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Interview with Larissa Chen

EIC November 14, 2016

With the SFSS byelection this week, The Peak sat down with all the presidential candidates for a more in-depth chat than the timed responses at the debates. To find the other interviews, click here for Darien Lechner and here for Deepak Sharma.  Nathan Ross: You mentioned on Surrey that one of the reasons you were running was so that students weren't faced with the same option as they had in the general election. Can you elaborate on why you feel that way? Larissa Chen: During the spring election, students had two options for president. I am currently running alongside those same individuals during this…

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Interview with Darien Lechner

EIC November 14, 2016

With the SFSS byelection this week, The Peak sat down with all the presidential candidates for a more in-depth chat than the timed responses at the debates. To find the other interviews, click here for Larissa Chen and here for Deepak Sharma. …

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SFSS Byelection Update

EIC November 7, 2016

Presidents! Who they are? What are they running on? Have they been the president yet? Do they think Willie Desjardins should be fired? Larissa Chen The prior VP Student Services for the SFSS, as well as the interim president for…

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Student society blues: corruption in student governments is too rampant to ignore

EIC November 4, 2016

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Connected slate thought they were in for summer lovin’ when they took over the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) office space this past May. But soon, it turned out that their first semester in office would be one filled…

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Board Shorts

EIC October 3, 2016

On Friday September 30, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) held their Annual General Meeting inviting all students to attend at the SFU Diamond Family Theatre. Roughly 25 students attended the meeting, where various motions were put forward by students…

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Fuck textbooks

EIC September 26, 2016

Why are textbooks so damn expensive? Textbooks, and their ridiculous price tags, are a complicated mess that takes some explaining. The main reason textbooks are so expensive is they aren’t in a free market: students don’t have options when purchasing…

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SFSS cancels Fall 2016 term after project deemed ‘not feasible’

EIC September 12, 2016

The Simon Fraser Student Society announced in a recent press release that they have decided not to proceed with the Fall 2016 semester after getting an estimate back on how much money they could save by cancelling the term. They…

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Future of Highland Pub uncertain as fall semester begins

EIC September 12, 2016

Burgers and brews at the Highland Pub won’t be a thing of the past — at least for the time being. In May, Martin Wyant, CEO of the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) spoke to The Peak in the wake…

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President Sharma’s resignation is a new low for the SFSS

EIC June 10, 2016

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) is described on its website as a “student-led organization that represents and advocates for the interests of the 26,000+ undergraduate students at SFU.” They provide food services, the U-Pass BC program, extended health and…

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Enoch Weng reflects on his year as SFSS President

EIC April 4, 2016

The Peak: Reflecting back on the year you’ve had as SFSS President, what is the thing you are most proud of? Enoch Weng: I think its really living up to the whole “Ohana means family” quote. The biggest thing I…

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