Andrea Choi

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Council Chats: SFSS motion to call for permanent ceasefire in Gaza

Eden Chipperfield January 15, 2024

On January 3, The Peak attended the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) bi-weekly Council meeting via Zoom. The adopted agenda touched on crucial motions, including a vote for SFSS to call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and a notice of motion to strike the Issues Policies.  Vote to call for a ceasefire in Gaza passes Joining the January 3 Council meeting were various undergraduate students who spoke about Israel’s genocide of Palestinian people, as well as the ongoing occupation in Palestine.  SFSS president Liam Feng read the society’s motion to call for a ceasefire. Many councillors and SFU students…

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Places to propose to your partner at SFU

Izzy Cheung November 23, 2023

Have you ever thought about asking someone to marry you at SFU? No? Well, here are some reasons why you should. We’ve got a plethora of beautiful places where you can pop the question to your loved one, whether you…

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Top Ten: Things I love about SFU

Izzy Cheung November 15, 2023

I don’t know about you, but when I was rejected from UVic, CapU, and the ever-famous UBC, I was ecstatic. I knew that this meant I’d be attending SFU. This prestigious, research-based university prides itself on all facets of post-secondary…

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Why I support the BC rat takeover

C Icart November 14, 2023

As you know, cities in beautiful British Columbia (not my words; I just read it off a license plate) are constantly at the top of all sorts of lists. For example, Vancouver and Victoria are in the top five most…

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The diary of a Muslim

Sude Guvendik November 2, 2023

Salam, we mumble, as we see one another, May peace heal us, the hearts and the minds, All of the earth is a sacred space, As you can pray and seek Allah’s grace, From the dawn’s first blush till the…

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Council Chats: SFSS discusses their lack of response to TSSU strike

Eden Chipperfield October 24, 2023

On October 11, The Peak attended the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) bi-weekly Council meeting. The agenda included a discussion on the SFSS response to the TSSU strike. This article was written prior to TSSU reaching a tentative agreement with…

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Council Chats: Budget presentation outlines SFSS funding for 2023/24

Olivia Sherman October 17, 2023

The Peak attended the bi-weekly Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Council meeting on September 27. The meeting consisted of an official audit, AGM planning, in-camera discussions of the Student Union Building (SUB) lease, the TSSU strike, and a host of…

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Still using a backpack? Grow up!

Cam Darting September 28, 2023

Hi, bestie! I’m your resident fashionista, and I am here to guide all you lost sheep on what to wear this season to look so incredibly expensive. You may think this is classist, but all I have to say to…

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Council Chats: Council elects temporary vice-president internal after resignation

Eden Chipperfield September 28, 2023

The Peak attended the bi-weekly Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Council meeting on September 13. The business included nominations for the vacant vice-president internal position and a presentation for a new sustainable initiative.  Elections to fill vice-president internal position  During…

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A heartfelt letter from SFU’s one and only

Kelly Chia August 1, 2023

Dear SFU, Why have you Mc-Forsaken me? I’ve been nothing but loyal to you . . . and in return, students no longer know who I am: my brawny arms and swaggy, athletic body, left to wade in the darkness…

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