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Keffiyeh Wednesdays at SFU beginning this fall
September 8, 2026Starting on September 9, SFU’s Faculty for Palestine (F4P-SFU) invites SFU community members to wear keffiyehs every Wednesday to show support for Palestine. Organized by members of F4P-SFU in coordination with pro-Palestine students, this campaign aims to symbolically show support for Palestinians around campus. The Peak spoke to Steff Huì Cí Ling, director of access and equity at the Graduate Student Society, and one of the students organizing with F4P-SFU. “Keffiyeh Wednesday is a way to make Palestinian struggle and resistance visible, as well as a means for students, staff, and faculty to connect through a gesture that shows our…
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2SLGBTQIA+ campus groups celebrate $50,000 coverage for gender-affirming healthcare
August 3, 2026On July 16, the Graduate Student Society (GSS), in a joint Instagram post with the SFU Queer Collective, announced that per-procedure caps were being removed from gender-affirming healthcare benefits. These caps previously set a $5,000 limit on how much coverage…
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GSS and SFSS express concern over heating conditions in student residences
May 10, 2026On April 27, the Graduate Student Society (GSS) and Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) issued a joint letter to SFU Residence and Housing regarding concerns over heating and cooling facilities in student residences. The letter alleged that inadequate student housing…
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GradCOLA protests against the student funding crisis at SFU
January 23, 2023On December 12, 2022, the SFU Graduate Student Society (GSS) and Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) organized a noise demonstration in response to the funding crisis that many students across North America face. Most graduate students rely on the income…
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Graduate Student Society holds 2021 annual general meeting
March 10, 2021On February 23, 2021, the SFU Graduate Student Society (GSS) held their annual general meeting over Zoom. The event was open to graduate students in good standing to vote on matters surrounding their experiences at the university. Opposition to tuition…
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SFSS and GSS aid in extending post-graduate work permits for international students
January 26, 2021On January 8, 2021 the Government of Canada announced that former international students who hold, or held, a post-graduate work permit (PGWP) will now be able to renew their permit for 18 months. This will assist PGWP holders who have…
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Grad Minutes: September 8
September 24, 2020Editors note: This article initially stated that the GSS would be moving into the Student Union Building (SUB) on October 1. This was a error, and it is the SFSS who will be moving into the SUB on October 1.…
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Grad Minutes
July 29, 2020Stipend temporary position for COVID-19 related issues The Council discussed hiring an additional temporary staff member for working specifically on COVID-19 related issues for the upcoming academic year. Director of Academic Relations Rahil Adeli explained that this position would be…
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C19 Coalition answers student and worker questions in virtual Town Hall
July 29, 2020Updates from student and faculty organizations C19 Coalition representative, Alison Wick, provided some background on the recently formed advocacy group. The Coalition was formed as an alliance between the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS), the Graduate Student Society (GSS), and…
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Grad students grapple with lack of U-Pass as labs reopen
July 1, 2020With labs reopening and the suspension of the U-Pass program, many grad students are facing additional costs on account of transportation, according to Matt McDonald, Director of External Relations at SFU’s Graduate Student Society (GSS). TransLink first announced they were…
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