Michelle Gomez
New SFU pub announced to open in the next few weeks
February 25, 2019Written by: Michelle Gomez, News Team Member The Study Public House, SFU’s new on-campus pub, is set to open within the next few weeks. The Study Public House will be run by the Joseph Richards Group, a B.C.-based hospitality company that was selected by SFU to run the space. It will be in the same space as the former Highland Pub, which was run by the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) and closed in 2017. The Peak sat down for an interview with The Study’s general manager, Samantha Baker. Baker explained that the pub will have a wide variety of food…
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Board Shorts
February 19, 2019SFSS Women’s Day Video Project The SFSS passed an amendment to put $790 toward the Women’s Day Video Project, which is to be shown at the SFSS International Women’s Day Gala on March 9. This budget would include lighting, sound…
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Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group hosts town hall about space in Student Union Building
February 18, 2019On Thursday, February 13, the Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group (SFPIRG) held a town hall to discuss space allocation in the new Student Union Building (SUB). In addition to providing an in-depth overview and background on the situation, the…
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SFU partners with nonprofit to track gender representation in news story sources
February 12, 2019SFU partnered with nonprofit Informed Opinions to create a Gender Gap Tracker, which tracks “the number of women and men quoted in major news platforms in Canada,” according to SFU News. Informed Opinions was founded as a project for the…
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“The need for safe space”: SOCA publishes letter on ongoing space conflict
February 4, 2019On January 16, SFU Students of African and Caribbean Ancestry (SOCA) published a letter on their Facebook page directed at the SFSS, regarding the issue of space in the new Student Union Building (SUB). The letter includes a quote of…
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SFU Tuition Freeze Now presents at SFU Board of Governors meeting
February 2, 2019At the SFU Board of Governors meeting on Thursday, January 24, students from the Tuition Freeze Now campaign presented in front of the board. Tuition Freeze Now seeks to reject SFU’s proposed tuition increases for the 2019–20 academic year, and…
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Board Shorts
January 24, 2019Written by: Michelle Gomez and Henry Tran Shared space and hybrid model proposed for Student Union Building At the latest Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) board of directors’ meeting held on January 18, the SFSS directors discussed how to divide the suites and offices in the…
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SFU walkout in support of the Unist’ot’en and Wet’suwet’en peoples results in march to President Petter’s office
January 24, 2019Written by: Michelle Gomez, News Team Member At 12 p.m. on January 18, a group of SFU students and other community members participated in a walkout in support of the Hereditary Chiefs of the Wet’suwet’en Nation in light of recent…
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Advocacy groups contest Canada’s new impaired driving laws
January 14, 2019Canada’s new and stricter impaired driving laws have been in effect since December 18 and have since received opposition for unfairly targeting visible minorities. The bill raises maximum penalties for impaired driving offences, disallows drivers from being at or over…
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The search for a new SFSS Executive Director begins
January 14, 2019On January 8, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) held a consultation with students on what the required qualifications should be for the new SFSS executive director (ED). Present at the meeting was Tony Kirschner, partner of Leaders International Executive…
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