Abhishek Parmar
Former vice president external and community affairs disapproves of SFSS budget cuts
May 23, 2023Former vice president external and community affairs, Eshana Baran, made several Twitter posts to inform students of sizable cuts in the Simon Fraser Student Society’s (SFSS) draft of next year’s budget. The new budget for 2023/24 cut funding for several committees including equity, BIPOC, and academic affairs. Baran’s first post noted that, in unusual fashion, Council received the drafted preliminary budget only the day before it was set to be voted on at the May 26 Council meeting. “Typically, the vice-president finance leads the society through an extensive consultation process to create the budget,” said Baran to The Peak. It…
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The SFSS Council emphasized security changes for the upcoming year
March 21, 2023On March 8, The Peak attended the Simon Fraser Student Society’s (SFSS) bi-weekly Council meeting. The highlights from the meeting include discussing the new student health care committee and the approved funding for the 2023 Faculty of Applied Science Winter…
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The SFSS Council protests gender-based violence in post-secondary education
February 7, 2023Content warning: This article contains mentions of sexual and gender-based violence. On January 25, The Peak attended the Simon Fraser Student Society’s (SFSS) bi-weekly Council meeting. The highlights from the meeting include SFSS unanimously agreeing to sign the Alliance of…
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SFSS has mass resignations, new executives on staff
January 30, 2023Editor’s note: Chloë Arneson, who was interviewed for this piece, is a former Peak employee. The Peak acknowledges and has taken steps to prevent conflicts of interest or potential bias from influencing the article. Helen Sofia Pahou has resigned from…
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