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Board Shorts
November 27, 2018Written by: Amneet Mann, News Editor Board approves motion to extend subleases with CJSF and SFPIRG on a month-to-month basis The original expiry date on the subleases allocating the Simon Fraser Campus Radio Society (CJSF) and the Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group (SFPIRG) space in the rotunda was December 14. It was noted that the two groups were currently in discussion with the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) and had not yet agreed to the terms of the proposed agreement. “We are authorizing the SFSS to send these agreements; we don’t have any authority to make a decision…
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Board Shorts
October 15, 2018Written by: Amneet Mann, News Editor Finances regarding AMS Welcome Back BBQ settled The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) approved a total of $13,388 to pay for the unsold tickets of the initial release of the Alma Mater Society…
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Two SFU students injured during campus incident
October 8, 2018Written by: Amneet Mann, News Editor Note: 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…
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Forum raises concern tank farm poses “catastrophic” risk
July 9, 2018Written by: Cecile Favron, Peak Associate Dozens of concerned citizens gathered to discuss links between the potential for a devastating fire on Burnaby Mountain and the Kinder Morgan tank farm expansion at Simon Fraser University on June 28. “The…
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SFU students report incidents of serial harassment and trespassing
June 11, 2018By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor On May 30, several SFU students took to the Facebook page “‘Must Knows’ for courses at SFU”, to spread awareness about a trespasser and alleged serial sexual harasser on the Burnaby campus. …
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SFU extends its communication channels to alert students on time
May 16, 2018By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor Snow days at SFU leave students in a bind, as classes are cancelled mid-day, exams are postponed, and, sometimes, the whole campus is suddenly closed off, often leaving students stranded. To address this…
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SFU releases report on asbestos incident on campus
June 12, 2017Simon Fraser University is launching a re-inventory of asbestos on campus after a report found that work on asbestos ceiling tiles last year was done without proper safety procedures, exposing employees to the toxic substance. The incident occurred during renovations…
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Tanks farms, pipelines, and the safety of the SFU community
November 29, 2016Hidden in plain sight Upon starting your post-secondary studies at Simon Fraser University’s Burnaby campus, you might not notice at first that it is located above a tank farm. It is tucked away just below the Gaglardi Way and Hastings…
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Dawn of the pointless texting lanes
July 13, 2015Maybe some of your remember earlier this year when SFU released this year’s addition to its annual April Fool’s gag — a YouTube a video depicting hallway ‘traffic’ police, separating and maneuvering distracted texters through the ‘slow’ lane, while urging…
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There’s a revolutionary alternative to wearing a bike helmet
May 11, 2015[caption id="attachment_2402" align="alignnone" width="940"] Photo courtesy of Christopher Porter (Flickr)[/caption] Drier, warmer weather outside means it’s time to grease up your chains and get exploring the Lower Mainland on your bicycle. But the one thing standing in the way of…
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