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SFYou: Rishu Bagga and Hyago Santana Moreira
October 26, 2026By: Jonah Lazar, Staff Writer The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) is the student-funded organization representing and serving SFU’s undergraduate students. The executive committee is made up of seven students who manage “day-to-day operations and implement Council’s decisions,” according to their website. Two of them stepped forward for an interview with The Peak. Rishu Bagga and Hyago Santana Moreira were elected as president, and vice-president university and academic affairs, respectively, in the Spring 2026 election. They shared their goals and challenges at the helm of the SFSS for the academic year. Santana Moreira is an international student from Brazil. He…
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Free tenant rights workshop hosted by Alumo and SFSS
October 4, 2026By: Maya Barillas Mohan, Staff Writer Do you, SFU student, know your rights as a tenant? On September 21, Ali Versi, senior manager of partnerships and development at Alumo, hosted “Tenant Rights” to teach students about their rights. Alumo is…
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A sample of eight SFU clubs
September 26, 2026By: Cazzy Lewchuk, Staff Writer From September 15 to 17, the SFSS held their semesterly clubs outreach event on xʷtatəl̕ləm ʔə ƛ̓ səltaɬ sme:nt / Xwta7ltáw̓txw tl’a Lheḵw’lhúḵw’aytn — which are the new Indigenous names for Burnaby campus appointed by…
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SFSS launches fall bar crawl to promote campus life
September 6, 2026By: Maya Barillas Mohan, Staff Writer “Your freshman orientation week might be the most exciting one of your whole degree,” a SFSS representative declared to the crowd of eager first years. I suspect it’s exciting because the newfound freedom gained…
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2SLGBTQIA+ campus groups celebrate $50,000 coverage for gender-affirming healthcare
August 3, 2026By: Niveja Assalaarachchi, News Writer On July 16, the Graduate Student Society (GSS), in a joint Instagram post with the SFU Queer Collective, announced that per-procedure caps were being removed from gender-affirming healthcare benefits. These caps previously set a $5,000…
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The SFSS Health and Dental Plan is too shallow for student needs
July 19, 2026By: Jonah Lazar, Staff Writer The Simon Fraser Student Society’s (SFSS) health and dental plan is as wide as the sea and as deep as a pond. Currently, two plans are available to undergraduate SFU students, an enhanced care plan…
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Life and growth are never linear
May 18, 2026By: Corbett Gildersleve, Opinions Editor Who am I? I’m old. I was a mature student when I started my first degree. My journey has taken many turns since starting at SFU in the mid 2000s when I worked as a…
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GSS and SFSS express concern over heating conditions in student residences
May 10, 2026By: Niveja Assalaarachchi, News Writer On April 27, the Graduate Student Society (GSS) and Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) issued a joint letter to SFU Residence and Housing regarding concerns over heating and cooling facilities in student residences. The letter…
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Community members concerned about Conservative event at SFU
March 23, 2026By: Mason Mattu, Section Editor Content warning: mentions of residential school denialism, transphobia, child sexual abuse, pedophilia, and racism. Correction notice: A previous version of this article incorrectly referred to an attendee of the event as a protester. On March…
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SFSS bars recording at Council meetings, deterring student reporting
March 20, 2026Written by Petra Chase, Features Editor with contributions from Jonah Lazar, Staff Writer Editor’s note: The features editor and a staff writer spoke to the news team to learn more about this ongoing situation. Beyond being interviewed and forwarding us…
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Simon Fraser University’s independent student newspaper since 1965.
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