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Committee nominations and elections occur for new working committees
July 27, 2023By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer On July 5, The Peak attended the bi-weekly Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Council meeting. Business discussed during the meeting included elections for council-led committees, a notice of motion, and updates from a conversation with SFU president Joy Johnson regarding the TSSU strikes. Councillors are nominated for committee elections The purpose of the elections was to nominate Council members to lead and organize specified committees, including the members meeting planning committee, the Vancouver Council committee, the first-year engagement committee, and the governance committee. Each committee had three rounds of nominations, and all nominated councillors were…
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Council readopts agenda to discuss funding of SOCA Black wellness retreat
July 14, 2023By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer Editor’s Note: This article was updated on July 20, 2023, to correct that SOCA’s budget is not $100,000 but rather they receive $65,000 per year from the SFSS. On June 21, The Peak attended the…
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SFSS discusses budget setbacks
June 29, 2023By: Olivia Sherman, News Writer On June 7th, The Peak sat in on the SFSS’ biweekly council meeting. This meeting settled many committee elections and councillors discussed issues of a decreasing budget and concerns about the U-Pass system, among others. …
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SFSS Council is launching their own breakfast program for SFU students
February 23, 2023By: Natalie Cooke, News Writer On February 8, The Peak attended the Simon Fraser Student Society’s (SFSS) bi-weekly Council meeting. The highlights from the meeting include discussing the new SFSS breakfast program, the Applied Science formal, and the Computer Science…
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CONFESSIONALS: I have an emotional support jacket and it totally makes sense
January 10, 2023By: Kelly Chia, Humour Editor We don’t give enough recognition to the true underdogs in our lives. We really don’t, and if we’re entering the new year as honest people, we need to be honest about who really has our…
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SFSS discusses expectations of executives
November 24, 2022By: Karissa Ketter, News Editor Concerns about Executive Letter of Expectations A presentation was delivered to Council at their November 9 meeting. Vice-president internal and organizational development, Judit Nagy, and vice-chair of Council, Ben Tischler, discussed their concerns regarding the…
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Council discuss changes to policies on in-camera discussion
July 4, 2022By: Pranjali J Mann, News Writer Policy amendment for in-camera sessions At the June 22 Council meeting, Judit Nagy, SFSS vice president internal and organizational development, introduced a motion to suspend policy PM-1.2., which dictates how policy is notified and changed.…
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Unraveling stories of “dreamers and changemakers” at the Xicanx exhibition
June 27, 2022By: Pranjali J Mann, Staff Writer and Yelin Gemma Lee, Arts & Culture Editor Content warning: mentions of racialized violence against Latinx folks, El Paso mass shooting, undocumented status, systemic racism The Museum of Anthropology (MOA) on the UBC Vancouver campus…
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SFU’s parking lots, ranked
May 16, 2022By: Hannah Kazemi, Peak Associate and Parking Expert Central Parkade 42069/10. This lot will never let me down. My ride or die. My homie. My bae. Live, love, laugh, Central Parkade. I can always find a spot and it’s right in…
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Community-focused gardening
May 8, 2022By: Meera Eragoda, Features Editor Editor's note: This piece has been updated to reflect Embark Sustainability Society is a non-profit group located on SFU's campuses. “Gardening is an act of love — a love for the planet, a love for your…
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