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UPDATED: SFU student alleges university did not provide adequate aid following campus violence incident

Peak Web October 12, 2018

Written by: Amneet Mann, News Editor   Updated 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. Brown Hall on Wednesday, October 3 alleges that the university did not assist the students who witnessed the event. The post was created by SFU student Ashley Lee, who was in the room that the violent student eventually entered. At the time of publication, Lee’s post has gained approximately 2,500 Facebook reactions, over 1,400…

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Two SFU students injured during campus incident

Peak Web October 8, 2018

Written 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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Memorandum of Understanding signed between SFU and NATO Defense College

Peak Web June 19, 2018

By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor   On March 29, SFU achieved a first for Canadian civilian universities when it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the NATO Defense College (NDC), giving the former access to NDC facilities and…

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SFU extends its communication channels to alert students on time

Peak Web May 16, 2018

By: 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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I support Apple’s decision to maintain user privacy

EIC February 29, 2016

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he FBI and Apple Inc. have been locked in a heated legal dispute for the past several days over the iPhone 5c of San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook. The FBI wants to gather intel from Farook’s phone that could aid…

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Sadly, airports do not recognize gender sensitivity

EIC September 28, 2015

Last week, an issue was hastily slathered onto the news involving a trans woman’s troubles while she — Shadi Petosky — went through security at an airport in Florida. As she made her way through the full body scanner, labelled…

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