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Council Chats: motion for SFSS petition for fall reading break passes
March 12, 2024By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer On February 29, The Peak attended the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) bi-weekly Council meeting via Zoom. The meeting consisted of topics including a motion proposing a petition to support the fall reading break and funding for the Software Systems Student Society’s (SSSS) System Hacks Hackathon event. Fall Reading Break Motion Passes Vice-president of equity and sustainability Priyanka Kaur Dhesa submitted a motion to start a petition calling for a fall reading break in the school calendar year. The motion read, “Mental health and well-being is a prominent concern among post-secondary students; whereas reading break…
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SFSS executive election candidates
February 27, 2024By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer The 2024/25 SFSS executive committee elections vote is taking place from February 26–29. All undergraduate students are encouraged to vote via a portal that will be sent to their SFU email. A total of 30…
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Council Chats: BASS requests designated common space in the SUB
February 14, 2024By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer The Peak attended the bi-weekly Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Council meeting via Zoom on January 31. The agenda for the meeting included discussions about a Business Administration Student Society (BASS) common room space in…
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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…
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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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