reconciliation

A photo of English Ivy. The leaves are forked three ways, and abundant. White veins highlight the pale, heavvy green of the leaves.
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Environmental imperialism: invasive species

Opinions February 11, 2022

By Luke Faulks, Staff Writer While BC has made some important steps on Indigenous reconciliation, the process has been slow. BC’s apparent reticence to pursue reconciliation becomes more galling once one realizes there’s a piece missing from the conversation: environmental imperialism. Environmental imperialism can roughly be defined as the process of altering a native landscape to suit a colonial project. Alongside land usage in agriculture and energy sourcing, invasive species are a way colonies solidify their presence on foreign land. Historian Alfred Crosby argues much of the influence of colonizers was due to their ability to alter native ecosystems. This…

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Senate Report: July 5, 2021

News July 30, 2021

Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer  Elective grading system extension to Spring 2022 Senator Elizabeth Elle brought forth a motion to extend the pilot elective grading system pass/credit/no credit to the Spring 2022 term. It had previously been approved for…

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Senate Report: February 1, 2021

EIC February 16, 2021

by Karissa Ketter, News Writer Updates to the P/CR/NC grading scheme Last Senate meeting, the pilot of P/CR/NC grading scheme was approved for undergraduate elective courses. After feedback from the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies (SCUS) and Faculty Undergraduate Curriculum Committees…

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Students raise concerns regarding reconciliation and transparency at Aboriginal Steering Committee meeting

News November 29, 2020

Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer  The Aboriginal Steering Committee (ASC) meeting was held over Zoom on November 12, 2020 to update the ASC on the First Peoples’ Gathering House project — which aims to provide a space for Indigenous…

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Word Vancouver 2020 event highlights the power of family collaboration through poetry collection

Arts October 10, 2020

By: Molly Lorette, Peak Associate Due to the present circumstances of a pandemic, Word Vancouver converted their 2020 festival to an online format. Last year, the event celebrated its 25th anniversary and has been regarded as one of the largest…

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First Peoples’ Gathering House to be built on Burnaby campus by 2023

News July 6, 2020

Written by: Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer On June 19, SFU announced the building of a First Peoples’ Gathering House, meant to provide Indigenous students with a ceremonial and community space on Burnaby campus. The Gathering House is being funded by…

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Allowing the RCMP to recruit on campus undermines reconciliation efforts

Opinions February 23, 2020

By: Meera Eragoda, Staff Writer Anyone who’s wandered past the BIG Fair or the Mini BIG Fair at SFU may have seen a booth set up for the RCMP. Some have already realized the hypocrisy that goes into having the RCMP…

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2010s at SFU: a decade in review

News January 24, 2020

Written by: Kim Regala, Staff Writer As we say goodbye to the previous decade and welcome a new one, let’s take a look back at some of the crucial events that have taken place at SFU over the last ten…

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Board Shorts

Peak Web April 30, 2018

Motion passed to upload General Membership Student Survey 2017–8 results online After publicizing the 2016–7 General Membership Survey earlier this year, a motion was brought forward at the latest Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Board meeting to do the same…

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Year in Review

Peak Web January 5, 2018

Written by: Amneet Mann, News Editor   From reconciliation, to addressing sexual misconduct, to the political associations of our team name, 2017 was the year SFU opened up dialogue about issues that resonated in our community. We present a rundown…

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