Gurpreet Kambo
The Peak interviews SFU’s incoming president, Dr. Joy Johnson — Part 1
January 27, 2020After a prolonged consultation and hiring period, Dr. Joy Johnson was hired as SFU’s next president. The Peak sat down with Dr. Johnson for an interview, which will be published in three parts. Some of the following answers have been edited for length. The Peak: Congratulations on the position. What you would like students to know about you, or how you'd like to introduce yourself to SFU students? Dr. Joy Johnson: I have been at SFU for just over five years, and serving as the Vice-President of Research and International. And I have seen the potential of this amazing university.…
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SFU appoints Dr. Joy Johnson as incoming president
January 16, 2020After an extensive search process that spanned 2019, Simon Fraser University announced its new incoming president. Dr. Joy Johnson will be SFU’s new president for a five-year term as of Fall 2020. She will be replacing outgoing president Andrew Petter,…
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SFU students host employability skills workshop series
January 7, 2020“I believe education is a basic human right and should be free for everyone,” said Samad Raza, founder and director of Emerge SFU. Emerge SFU is a new group of students at SFU who are looking to give back to…
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Silent protest takes over SFSS Meet and Greet event
December 1, 2019Photo: Chris Ho // The Peak On Friday November 22, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) hosted a Meet and Greet event for Club executives. Silent protesters arrived in reaction to the Board defeating a motion on November 1 to…
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SFU Research Assistants successfully unionize after three month campaign
November 25, 2019Research assistants (RAs) at Simon Fraser University have successfully unionized with SFU’s Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU). Though RAs are an important part of virtually every research university in Canada, SFU’s RAs are the first in Western Canada to form…
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19-year-old male with toy gun arrested at W.A.C. Bennett Library
October 8, 2019Suspicions of a potential gun threat brought Burnaby RCMP to campus on October 8, though the object in question was later found to be a squirt gun and not a functioning firearm. The incident resulted in the arrest of a…
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SFSS holds its 2019 Annual General Meeting
October 6, 2019NOTE: The Peak will be following up with a separate article about the contents of the reports from the Board of Directors, VP Finance, and Auditor’s reports. Once again, students had the opportunity to exercise their right to holding the…
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Student subscriptions: What services and apps SFU students are using their little money on
October 2, 2019Amazon Prime Student | $3.99 per month | Online delivery store Prime is a service that supposedly allows subscribers to receive extra fast shipping on items to their home. However, it’s not as good in Canada as in the…
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Event hosted at SFU Harbour Centre includes guest criticized for transphobic views
October 1, 2019An event being held at SFU’s Vancouver campus has caused controversy among the LGBTQ2+ community and allies. The event, titled “How Media Bias Shapes the Gender Identity Debate,” has raised concerns due to some speakers’ associations with transphobic discourse. One…
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Here’s all this summer’s gondola gab
September 2, 2019Dreamy, postcard-like panoramic vistas of the horizon over Burnaby Mountain are one step closer to fruition. The SFU Gondola Project received notable approval and endorsements this summer that could indicate the project is finally getting off the ground. The proposed…
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