Professor Mark Jaccard’s lecture on climate emergency emphasizes the importance of sincerity and citizen action

Written by: Madeleine Chan Mark Jaccard, SFU Distinguished Professor and Director of the School of Resource and Environmental Management, gave a talk about climate action...

Graduate Student Society’s 2020 AGM features record attendance and by-law amendments

Written by: Jess Dela Cruz On February 11, the Graduate Student Society (GSS) held their Annual General Meeting (AGM) in which members voted on changes...

Election result announcement delayed for Board of Governors and Senate

By: Gurpreet Kambo, News Editor UPDATED 20/02/2020: Electoral Officer Steven Noel responded to The Peak's inquiry with the following statement: "There are some issues being considered...

Senate announces pilot project to turn empty tutorial classrooms into study rooms

Written by: Paige Riding, News Writer In a new pilot project starting in April, SFU is planning on making tutorial rooms available as study areas...

SFU students organize silent protest of RCMP at event in Saywell Hall

Written by: Harvin Bhathal, News Writer Two SFU students, Miri Abel and Iulia Zgreaban, held a silent protest in front of an RCMP display at SFU...

SFSS Board does not carry motion to conduct a forensic audit on Fall Kickoff 2019

Written by: Michelle Gomez, Assistant News Editor The Board of Directors voted against a motion to authorize Executive Director Sylvia Ceacero to explore options for...

Board Shorts: February 5, 2020

Written by: Michelle Gomez, Assistant News Editor Motion carried to resume the practice of listing Board members votes  At Wednesday’s meeting, the Board passed a motion...

UmbraCity launches its service in SFU

Written by: Lubaba Mahmud, Staff Writer UmbraCity, an umbrella-sharing service, started operating at SFU as of December 2019. Their  kiosks can be found in West...

The Sterling Prize in Support of Controversy looking for nominations

Written by: Paige Riding, News Writer The Sterling Prize in Support of Controversy is looking for nominations until February 15, 2020. This prize may be...

SFSS adopts new reproductive rights policy, causes SFU Lifeline to no longer be recognized as a club

Written by: Michelle Gomez, Assistant News Writer As of December 2019, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) has decided to adopt a reproductive rights policy....