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Senate discusses university emergency protocols and mental health support
November 14, 2018Written by: Amneet Mann, News Editor 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…
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Board Shorts
October 28, 2018Written by: Amneet Mann, News Editor 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…
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Two SFU students injured during campus incident
October 8, 2018Written by: Amneet Mann, News Editor 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…
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Physical assault allegations made against SFSS president
August 31, 2018Written by: Gabrielle McLaren, Features Editor and Amneet Mann, News Editor 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…
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Report finds no foul play in October 2013 SFSS incident
September 2, 2014A 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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