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This is a photo of the SFSS building on a bright, sunny day, where the glass of the building reflects the blue sky and clouds.
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2025 SFSS vice-president candidate details concerns around name misspelling

Peak Web May 30, 2025

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer Vaibhav Babbar, who also goes by Vee, spoke with The Peak after his lingering concerns about the election were brought to the paper’s attention by an anonymous source.  Babbar, who served as one of the associate vice-presidents of events and student affairs during the 2024/25 term, ran in this year’s election cycle but was not elected by a margin of 88 votes. He said issues around his platform commenced before the election took place. At the candidate debate, his nickname was incorrectly spelled “Veer.” At this point in the election, the mistake “was fine because…

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This is a photo of the outside of the Student Union Building at the SFSS Burnaby campus. The photo is a close up of the doors. Above the doors the sign reads “Student Union Building, Simon Fraser University”
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Students raise concerns over fairness of SFSS elections voting system

Peak Web March 24, 2025

By: Mason Mattu, News Writer and Petra Chase, Editor-in-Chief From February 27 to 28, SFU undergraduate students voted in the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) election. On the ballot were SFSS executive position candidates and fee increase motions. The results…

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The Fall Kickoff wasn’t much to rave about

Peak Web March 20, 2025

By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer and Michelle Young, Copy Editor Before the beginning of the 2024 fall semester, I saw a lot of promotion for an event called “Fall Kickoff.” The promotional material seemed to be advertising the fact that…

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Council Chats: Software Systems Student Society requests funding for upcoming hackathon

Peak Web March 18, 2025

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer On March 5, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) convened for their bi-weekly Council meeting. The most recent iteration saw a presentation from SFU Software Systems Student Society (SSSS), discussions on SFU’s decision to close…

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Who’s running and what’s on the ballot?

Peak Web February 23, 2025

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer Editor’s note: As an independent student society, The Peak Publications Society would financially benefit from the General Fee Motion and staff members have been involved in campaigning for it. We’ve taken steps to prevent conflict…

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Why we should vote “yes” on the Health and Dental Plan fee increase

Peak Web February 23, 2025

By: Emmanuel Adegboyega, SFU Student Editor’s note: This was written by the Simon Fraser Student Society president endorsing a referendum he has worked on. The Peak will not be financially compensating Adegboyega as per our conflict of interest policy, which…

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What the SFSS presidential candidates are fighting for this election

Peak Web February 23, 2025

By: Phone Min Thant, Staff Writer, and Hannah Fraser, News Editor Every year, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) elects student representatives to its executive committee. This year, 23 candidates are campaigning for the seven positions: SFSS president and six…

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This is a photo of an orange door that says “executive committee” vertically on the side of it on the window.
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SFU students to vote on fee increases

Peak Web February 10, 2025

By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer Editor’s note: As an independent student society, The Peak Publications Society would financially benefit from the Vote for Student Life referendum and non-editorial staff members are campaigning for it. We’ve taken steps to prevent conflict…

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Community Days at SFU

Peak Web January 13, 2025

By: Phone Min Thant, Staff Writer, Izzy Cheung, Arts & Culture Editor Editor’s note: The Peak acknowledges that Chloë Arneson, who was interviewed, was a News Writer for The Peak in 2023. However, the writer and editor of this piece…

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From grassroots movements to thriving campus communities

Peak Web January 13, 2025

By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer Some students might focus solely on grades and finishing courses as quickly as possible, slipping through the seams of this transitory institution that is colloquially compared to a prison complex. Though, like the winding vines…

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