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Council Chats: SFSS president fined for violation of Council policy
March 25, 2024On March 13, The Peak attended the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) bi-weekly Council meeting via Zoom. The meeting consisted of topics including a motion to fine president Liam Feng for attempted removal of the Issues Policies and a motion to fund the expansion of the Surrey engineering building space. President Feng fined A motion was passed on March 13 by vice-chair and molecular biology and biochemistry councillor Sam Killawee to fine president Feng “$700, along with a public, written apology” for his violations of Issues Policies (IP) 4 and 7 in the January 3 meeting. IP-4 protects students’ rights…
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SFSS executive election candidates
February 27, 2024The 2024/25 SFSS executive committee elections vote is taking place from February 26–29. All undergraduate students are encouraged to vote via a portal that will be sent to their SFU email. A total of 30 candidates will be running across…
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SFSS election results: new executive committee announced
March 6, 2023The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) provides the SFU undergraduate student body representation, support, community, and extracurricular opportunities. The recent voting period has revealed the new executive committee and referendum vote results. Newly Elected Executive Committee The SFSS is made…
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Gabe Liosis and Corbett Gildersleve reflect on their year as SFSS president
May 27, 2022The SFSS has elected their new executive board, revealing the new SFSS president, Helen Sofia Pahou. The Peak conducted an interview with former SFSS president Gabe Liosis and former acting president and vice-president internal & organisational development Corbett Gildersleve to…
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Osob Mohamed reflects on her year as SFSS president
May 8, 2021As the 2020/21 Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Board closes their year, outgoing president Osob Mohamed reflected on her time at the SFSS. Accomplishments Mohamed told The Peak one of the things she was most proud of was the student…
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Joy Johnson can’t save us
April 6, 2021Last year when Joy Johnson was announced as SFU’s new president, leaving Andrew Petter to the dust, it seemed like a win. Petter, who preached self-important politics, had relative inaction on social and student issues, and staunch bureaucracy, was leaving,…
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President of Students of Caribbean & African Ancestry removed due to negligence
April 3, 2021On March 12, 2021 former president of SFU Students of Caribbean and African Ancestry (SOCA) Tim Maruti was removed for failure to fulfill his presidential duties throughout 2020 and 2021. Upon removal, Maruti posted a statement on the SFU Undergrads Facebook…
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SFU to offer both remote and in-person classes in the fall
May 12, 2020SFU will be offering most classes remotely for the fall semester, with the potential to open some courses for in-person instruction. SFU’s Vice-President Academic and Provost pro tem Dr. Jonathan Driver made the announcement via broadcast email on May 11. …
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The Peak interviews SFU’s incoming president, Dr. Joy Johnson — Part 1
January 27, 2020After a prolonged consultation and hiring period, Dr. Joy Johnson was hired as SFU’s next president. The Peak sat down with Dr. Johnson for an interview, which will be published in three parts. Some of the following answers have been…
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After a year of vacancies, some SFSS board positions might need questioning
March 10, 2019Spring has sprung. The snow is melting. Flowers are budding. And the SFSS election season is upon us. Personally, I’m disappointed that the excitement of the 2018-2019 year didn’t change the way this election is going to proceed, considering that…
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