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This is a photo of the SFU Burnaby campus. The outdoor staircase into the convocation mall is shown. The sky is dark and cloudy.
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The SFU Alumni Association votes to merge with SFU

Peak Web February 20, 2023

By: Aditi Dwivedi, News Writer SFU’s Alumni Association held a vote on February 15 to determine the future of their organization. SFU was proposing to change the current Alumni Association from a legally separate organization, to an internal SFU entity, which would include an appointed Council. All registered members of the Alumni Association were invited to approve or disapprove the proposed changes. On February 15, the Alumni Association voted to dissolve. Former SFU undergraduate student Corbett Gildersleve posted to social media, “Well, the SFU Alumni Association voted to dissolve itself tonight and transfer their assets to SFU. It will now…

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Preventative care is the critical next step for the Canadian medical system

Peak Web January 19, 2023

By: Saije Rusimovici, Staff Writer The Canadian healthcare system is struggling. Hospital overcrowding has been a huge issue, creating difficult working conditions for nurses and hospital staff. Physicians are having trouble seeing patients, and Canadian healthcare has been critiqued as…

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Canadian Parliament during the day
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Political Corner: Hold your nose and vote

Opinions May 27, 2022

By Luke Faulks, Opinions Editor We all have that friend. The one who, come election day, will sit it out. Whether it’s a federal, provincial, municipal, or school-based election, you hear the same rationale for abstention.  “They’re all the same.” …

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Board Shorts

Peak Web July 23, 2018

Written by: Amneet Mann, News Editor   Board prepares for advocacy survey to gain student input on provincial lobbying initiatives Vice-president external relations Jasdeep Gill presented to the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) board of directors the preparation that has…

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