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SFU releases sexual violence policy draft for feedback
January 6, 2017On Wednesday, January 4, SFU released a draft of its sexual violence policy for feedback. All post-secondary institutions across BC will be required to implement a final version of these policies by May 2017. The Peak spoke with former VP academic and provost, Jonathan Driver, and Advisory Committee member and graduate student, Charis Lippett, about the new draft policy and the process that was necessary to create it. Driver stressed that many groups throughout the SFU community had been involved in providing insight into the policy, including both a working group and advisory group along with advice from universities across…
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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…
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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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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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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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