Gudrun Wai-Gunnarsson
SFU celebrates 11-year anniversary as Canada’s leading fair trade campus
May 31, 2023By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer SFU is the only public university in Canada to achieve Fairtrade Gold Status recognized by Fairtrade Canada and Canadian Fairtrade Network. A partnership between an educational institution and fair trade means having a liaison between farmers and consumers to facilitate dialogue, transparency, and respect between the SFU community and the farmers. The Peak interviewed chief commercial services officer Mark McLaughlin to learn more about being a fair trade campus. Being fair trade “requires that all your coffee shops on campus have fair trade products.” The first fair trade coffee shop on campus was Higher Grounds,…
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The Teaching Support Staff Union votes in favour of strike action
May 8, 2023By: Saije Rusimovici, Staff Writer With a vote of 94%, the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) has decided in favour of taking strike action to improve working and learning conditions on campus. The TSSU represents over 3,500 workers “who teach…
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SFSS election results: new executive committee announced
March 6, 2023By: Vee Babbar, Peak Associate The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) provides the SFU undergraduate student body representation, support, community, and extracurricular opportunities. The recent voting period has revealed the new executive committee and referendum vote results. Newly Elected Executive…
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GradCOLA protests against the student funding crisis at SFU
January 23, 2023By: Natalie Cooke, News Writer On 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…
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SFSS Council discusses donations to Indigenous Residential School Survivors Society
November 24, 2022By: Pranjali J Mann, News Writer In September, Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) vice-president external relations and community affairs, Eshana Baran, put forward a motion at a Council meeting to approve an annual SFSS donation of $10,000 to the Indian…
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Horror should be scary, not discriminatory
October 31, 2022By: Olivia Visser, Opinions Editor Content warning: mentions of violence, anti-Black racism, and ableism People like horror for different reasons. Some enjoy the genre’s focus on dark topics and pressing social issues, while others watch for creative villains that push…
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TSSU gets victory on RA arbitration
October 11, 2022Editor's Note: The article was updated on November 15 to indicate that RA's will be considered part of the union, only once a collective agreement is negotiated. By: Pranjali J Mann, News Writer The recent arbitration to include research assistants…
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SFU surpasses emission reduction targets
September 28, 2022By: Chloë Arneson, News Writer Editor's note: This article was updated on October 7, 2022. Originally the article attributed the statement to SFU's external communication director Will Henderson and has been updated to SFU chief facilities officer Larry Waddell. On…
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A timeline of SFSS conduct and concerns
August 6, 2022By: Meera Eragoda, Features Editor May 2022 President Helen Sofia Pahou and the new Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) begin their 2022/23 term. May 11, 2022 In an interview with The Peak, Pahou said she hopes to facilitate clear communication…
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Democracy inaction: The SFSS’ toxicity is spilling out of its meetings
August 2, 2022By Andrea Steveson, SFU Studen The SFSS has power over student life, policies, and our money. It is cause for concern, then, when we have several councillors and executives alleging the Society has become toxic and is abusing their power —…
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