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Board Shorts: July 25
July 29, 2019By Gabrielle McLaren, Editor-in-Chief Board redirects SASS Fest (frosh) executive team to Executive Director to seek funding Representatives for the executive team of the Society of Arts and Social Sciences (SASS) gave a presentation on SASS Fest: a two-day welcome event including a sleepover and a variety of activities. The executive team hoped to secure a $4000 grant that would help them subsidize ticket prices. Ultimately, the board redirected the team to Executive Director (ED) Sylvia Ceacero given outstanding concerns about the proposed budget. This also ensured that the group adhered to proper SFSS procedures, which include going directly to…
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SFU student reports sexual harassment on campus from construction workers
July 27, 2019By: Gurpreet Kambo, News Team Member “It started [happening] more frequently a few months ago.” “Construction workers would start whistling at me and catcalling me and saying ‘hey honey, hey baby.’ They'd ask me to give them a smile or…
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Fall Kickoff 2019 set to September 20 as ticket sales go live
July 26, 2019By: Gabrielle McLaren, Editor-in-Chief At the July 25 board meeting, vice-president student life Jessica Nguyen announced that Fall Kickoff 2019 was scheduled for September 20. She also told the board that the event’s Facebook page and early bird ticket sales would…
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SFU Lifeline raises concerns about misrepresentation to SFSS Board
July 21, 2019By: Ana Staskevich, Staff Writer, and Onosholema Ogoigbe, News Team Member Editor’s note: Previously, this piece featured quotes attributed to Lily Moric. However, The Peak has been unable to verify these quotes and have removed them accordingly. On July 11,…
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Where are Black women in SFU politics?
July 21, 2019[25/07/19]: This story was corrected from an older version. Corbett Gildersleeve was identified as an SFU alumnus and a co-organizer of the event. Gildersleeve is an SFU alumnus who attended the event to show his support. By: Ana Staskevich, Staff Writer…
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SFU’s vibrant cycling community rattled by death of cyclist on Burnaby Mountain
July 20, 2019By: Gurpreet Kambo, News Team Member SFU’s Burnaby campus and its cycling community was shaken by the death of a cyclist last month on Burnaby Mountain. On June 29, Charles Masala, 53, passed away while riding his bicycle at Gaglardi…
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Burnaby campus security heightens after student reports assault
July 20, 2019By: Gurpreet Kambo, News Team Member SFU’s Burnaby campus community is on high alert due to an incident on the evening of July 14. According to alerts issued by SFU News and by Burnaby RCMP, a 19-year-old woman was walking…
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Board Shorts: July 11, 2019
July 15, 2019By: Onosholema Ogoigbe, News Team Member BCFS presents their campaign about interest on federal student loans to board Tanysha Klassen and Jenelle Davies, respectively the chairperson and organizer of the British Columbia Federation of Students (BCFS), presented to the board…
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GSS Council Corner: July 10
July 13, 2019By: Onosholema Ogoigbe, News Team Member SFU gives a presentation about the gondola project during GSS meeting Joanne Curry, SFU’s vice-president external relations, and Navjot Sanghera, SFU’s external relations coordinator, gave a presentation to answer the Graduate Student Society’s (GSS)…
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Parcel 21 wins NZERC along with 10 other construction projects
July 13, 2019By: Paul Choptuik, Coordinating News Editor On July 4, 2019, the Parcel 21 housing project, also known as Lot 21, won the Net-Zero Energy-Ready Challenge (NZERC), along with 10 other housing projects in the province. Parcel 21 will be built…
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