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SFU hopes to become first Canadian university to offer NCAA beach volleyball
July 11, 2016SFU hopes to join in on the NCAA’s fastest-growing sport by launching its own NCAA beach volleyball program as early as 2018 or 2019. The initiative to bring a beach volleyball program to SFU has been spearheaded by women’s indoor volleyball head coach Gina Schmidt, who has wanted to establish a beach program since it was recognized as an official NCAA championship sport in 2015. The tentative plan for the program is to start small, and to pull from current indoor players and coaching staff. Currently, only a women’s team is planned to be introduced at SFU, as the NCAA…
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SFU deals with online private data breach
July 4, 2016In May, a flaw in a supposedly private SFU database was discovered. The database, which held the contents of IT help tickets from 2013 to 2016, reportedly did not have the appropriate security measures activated. According to director of university…
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SFU administration revisits plan to build gondola
June 27, 2016SFU president Andrew Petter re-opened the concept of a gondola on Burnaby Mountain during a Q&A at the Burnaby Board of Trade AGM on June 14.The proposed SFU gondola would run between Production Station and SFU. Despite the project’s projected…
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Administration allegedly mishandled three sexual assault allegations
June 15, 2016In the midst of rolling out community consultations for SFU’s new standalone sexual assault policy, reports have emerged that this past year that administration may have mishandled sexual assault allegations from three students against a male student in residence. The…
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Fierce Fencers: An interview with two SFU students gunning for a gold
June 12, 2016[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n late May, two SFU student athletes earned bronze medals at the 2016 Canadian Fencing Federation’s National Championships in the University Division. If you’ve never heard about SFU’s fencing team before, it’s because we don’t actually have one. In fact,…
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Deepak Sharma resigns as SFSS president
June 3, 2016Deepak Sharma is no longer the President of the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS). The Peak has received confirmation that Sharma failed to meet membership eligibility status and has been forced to resign. His seat has since been “deemed vacant,”…
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SFU students design virtual reality game for cancer patients
May 30, 2016Stuck in a hospital bed is an odd place for inspiration, but this was the case of SIAT student Henry Lo, who was diagnosed with lymphoma in grade 11. Now cancer-free, Lo has used his past experience as well as…
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The double life lived by student sex workers
May 24, 2016As Ava* embarks on the first semester of her master’s program, she is relieved that the admissions committee at her graduate school didn’t find out about one of her part-time jobs. The University of Calgary environmental sciences student dabbled in…
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“All you see is flames”
May 16, 2016Brandon Tidy just finished up his first year at Simon Fraser University. He played for the men’s hockey team, and is trying to transfer into business. He went back home for the summer hoping to make some money for school.…
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Highland Pub closes for summer due to deficit
May 10, 2016Thirsty summer students hankering for a beer may need to find a new watering hole: the SFSS recently announced that the Highland Pub would be closed for the summer. The move comes as Food and Beverage Services (FBS), a branch…
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