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Men’s basketball coach Virgil Hill resigns amidst allegations of misconduct
April 1, 2016A number of former players who are departing SFU’s Men’s Basketball team have come forward with allegations against former Head Coach Virgil Hill. Hill resigned from his position earlier today. SFU Athletics announced Hill’s resignation in a press release written by Steve Frost, Sports Information Director, less than a year after he was officially announced as SFU’s men’s basketball coach. He took over on April 15, 2015 after the resignation of former Head Coach James Blake. Athletics Director Theresa Hanson said in a press release, “Virgil and I met to review and evaluate the basketball season and at that time…
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Deepak Sharma wins SFSS Presidency
March 25, 2016“Deepak, your life is going to be hell for the next year [. . .] but this is it, you’re elected, you’re the next President.” Those were the words from outgoing Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) President Enoch Weng, moments…
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SFU student Jennifer Lai moonlights as pop-punk guitarist
March 21, 2016Being ‘indie’ in the music industry implies more than just a musical genre — it also means being responsible for handling the business aspects of one’s own career. The obligation of establishing one’s musical image, including the daunting tasks of…
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The Peak‘s SFSS election special
March 14, 2016Brace yourselves, folks: the SFSS elections are upon us once again. The Peak has compiled profiles from all 24 candidates running in the election. We've also included descriptions of every position, and a rundown of the referendum questions that will appear…
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A brief look at non-varsity athletics
March 7, 2016In the academic world, there are few rivals more bitter than the one that exists between athletes and non-athletic students. There exists a great debate of whether or not universities should fund athletics as heavily as they do, or if…
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SFSS asks for Fraser Library to open on Sunday
February 29, 2016The Fraser Library at SFU’s Surrey Campus is closed on Sundays, and the SFSS would like to change that. In a survey conducted by the SFSS from January 18–29, 740 undergraduates who were registered in at least one course at…
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Elisa Homer shatters GNAC record
February 22, 2016February 4, 2016 is a night that will go down in the history of SFU Women’s Basketball. On that night against Northwest Nazarene, Elisa Homer set a GNAC record for most three-point shots made in a single game with 12,…
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SFU’s Chitter revolution
February 15, 2016What is Chitter? The Convocation Mall raccoons should watch out, because there’s a new woodland creature winning the hearts of SFU students: the bright blue squirrel of Chitter. A few months ago, someone told me about the new app. At…
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Two students arrested for protest during NEB hearing
February 1, 2016Three protesters, including two SFU students, were arrested during a sit-in of National Energy Board hearings for the proposed Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, on Jan. 22 in Burnaby. The protesters, SFU students Amy Widmer and Mia Nissen, as well as…
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Registering for rage: SFU’s failed course enrolment system
January 25, 2016SFU has a major course registration problem [dropcap]C[/dropcap]ourse enrolment pisses me off. If seats are full we should have the option to either stand or bring our own stool to class,” read a recent comment posted on the SFU Confessions…
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