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SFSS election results delayed due to complaints on campaigning
March 23, 2020By: Gurpreet Kambo, News Editor According to the Chief Commissioner of the Independent Electoral Commission Alicen Lange, the results of the 2020 Simon Fraser Student Society election has been delayed. According to Lange, who spoke to The Peak via email, the Independent Elections Commission “learned of a number of complaints about the manner in which certain members were campaigning. To protect the integrity of the election process, the IEC will be conducting an investigation to further understand the nature of these complaints. “As a result, at this time the election results will not be announced,” she further added. The voting…
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SFU Health & Counselling remains open with some changes to services
March 23, 2020By: Harvin Bhathal, News Writer SFU Health & Counselling Services is staying open during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Peak spoke to Martin Mroz, Director of SFU Health & Counselling Services, via email about the department’s activities and how their operations…
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Minimart to close its doors after this exam season as rent hikes
March 23, 2020By: Paige Riding, News Writer Minimart, the small convenience store in Maggie Benston Centre (MBC), will reportedly close its doors in the third week of March. Gideon Wong and Carrie Li, the married store owners, said in an interview with…
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Minimart to close its doors after this exam season as rent hikes
March 23, 2020By Paige Riding, News Writer Minimart, the small convenience store in Maggie Benston Centre (MBC), will reportedly close its doors in the third week of March. Gideon Wong and Carrie Li, the married store owners, said in an interview with…
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SFU to offer emergency financial aid to students affected by pandemic as SFSS lobbies government
March 23, 2020By: Gurpreet Kambo, News Editor According to a press release issued by the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) on Friday March 20 and announcements on social media by SFSS president Giovanni HoSang, SFU’s Financial Aid and Awards (FAA) office will…
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Latest COVID-19 measures affect classes, libraries, food services, recreation, and more
March 17, 2020By: Gurpreet Kambo, News Editor In-person instruction and exams cancelled SFU sent out an email yesterday stating that as of March 17, 2020, they will be discontinuing all in-person instruction, including exams. The email stated that students should check their…
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The Centre for Educational Excellence holds workshop to valorize SFU’s multilingual community
March 17, 2020By: Lubaba Mahmud, Staff Writer The Centre for Educational Excellence hosted “Who Is SFU? A Conversation About Our Linguistic Diversity” on Friday, March 13. English as an Additional Language (EAL) Consultants Eilidh Singh and Amanda Wallace facilitated the workshop. After…
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How BC’s residents affect its coastal ecosystems
March 17, 2020By: Harvin Bhathal, News Writer A talk, entitled Navigating towards ecologically safe and socially just fisheries, was held at SFU Harbour Centre on Thursday March 12. It was the final lecture of the semester in the Dean’s lecture series from…
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A recap of the SFSS 2020 election debate
March 16, 2020By: Michelle Gomez, Assistant News Editor and Harvin Bhathal, News Writer 19/03/2020: This story was corrected from an older version. In a previous version, Daria Elrick's name was incorrectly spelled as “Daria Eirick.” The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS)…
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SFPIRG and WUSC requesting increased student levies in upcoming referendum
March 16, 2020By: Paige Riding, News Writer and Gurpreet Kambo, News Editor As part of the Simon Fraser Student Society’s 2020 election and referendum, the Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group (SFPIRG) and the SFU chapter of World University Services of Canada…
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