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Council Meeting — October 13, 2021
November 24, 2021By: Charlene Aviles, Staff Writer Content warning: Mentions of sexual violence Motion on Sexual Violence Training SFSS vice-president internal and organizational development Corbett Gildersleve put forth a motion on sexual misconduct investigations. This motion proposed the SFSS develop “survivor-centric and trauma-informed policies and processes” before establishing their own sexual misconduct investigation office. The motion also called for councillors and SFSS staff to be trained in sexual violence prevention. According to Gildersleve, Council members “need more knowledge and training” on sexual violence prevention. This stemmed from previous in-camera meetings related to sexual misconduct disclosures. As in-camera meetings are private, The Peak…
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Senate Report: September 13, 2021
November 19, 2021By: Victoria Lopatka, Staff Writer Motion to Hire 15 Black Faculty at SFU The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) president Gabe Liosis brought forward the motion to hire more Black faculty at SFU on behalf of former SFSS president, Osob…
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SFSS campaigns for SFU to continue recording lectures
November 19, 2021By: Yelin Gemma Lee, News Writer During the last week of August, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) published the Accessible Course Practices (ACP) campaign letter and an accompanying student survey to their social media accounts. This campaign calls for…
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SFU commits to full divestment from fossil fuels by 2025
November 14, 2021By: Yelin Gemma Lee, News Writer On November 1, 2021, SFU announced their full divestment from fossil fuels by 2025. Divestment has been a topic of controversy on campus and has led to student protests in the form of a…
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Long-awaited Student Union Building has soft opening
September 7, 2021By: Yelin Gemma Lee, News Writer SFSS kicked off the soft-opening week of the Student Union Building (SUB) on August 23 by inviting small groups of people to gather in the ballroom on the top floor. This was followed by…
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SFSS approves motion to give departmental student unions permanent space in SUB
September 7, 2021By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer On August 25, SFSS voted for the Science Undergraduate Society (SUS) and Society of Arts and Social Sciences (SASS) to permanently occupy the two largest rooms in the Student Union Building (SUB). “The motion passed…
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SFSS BDS motion sees support from Palestinian and Jewish students and opposition from Hillel
August 6, 2021Written by: Nancy La, Staff Writer This is a developing story that The Peak may cover in future pieces. Find previous reports of the motion here. On May 19, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) motion passed a motion in…
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VP Corbett Gildersleve discusses the roots of the SFSS
August 3, 2021Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer Editor’s note: Previously, this article stated Gildersleve served on the Board in 2014. It has been corrected to 2015. Further, it was stated that Gildersleve ran with the SFU Progressives in 2019 — however…
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Council Meeting — July 14, 2021
July 30, 2021Written by: Jaymee Salisi, News Writer Student Union Building (SUB) opening plan The SUB working group brought forward a motion proposing that Council set the opening date for the SUB as August 23, 2021. Between this date and SFU’s campus…
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Council Meeting — June 16, 2021
July 1, 2021Written by: Jaymee Salisi, News Writer Return-to-campus student accommodations discussion Councillors of the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) discussed their plans to accommodate COVID-19 safety protocols and learning accessibility in the fall when campus reopens. Chaired by SFSS president Gabe Liosis, the…
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