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The SFSS is a political entity
February 7, 2024By: Michelle Young, Opinions Editor On January 3, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) held a Council meeting. At the meeting, an SFSS Councillor said, “We’re a student society, not a political entity.” A student society is inherently a political entity, and it always has been. Political entities can be understood as “systems of governing authorities.” The positions of the SFSS are elected by students and made up of a Council. The SFSS has a fair degree of power when it comes to policies that affect students. They implemented the pass/credit/no credit system that was used during the TSSU strike…
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Council Chats: SFSS holds election for vacant MSA committee position
January 30, 2024By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer On January 17, The Peak attended the bi-weekly Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Council meeting via Zoom. The meeting’s agenda included an election for the open Member Services Advisory Committee seat and approval for subsisting the…
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SFSS Council’s Quest for a Rights-Free Utopia
January 23, 2024By: Sude Guvendik, Staff Writer Greetings, fellow students of wit, wisdom, and occasionally questionable decision-making! Let’s turn to another page of SFSS council drama, where on today’s episode, the SFSS Council, led by the daring president Liam Feng, contemplates the…
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Undermining Palestinian solidarity does not help Jews on campus
January 20, 2024Written by: Omri Haiven, SFU Student Content warning: mentions of war, genocide, and antisemitism. My name is Omri Haiven, and I’m a Jew who is a graduate student at SFU’s School of Communication. I’m also an active member of Independent…
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Council Chats: SFSS motion to call for permanent ceasefire in Gaza
January 15, 2024By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer On January 3, The Peak attended the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) bi-weekly Council meeting via Zoom. The adopted agenda touched on crucial motions, including a vote for SFSS to call for a permanent ceasefire…
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2023 — A Year in Review
January 12, 2024By: Eden Chipperfield & Olivia Sherman TSSU Strikes for improving working conditions, June–October Learn more: The TSSU Strike Vote: A Timeline of Events TSSU members form picket line in labour action SFU’s response to the TSSU picket lines has been…
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Council Chats: SFSS rejects TEDxSFU grant request
November 20, 2023By: Olivia Sherman, News Writer The Peak attended the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) meeting on November 8. Matters discussed include expelling councillors due to absences, the TEDxSFU conference, tuition refunds, and a number of committee elections. Councillor Resignations The…
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Council Chats: SFSS discusses their lack of response to TSSU strike
October 24, 2023By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer On October 11, The Peak attended the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) bi-weekly Council meeting. The agenda included a discussion on the SFSS response to the TSSU strike. This article was written prior to TSSU…
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Council Chats: Budget presentation outlines SFSS funding for 2023/24
October 17, 2023By: Olivia Sherman, News Writer The Peak attended the bi-weekly Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Council meeting on September 27. The meeting consisted of an official audit, AGM planning, in-camera discussions of the Student Union Building (SUB) lease, the TSSU…
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Council approves student back to school froshes
September 14, 2023By: Olivia Sherman, News Writer Editor’s note: The Peak would like to acknowledge that Josh Ralla, one of our staff members, was previously an executive director of TEDxSFU, but had no involvement in writing this article. On August 30, The…
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