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Letter to the Editor

EIC March 27, 2016

Dear editors of the Peak, Re: SFSS Candidate Endorsements You recently published an article endorsing certain candidates to the SFSS Board of Directors. While I agree that you should be able to endorse candidates simply on the basis of free speech, I believe that given the source of your funding and the lack of competition on campus, you have a responsibility to produce objective and informative endorsements – or don’t endorse anyone at all. Getting together in a room and taking a straw poll of your editorial board is nowhere near the standard students deserve. I don’t doubt that you…

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Board Gags

EIC September 21, 2015

Last week’s meeting featured a special “in-camera” session, meaning it was closed to the public.

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Board Gags

EIC July 26, 2015

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Board Gags

EIC July 6, 2015

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Board Gags

EIC June 29, 2015

The SFSS fails to schedule their board meeting for the second week in a row.

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Student newspaper under fire for running an informed opinions article

EIC March 30, 2015

[caption id="attachment_1857" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo by Brandon Hillier[/caption] SFU’s student paper is facing criticism for publishing an opinions-related election article in the newspaper’s opinions section. The article, which appeared in the March 23 issue of The Peak, was titled “The…

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Quiz: Are you a candidate in the SFSS elections or are you running a scam?

EIC March 23, 2015

[caption id="attachment_1282" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo courtesy of Wikipedia[/caption] Are you a forward-thinking SFU student ready to bring change and sustainability to your university? Or are you a fast-talking scam artist looking to take advantage of the unsuspecting? Find out by…

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The Peak staff picks their 2015 SFSS candidates!

EIC March 22, 2015

[caption id="attachment_1774" align="alignnone" width="970"] Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons[/caption] *Please note that the followings represents the views of some of The Peak staff and do not reflect the views of the Peak Publications Society.    The Peak’s editorial staff submitted votes…

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Faux SFSS election profiles

EIC March 16, 2015

With the transit referendum engulfing the Greater Vancouver area and the upcoming federal election happening later this year, it’s refreshing to finally have politics worth paying attention to: the 2015 Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) elections. You may be thinking,…

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SFSS election heating up as incumbent candidate locks hopeful newcomer in boiler room

EIC March 16, 2015

With election season underway for the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS), things are heating up as promising newcomer Shaylene Pratt has already hit her first political roadblock: being locked in the boiler room of the Maggie Benston Building by current…

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