sexual assault
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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Community legal assistance society offers free legal services for sexual violence
November 7, 2023By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer Content warning: mentions of sexual assault. According to Statistics Canada, there were 34,242 reported cases of sexual assault in 2021, a jarring 18% increase from 2020. However, it is commonly known that most sexual…
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Canada announces Bill C-3 to better train judges for sexual assault cases
June 4, 2021Written by: Charlene Aviles, Peak Associate Content warning: mentions of sexual assault The Department of Justice Canada announced on May 7, 2021 amendments to the Judges Act requiring provincial superior court judges receive training on “sexual assault law and social…
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Sexual violence prevention education needs to be mandatory at SFU
March 1, 2021by Anonymous Content warning: mention of sexual assault SFU has a long-standing history of failing their students. But some of their most egregious failures have been the multiple mishandlings of sexual assault cases on campus. Much more can…
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How SFU’s mishandling of sexual assault excaberated my trauma
February 13, 2021Written by: Sarah Russo Content Warning: heavy discussion of sexual assault, mentions of suicide Three days into my time at SFU, I was sexually assaulted. I've heard people compare going to university to beginning a brand new chapter of your…
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Victims’ statements should be believed
January 11, 2021by Kyla Dowling, Staff Writer CW: Discussion of sexual assault, rape, policy brutality. In 2019, I sat in a room at the police station and told an officer about my sexual assault. “Why didn’t you report this sooner?”…
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We aren’t safe with SFU’s security
January 8, 2021by Madeleine Chan, Opinions Editor CW: Discussion of sexual assault, police brutality, death. Over the years, there have been increasing concerns about the response of SFU Safety & Risk Services (SRS) to campus incidents. Most recently, the RCMP…
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Everything you need to know about SFU’s sexual assault resources
November 5, 2019By: Winona Young, Features Editor CW: Mentions of sexual assault It’s been roughly two months since two SFU students were assaulted on Burnaby campus. With this in mind, care and sensitivity is still needed to address sexual assault in…
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SFU’s negligence at the Transportation Centre is putting commuting students at risk
August 31, 2019By: Gabrielle McLaren, Editor-in-Chief Last spring, I found myself commuting home late on a Friday night, which isn’t unusual for me. The Peak’s publication days are on Friday, and they stretch out. On this particular Friday I was with two male…
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Leaked recording reveals turmoil within SFSS over Jas Randhawa’s presidency
August 31, 2018Written by: Gabrielle McLaren, Features Editor and Amneet Mann, News Editor In his email to The Peak, stating that he was under pressure to resign as president of the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS), Jas Randhawa attached a recording…
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