musicking (vocals, guitar, piano, composition, production, audio engineering, etc.), reading, swimming, cooking, photography, theatre & animals
    Club/Group: ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Choir (exec), ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Peak Frequency
    Favourite Song: "The Way You Make Me Feel" by Michael Jackson, "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder

  • Joanna Alcantara (she/her)

    Major: Psychology
    Minor: Learning and Developmental Disabilities
    Hobby: Watching rom coms and k-dramas, listening to R&B and hip hop music, playing volleyball, playing ukulele, playing Minecraft and Valorant with friends.
    Club/Group: Filipino Student Association (FSA), and I volunteer at the games lounge, and HIVE mentor.
    Favourite Song: "Love" by Keyshia Cole

  • Lilly Battiste-Todds

    Major: Psychology
    Minor: Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies
    Hobby: Learning to play piano, skating, singing, dancing, going for walks, trying new restaurants, attending events, playing beach volleyball.
    Club/Group: UNICEF, Love your Neighbour Club, GSWSSU
    Favourite Song: "Somebody To You" by The Vamps feat Demi Lovato

  • Jin Cho (she/her)

    Major: Criminology, Psychology
    Minor: n/a
    Hobby: Hiking, watching movies and shows, playing piano, skiing, jewelry making, rock climbing, and biking.
    Club/Group: I am in the ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV hiking club and music for memory club. I don't volunteer, but I work part time as a receptionist. I will be starting another job for the summer as a park ranger!
    Favourite Song: "Comfortably Numb" by Pink Floyd

  • Katrina Del Villar (she/her)

    Major: Psychology
    Minor: Counselling and Human Development
    Hobby: Music, dancing, art, crocheting, thrifting, trying new restaurants and cafes, travelling
    Club/Group: ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV HipHop Team (Fraser Unit Dance Crew), RA in the Helping and Happiness Psychology Research Lab, past HIVE Welcome leader
    Favourite Song: "Tiny Dancer" by Elton John

  • Amirlan Khosbayar (she/her)

    Major: Psychology
    Minor:
    Hobby: Journaling, swimming, crafting, painting, reading, baking, skateboarding, and going to the gym.
    Club/Group: I am a FASS peer mentor and I volunteer on campus most of the time.
    Favourite Song: "Riptide" by Vance Joy

  • Rowen Mack (she/her)

    Major: Psychology
    Minor:
    Hobby: Dancing, film photography, being outdoors, going on hikes, playing spike ball or volleyball at the beach, traveling, and listening to music.
    Club/Group: I have been a general member of the UNICEF ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV club for two years now, and am planning to apply for an executive role in the fall.
    Favourite Song: "Get By" by Still Woozy

  • Saniya Mann (she/her)

    Major: Psychology, GSWS
    Minor: English
    Hobby: Sports (soccer, basketball, and badminton), traveling, watching TV
    Club/Group: Criminology Student Association (CSA) and Psychology Student Union (PSU)
    Favourite Song: "On the Floor" by Pitbull and JLo

  • Unique Mariano (she/her)

    Major: Psychology
    Minor: Counselling and Human Development
    Hobby: Art, crafts, crocheting, film photography, collecting cameras, reading, thrifting, trying new coffee shops
    Club/Group: Creative Director of the Filipino Student Association and an active volunteer at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Surrey Games Lounge
    Favourite Song: "Happiness" by Rex ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV County

  • Ana Medan (she/her)

    Major: Sociology
    Minor: Psychology, Social Justice certificate
    Hobby: Journaling, singing, binging TV shows, exploring the city, attending concerts, making jewelry, and painting!
    Club/Group: Executive for the ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Vocal Jazz Club, Sociology & Anthropology Student Union (SASU) and FASS Co-operative Education (Co-op).
    Favourite Song: "Cruel Summer" by Taylor Swift

  • Mackenzie Morrow (she/her)

    Major: Psychology, GSWS
    Minor: English
    Hobby: Hiking, kayaking, crocheting, acting, doing puzzles, reading, listening to indie music, learning to sew, and watching soccer.
    Club/Group: Vice president of GSWSSU, Co-operative Education (Co-op), RA in the Close Relationships Lab, Scholarship Student
    Favourite Song: "Beautiful Things" by Benson Boone

  • Julia Mosi (she/her)

    Major: Psychology
    Minor: Sociology, Gender, Sexuality, & Women's Studies
    Hobby: Favourite artist: Taylor Swift, favourite show: How I Met Your Mother, I also love reading and travelling!
    Club/Group: President of the Gender, Sexuality, and Women Studies Student Union, VP Finance of Psychology Student Union, RA at All Families Lab and Intergroup Relations and Social Justice Lab
    Favourite Song: "All Too Well (10 minute version)" by Taylor Swift

  • Rachel Nguyen (she/her)

    Major: Psychology
    Minor: Counselling and Human Development
    Hobby: Video games (PC & Nintendo Games), crocheting, knitting, cats & dogs
    Club/Group: HIVE Welcome Leader, Global Student Center
    Favourite Song: "Mr Loverman" by Ricky Montgomery

  • Michael Owers (he/him)

    Major: Psychology
    Minor: Counseling & Human Development, Art Performance and Cinema Studies
    Hobby: Drawing, singing, writing comedy, improv, film-making, hiking, cooking/baking, mentoring/ responding to people in crisis, frisbee, golf, mini golf, river rafting, rock climbing
    Club/Group: I am an event planner executive at the ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Dodo club, and a regular member in the following clubs: ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Anime, ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Tea, K-Storm, ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Hiking, Japanese Network, and ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Artists
    Favourite Song: "Beautiful Times" by Owl City feat Lindsey Stirling

  • Muskaan Sardana (she/her)

    Major: Psychology
    Minor: Education
    Hobby: I love art, going out, trying new food, exploring diverse cultural activities, sitting at coffee places, drinking matcha
    Club/Group: ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Residence Hall Association
    Favourite Song: "Teeth" by 5 Seconds of Summer

  • Simran Sekhon (she/her)

    Major: Psychology
    Minor: Public Policy
    Hobby: Photography, travel, baking, volleyball, hiking, visiting art galleries/museums, finding local cafes and bookstores, concerts and discovering new music
    Club/Group: ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Pre-Law Society, Student Recruitment Ambassador and Information Assistant, ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV HIVE Leader
    Favourite Song: "Somewhere Only We Know" by Keane

  • Sydney Winkler (she/her)

    Major: Lingusitics
    Minor: Psychology
    Hobby: Singing in a community choir, embroidery, video games, being outdoors.
    Club/Group: LSU executive team, Disability and Neurodiversity Alliance (DNA), Women’s Center
    Favourite Song: "Don't Stop Believin'" by Journey

  • Alicia Zhan (she/her)

    Major: Criminology
    Minor: Psychology
    Hobby: Hockey, biking, watching sunsets, long walks, dogs, romantic movies, listening to Arctic Monkeys and Hozier
    Club/Group: HIVE Leader
    Favourite Song: "What Once Was" by Her's

Sociology

  • Ana Medan (she/her)

    Major: Sociology
    Minor: Psychology, Social Justice certificate
    Hobby: Journaling, singing, binging TV shows, exploring the city, attending concerts, making jewelry, and painting!
    Club/Group: Executive for the ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Vocal Jazz Club, Sociology & Anthropology Student Union (SASU) and FASS Co-operative Education (Co-op).
    Favourite Song: "Cruel Summer" by Taylor Swift

  • Julia Mosi (she/her)

    Major: Psychology
    Minor: Sociology, Gender, Sexuality, & Women's Studies
    Hobby: Favourite artist: Taylor Swift, favourite show: How I Met Your Mother, I also love reading and travelling!
    Club/Group: President of the Gender, Sexuality, and Women Studies Student Union, VP Finance of Psychology Student Union, RA at All Families Lab and Intergroup Relations and Social Justice Lab
    Favourite Song: "All Too Well (10 minute version)" by Taylor Swift

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