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Council readopts agenda to discuss funding of SOCA Black wellness retreat
July 14, 2023By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer Editor’s Note: This article was updated on July 20, 2023, to correct that SOCA’s budget is not $100,000 but rather they receive $65,000 per year from the SFSS. On June 21, The Peak attended the bi-weekly Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) council meeting. Business discussed during the meeting included updates on funding for the proposed Students of Caribbean and African Ancestry (SOCA) wellness retreat, a presentation from SFU Advancement and Alumni Engagement, and approving the 2023-2024 SFSS budget. SOCA wellness retreat grant proposal rejected At the Council meeting on May 24, SOCA presented a proposal…
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SFU alum addresses the opioid crisis with new life-saving technology
June 9, 2023By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer Content warning: substance abuse and death caused by drug overdose. Alex McGovern, a SFU alum, is building a new device that will change the climate of the opioid crisis with harm-reduction solutions. With a degree…
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Beedie MBA grad guides Kanaka Bar Indian Band toward self-sufficiency
June 14, 2018By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor Zain Nayani, an alumnus of SFU’s Beedie School of Business, is the CEO of economic and business development for the Kanaka Bar Indian Band located near Lytton, northeast of Vancouver. He has been…
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