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SFU releases Senate and Board of Governors results
March 16, 2020By: Paige Riding, News Writer After a delay in results for the 2020 Board of Governors and Senate elections, the results were finally posted on the morning of March 13 on SFU’s website. According to Electoral Officer Steven Noel, results were delayed due to electoral complaints that were under consideration. For the Board of Governors (BOG), one undergraduate and one graduate student will fill positions for the new term. Corbett Gildersleve and Alexandra Gunn will represent the undergraduate and graduate student bodies on the BOG, respectively. The Senate Graduate Studies Committee (SGSC) welcomes graduate students Daniel Lam (Arts and Social…
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Coming up at SFU: March 15–22
March 16, 2020By: Paige Riding, News Writer Movie Mondays @ SFSS Out on Campus presents: The Handmaiden March 16 | 4:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m. | TC 314N, Burnaby | Free | Registration Required Out on Campus is hosting a screening of the South…
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The Peak rounds up SFU community’s responses to COVID-19 or Coronavirus
March 13, 2020By: Gurpreet Kambo, News Editor and Gabrielle McLaren, Editor-in-Chief, with files from Harvin Bhathal, News Writer With confirmed cases of COVID-19, or coronavirus, in Vancouver, potential outbreaks on campus have been a frequent discussion topic through both official school channels…
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Wet’suwet’en Student Walkout draws crowd of around 100 to Convocation Mall
March 9, 2020By: Gabrielle McLaren, Editor-in-Chief Students gathered in Convocation Mall on the afternoon of March 4 to listen to Indigenous speakers, singers, and drummers during a Student Walkout in support of the Wet’suwet’en nation. As the Walkout’s media advisory described, “The…
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Students block Gaglardi in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en
March 9, 2020By: Gabrielle McLaren, Editor-in-Chief Following a rally in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en Nation at Convocation Mall, a group of Indigenous and settler students marched down Burnaby Mountain to block part of the intersection at Gaglardi Way and University Drive East.…
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7 Minute Majors: How to decide what to study
March 8, 2020By: Meera Eragoda, Staff Writer SFU’s Academic Advising Department held an event entitled 7 Minute Majors, on March 5 at 10:30 a.m. According to the event page, this event is for anyone who is unsure of what to major in,…
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Intro to Coding Workshop held by Women’s Centre and Women in Computing Science
March 8, 2020By: Kim Regala, Staff Writer In celebration of International Women’s Day (IWD), the SFSS Women’s Centre and Women in Computing Science (WiCS) SFSS club held an event called the IWD Intro to Coding Workshop on March 3. Women and non-binary…
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Coming Up at SFU: March 2–8
March 2, 2020By: Paige Riding, News Writer The Politics of Parody: a conversation with Hadi Khorsandi and Dr. Mostafa Abedinifard March 1 | 2 p.m.–3:30 p.m. | SFU Harbour Centre, Room 1900 | Free | Registration Required SFU’s Department of History presents…
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Students informed of SFU community data security breach
March 2, 2020By: Gurpreet Kambo, News Editor A security breach caused SFU’s Chief Information Officer Mark Roman to send out an email to SFU students on the morning of March 2, 2020. According to the email, all SFU community members who joined…
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Election result announcement delayed for Board of Governors and Senate
February 19, 2020By: Gurpreet Kambo, News Editor UPDATED 20/02/2020: Electoral Officer Steven Noel responded to The Peak's inquiry with the following statement: "There are some issues being considered by the Electoral Standing Committee. I do not have a time frame for when results…
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