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The SFSS Council emphasized security changes for the upcoming year
March 21, 2023By: Natalie Cooke, News Writer On March 8, The Peak attended the Simon Fraser Student Society’s (SFSS) bi-weekly Council meeting. The highlights from the meeting include discussing the new student health care committee and the approved funding for the 2023 Faculty of Applied Science Winter Formal. Data Privacy and Security Rastko Koprivica, who was the vice-president of finances and services, at the time of the meeting, addressed the issue of data privacy and security in the most recent SFSS Council meeting. It was noted, “The society relies heavily on non-domestic data storage mediums [ . . . ] The storage…
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SFU350 calls for the SFSS to divest from Scotiabank
March 20, 2023By: Aditi Dwivedi, News Writer Editor’s note: Chloë Arneson, who was interviewed for this piece, is a former Peak employee. The Peak acknowledges and has taken steps to prevent conflicts of interest or potential bias from influencing the article. On…
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SFSS election results: new executive committee announced
March 6, 2023By: Vee Babbar, Peak Associate The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) provides the SFU undergraduate student body representation, support, community, and extracurricular opportunities. The recent voting period has revealed the new executive committee and referendum vote results. Newly Elected Executive…
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SFSS Council is launching their own breakfast program for SFU students
February 23, 2023By: Natalie Cooke, News Writer On February 8, The Peak attended the Simon Fraser Student Society’s (SFSS) bi-weekly Council meeting. The highlights from the meeting include discussing the new SFSS breakfast program, the Applied Science formal, and the Computer Science…
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Learn more about sexual health resources on the SFU campus
February 14, 2023By: Aditi Dwivedi, News Writer The week of February 14–18 marks the annual Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Week in Canada. A survey designed by the Sex Information and Education Council of Canada was conducted by the Canadian Journal of…
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The SFSS Council protests gender-based violence in post-secondary education
February 7, 2023By: Aditi Dwivedi, News Writer Content warning: This article contains mentions of sexual and gender-based violence. On January 25, The Peak attended the Simon Fraser Student Society’s (SFSS) bi-weekly Council meeting. The highlights from the meeting include SFSS unanimously agreeing…
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SFSS has mass resignations, new executives on staff
January 30, 2023By: Karissa Ketter, News Editor Editor’s note: Chloë Arneson, who was interviewed for this piece, is a former Peak employee. The Peak acknowledges and has taken steps to prevent conflicts of interest or potential bias from influencing the article. Helen…
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SFSS Council protests student facing deportation
January 23, 2023Editor's note: Previously, The Peak reported Zain Haq "has been in hiding." This is not the case, and Haq was released by CSBA a few months ago. The piece has been updated to correct this. By: Natalie Cooke, News Writer The Peak…
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Rea Chatterjee speaks on resignation
January 17, 2023By: Chloë Arneson, Peak Associate and Karissa Ketter, News Editor Editor’s Note: Previously, The Peak had reported that Eshana Baran was censured. However, she was not officially under censure proceedings, but was reprimanded by councillors. After months of conflict with…
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SFSS Council discusses donations to Indigenous Residential School Survivors Society
November 24, 2022By: Pranjali J Mann, News Writer In September, Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) vice-president external relations and community affairs, Eshana Baran, put forward a motion at a Council meeting to approve an annual SFSS donation of $10,000 to the Indian…
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