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SFU students organize silent protest of RCMP at event in Saywell Hall
February 17, 2020Two SFU students, Miri Abel and Iulia Zgreaban, held a silent protest in front of an RCMP display at SFU Burnaby Campus on Thursday, February 6. The event, titled “Behind the Badge,” was hosted by SFU’s Criminology Student Association. As stated by a post on SFU Criminology’s Facebook page, the event occurred in Saywell Hall for students to be able to “have a conversation with current members of the #RCMP.” According to Abel, they decided to organize the silent protest due to RCMP incursions on traditional Wet’suwet’en territory. The RCMP has come under criticism for enforcing a court injunction allowing…
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SFU talks safety protocols after student passes away on Burnaby campus
October 29, 2018A student writing a midterm exam on Burnaby campus went into medical distress and passed away on the evening of Wednesday, October 17. The student, who was in his late 50s, was writing an archaeology exam when he experienced…
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Student experiences medical emergency on Burnaby campus during class
October 24, 2018On the evening of Wednesday, October 17, a student entered medical distress, prompting emergency personnel to be called to campus. A faculty member and exam assistant notified Campus Public Safety after noticing the situation, according to Wan Yee Lok,…
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UPDATED: SFU student alleges university did not provide adequate aid following campus violence incident
October 12, 2018Updated on October 13: This article has been edited since its original publication to include comments provided by SFU student Ashley Lee to The Peak. A Facebook post detailing the campus violence incident which occured in Robert C.…
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Two SFU students injured during campus incident
October 8, 2018Note: Due to new information regarding the subject of this article coming to light, The Peak is currently looking deeper into the matter and will be posting an update to this story. An incident involving a student in Robert…
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SFSS AGM delayed by smoke bomb
September 25, 2018The Leslie and Gordon Diamond Family Auditorium was reported to be filled with smoke 10 minutes before the SFSS annual general meeting (AGM) was scheduled to begin there today. According to vice-president student services Samer Rihani, the SFSS directors…
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Unpublished pages from Maria Campbell’s classic Halfbreed recovered by SFU researchers
June 25, 2018SFU associate professor Deanna Reder and PhD student Alix Shield discovered a complete manuscript of Métis author Maria Campbell’s 1973 classic memoir Halfbreed, including two excised pages from all prints of the book so far. Shield, who made the discovery,…
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Investigation underway after deadly police incident on Burnaby mountain
July 13, 2017The province's police watchdog is investigating following a sudden death yesterday near Simon Fraser University’s Burnaby campus. The incident occurred in the mid-afternoon and police cordoned off a large area of the sidewalk along Gaglardi Way for investigation. Coquitlam RCMP…
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