Emmanuel Adegboyega
Why we should vote “yes” on the Health and Dental Plan fee increase
February 23, 2025Editor’s note: This was written by the Simon Fraser Student Society president endorsing a referendum he has worked on. The Peak will not be financially compensating Adegboyega as per our conflict of interest policy, which states that when an employee of the SFSS writes on issues of student politics, that piece shall not be paid. The Peak’s coverage of the referendum is not influenced by the SFSS. This is an Opinions article that reflects the opinion of the author. The Peak was not able to independently verify the SFSS’ data on increasing claims from students due to confidentiality. I will…
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SFU increases car allowance perk for executives amid summer layoffs
December 2, 2024In July, The Peak received word from the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) that SFU decided to increase the vehicle allowance perk for SFU executives by about $75,000. A vehicle allowance is a payment made by an employer to cover…
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Increase in SFU students sleeping at Burnaby campus
October 7, 2024Editor's note (12/10/24): The Peak reached out to SFU for a statement but didn't receive a response by the publication deadline. We failed to initially include this fact in the article when it was published. Over the past few months,…
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Council Chats: Council members begin cutting underspent SFSS budget items
July 9, 2024On June 26, The Peak attended the bi-weekly Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Council meeting via Zoom. The meeting involved a presentation of all SFSS budget items that were underspent by over $1,000 from the 2023–24 budget year and reports…
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Results of SFSS election for 2024/2025 Council announced
March 19, 2024The 2024 Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) General Election results were announced on March 1. Seven students, out of the 27 in the running, were elected to executive positions to represent and advocate for undergraduate students at SFU. Students were…
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SFSS executive election candidates
February 27, 2024The 2024/25 SFSS executive committee elections vote is taking place from February 26–29. All undergraduate students are encouraged to vote via a portal that will be sent to their SFU email. A total of 30 candidates will be running across…
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Council readopts agenda to discuss funding of SOCA Black wellness retreat
July 14, 2023Editor’s Note: This article was updated on July 20, 2023, to correct that SOCA’s budget is not $100,000 but rather they receive $65,000 per year from the SFSS. On June 21, The Peak attended the bi-weekly Simon Fraser Student Society…
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