A rundown on the SFSS 2019 election debates

Every year, the SFSS hosts a debate in which the candidates for each position get the opportunity to share their platform. Each candidate makes...

Recipients of the inaugural SFSS Women of the Year Awards unveiled

March 19, 2019 correction: The original version of this article stated that Simran Sanghera was the winner from the Faculty of Arts and Social...

Alleged conflict between Build SFU Gondola group and Jasdeep Gill

Written by: Youeal Abera, News Team Member On Monday, March 4, Build The SFU Gondola alleged over Facebook that Jasdeep Gill’s recent comments to Daily...

Election special: what you need to know for the 2019/20 SFSS elections

Compiled by: Michelle Gomez and Henry Tran The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) elections are upon us once again. The Peak is here to break down candidate...

Construction in the AQ and Convocation Mall to be completed in Fall 2020

SFU Burnaby is undergoing a Plaza Renewal Project. The Peak sat down for an interview with the project manager, James Bremner, to find out...

SFU hosts its first ever blood drive

On March 1, 2019, an inaugural blood drive was held at the Simon Fraser University Burnaby campus. The event was organized by the SFU...

Board Shorts

U-Pass Referendum In the SFSS board of directors’ meeting on March 1, the board voted on what question would be asked in the upcoming U-Pass...

Andrew Petter won’t be seeking a third term as SFU’s president

In December 2018, Fiona Robin, chair of the SFU Board of Governors, announced that Andrew Petter will be stepping down from his role as...

SFU’s SOCA discusses the significance of Black spaces

Written by: Youeal Abera On Saturday, February 16, SFU’s Students of Caribbean and African Ancestry (SOCA) facilitated a panel discussion titled Black Spaces Matter at...

SFU and Swiss researchers build an eco-friendly and 3D-printable IoT sensor

In February 2019, SFU researchers collaborated with scientists from the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science to 3D print wireless Internet-of-Things (IoT) sensors. The...