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Senate discusses university emergency protocols and mental health support

Amneet Mann November 14, 2018

  After two emergency incidents on Burnaby campus, senators at the latest SFU Senate meeting discussed the university’s current protocol for emergency incidents and potential steps forward. Of the two incidents last month, one incident involved a violent attack by a student, and another was a medical emergency which led to a student’s passing. Senator Nancy Forde brought this discussion forward with senator Erika Plettner during the meeting’s question period, noting that these incidents “have prompted discussions with our colleagues and our students.” “There is a sense of unease, and even fear, about situations such as these, prompted by a…

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Board Shorts

Amneet Mann October 28, 2018

  Board discusses approach to SFU’s proposed tuition fee increases Vice-president student services Samer Rihani briefed the SFSS (Simon Fraser Student Society) board of directors on a meeting held with SFU administration about the university’s proposed tuition fee increases. Addressing…

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Two SFU students injured during campus incident

Amneet Mann October 8, 2018

  Note: Due to new information regarding the subject of this article coming to light, The Peak is currently looking deeper into the matter and will be posting an update to this story. An incident involving a student in Robert…

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Physical assault allegations made against SFSS president

Gabrielle McLaren and Amneet Mann August 31, 2018

  This article is part of a series discussing the leaked recording provided to The Peak by Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) president Jas Randhawa. The recording documents a meeting between executive members of the SFSS board of directors and…

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Report finds no foul play in October 2013 SFSS incident

EIC September 2, 2014

A review of the incident that occurred between two SFSS board members on October 11, 2013, has found that the incident was accidental in nature and did not involve any violation of SFSS policies. Last October, environmental representative Monique Ataei…

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