prevention
SVSPO talks masculinity for sexual assault awareness month
January 30, 2024By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer Editor’s Note: This article was updated on January 31, 2024 to correct that Karsen and Quirós-Cruz are SVSPO staff members, and not executives. Also, to correct that the Black Student Support & Healing Space event is not hosted by SVSPO, but rather, hosted by Health & Counselling Services (HCS). HCS is one of SVSPO’s SAAM event partners. Content warning: mentions of sexual assault. January is acknowledged as Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). The SFU Sexual Violence Support and Prevention Office (SVSPO), alongside Fraser International College, collaborated this month to empower staff and students to learn…
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Board Shorts
September 17, 2018Written by: Amneet Mann, News Editor Board increases budget for website redevelopment In the latest Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) board of directors meeting, the board passed a motion to increase the Web Site and Tech Support budget by…
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Research Roundup
July 19, 2018By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate Customer satisfaction affected by use of pronouns SFU Business professor Brent McFerran believes that customer service training is teaching staff the wrong way to address customers. McFerran’s study, published in the Journal of Marketing…
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Engineering students create anxiety-management app
June 6, 2018By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate A team of SFU engineering science graduate students called the Viu Health Team have created a wearable device and a mobile app to help those with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) live more fulfilling lives.…
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Students release joint publication evaluating sexual violence and misconduct policies on campuses
May 31, 2018By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor On May 8, a joint publication on campus sexual violence was released by student organizations across the country. The publication, titled Shared Perspectives: A Joint Publication on Campus Sexual Violence Prevention and Response,…
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Approaching suicide prevention from a different angle
September 15, 2014Last month, the world was shocked by actor and comedian Robin Williams’ suicide. Soon after his death, a public discussion on ways to prevent suicide was opened, and it is certainly no coincidence that the World Health Organization (WHO) issued…
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