Amneet Mann
Board Shorts
September 28, 2018Written by Amneet Mann, News Editor Board changes signatory for banking resolutions In light of the impeachment of the former Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) president Jas Randhawa, the board appointed vice-president student services Samer Rihani as one of the signatories on behalf of the student society in banking matters. The other signatory is SFSS CEO Martin Wyant and, in the absence of Wyant, Build SFU general manager Marc Fontaine. Financing regarding SUB provided Vice-president Matthew Chow elaborated on the long-term and short-term loans the society has taken out to finance the Student Union Building (SUB). He noted…
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SFSS AGM delayed by smoke bomb
September 25, 2018Written by Amneet Mann, News Editor The Leslie and Gordon Diamond Family Auditorium was reported to be filled with smoke 10 minutes before the SFSS annual general meeting (AGM) was scheduled to begin there today. According to vice-president student…
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SFSS president impeached
September 25, 2018Written by Amneet Mann, News Editor Jas Randhawa has been impeached from his position as president of the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) after the membership voted on the matter in this year’s annual general meeting (AGM). As a…
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Board Shorts: a recap of the rotunda space discussion
September 19, 2018Written by: Amneet Mann, News Editor At the latest Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) board of directors meeting, the organizations operating within the Rotunda attended and discussed concerns regarding space in the Student Union Building (SUB). Groups represented at…
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Funding uncertain for SFU’s Academic Summer Camp for Aboriginal Students
September 18, 2018Written by: Amneet Mann, News Editor Updated September 21, 2018: Dr. Veselin Jungic has reached out to The Peak to indicate that the paraphrase at the end of this article which indicated that "he is convinced the camp's future on this…
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Board Shorts
September 17, 2018Written by: Amneet Mann, News Editor Board increases budget for website redevelopment In the latest Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) board of directors meeting, the board passed a motion to increase the Web Site and Tech Support budget by…
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Seven-Minute Majors: Find out what SFU students like about their majors (part one)
September 17, 2018By: Tessa Earnshaw, Michelle Gomez (Staff Writer), Amneet Mann (News Editor), Gabrielle McLaren (Features Editor) and Nathaniel Tok Engineering This major is going to help you become the nerd you always knew you could be. If you’re anything like me, you…
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Removal of at-large representative linked to sexual misconduct allegations
September 17, 2018Written by: Amneet Mann, News Editor The removal of former Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) at-large representative Wareez Ola Giwa as a director, which was previously attributed to him missing two board meetings, has now been linked to sexual…
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Keeping it slow and stable in the animal world
September 16, 2018Written by: Amneet Mann, News Editor and Agnetha de Sa, Peak Associate Animals are slow to catch on SFU researchers have published a study investigating and comparing the delays of animal reflexes between small and large animals. The study, published in…
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Student group condemns SFSS for “institutionalized racism”
September 11, 2018Written by: Amneet Mann, News Editor SFU Students of Caribbean and African Ancestry (SOCA) has published public letters on their Facebook page condemning the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) for their treatment of marginalized groups on campus. SOCA…
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