By: Nercya Kalino, Staff Writer The SFSS has elected their new executive board, revealing the new SFSS president, Helen Sofia Pahou. The Peak conducted an interview with former SFSS president Gabe Liosis and former acting president and vice-president internal & organisational development Corbett Gildersleve to discuss the end of their terms. Liosis resigned during his presidency due to mental health challenges. “I don’t regret for one second stepping down,” he explained. “After I stepped down I had an opportunity to rest and to engage in self care, and put up personal boundaries,” said Liosis. Gildersleve fulfilled the role of acting…
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Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer Editor’s note: Previously, this article stated Gildersleve served on the Board in 2014. It has been corrected to 2015. Further, it was stated that Gildersleve ran with the SFU Progressives in 2019 — however…
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Written by: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer As of May 2021, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Board of Directors and Council merged to form one governing body. They also approved a pay raise for the SFSS members. The Peak spoke…
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Written by: Paige Riding, News Writer Roundtable discussion regarding Fall U-Pass With the deadline approaching to make a decision about reinstating the U-Pass program for SFU students, the Board discussed its options before agreeing to vote at a later time.…
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Written by: Paige Riding, News Writer The Board discusses Student Union Building space allocation for SFSS groups VP Finance Corbett Gildersleve brought forward a motion for a different space allocation for organizations set to move into the Student Union Building…
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Editors note: This article initially stated that the Emergency Response and Student Engagement Group (ERSE) was created by the University's administration. This was a error, as the group was created by the SFSS's University and Academic Affairs Committee. The article…
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Written by: Zach Siddiqui, Humour Editor Disputes over new role of Legal Liaison Officer Mohamed was appointed as Legal Liaison Officer (LLO), a newly created role designed to work with the executive council to process and approve SFSS staff requests…
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Written by: Paige Riding, News Writer Council agrees to a referendum to address the lack of Rotunda space allocations The SFSS Council passed a motion to hold a student referendum on housing Rotunda groups in the Student Union Building (SUB)…
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