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StudentCare proposes referendum to increase student health and dental fee
September 30, 2022By: Pranjali J Mann, News Writer During the SFSS Council meeting on September 14, Sophia Haque from StudentCare, presented the possibility of increasing coverage for student health care plans to include mental health services. She indicated potential for a “health and mental plan referendum” to vote on at the upcoming fall by-elections. Citing results from the 2021 StudentCare Health and Dental plan survey, Haque said, “students are clearly indicating that it’s more important to them to maintain their current coverage levels, than it is to be keeping the plan cost at the same price.” She suggested that 88% of the…
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A timeline of SFSS conduct and concerns
August 6, 2022By: Meera Eragoda, Features Editor May 2022 President Helen Sofia Pahou and the new Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) begin their 2022/23 term. May 11, 2022 In an interview with The Peak, Pahou said she hopes to facilitate clear communication…
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Still our money: The SFSS is spending too much running itself
August 5, 2022By Nercya Kalino, Staff Writer When SFU released its 2021/22 budget plan, a plan that called for a 2% increase in domestic tuition and 4% increase in international tuition, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) objected. Their objection, in part,…
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Multiple councillors resign from the SFSS
August 2, 2022By: Chloë Arneson, News Writer & Karissa Ketter, News Editor Three Council members, English representative Gabe Liosis, Indigenous studies student union representative Nebula (Anita) Shen, and Diversity and Neurodiversity Alliance representative Vivian Ly, have recently announced their resignations from the…
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Concerns arise surrounding SFSS organization officer’s leave of absence
August 2, 2022By: Chloë Arneson, News Writer During the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Council meeting of July 6, the current operations organizer, Ayesha Khan, raised concerns regarding the SFSS’ lack of action regarding the coverage of the position for when she…
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Council discuss changes to policies on in-camera discussion
July 4, 2022By: Pranjali J Mann, News Writer Policy amendment for in-camera sessions At the June 22 Council meeting, Judit Nagy, SFSS vice president internal and organizational development, introduced a motion to suspend policy PM-1.2., which dictates how policy is notified and changed.…
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SFSS to appoint new committee members
July 1, 2022By: Olivia Visser, Staff Writer At the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) council meeting on June 8, committee elections were held for 28 vacant committee seats. Council members nominated themselves or a fellow council member for each committee. According to…
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SFSS passes Palestinian Issues Policy
May 30, 2022By: Olivia Visser, Staff Writer On April 20, 2022, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) council passed a Palestinain Issues Policy with a unanimous vote. The Palestinian Issues Policy was suggested by the SFSS Free Palestine Working Group in response…
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SFSS holds meeting to discuss impeachment of three Council members
May 27, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer Editor’s note: This article was updated on May 27, 2022 to clarify that only one Councillor was impeached. Originally, it was stated that all three censured Council members were impeached. The article also has been…
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Gabe Liosis and Corbett Gildersleve reflect on their year as SFSS president
May 27, 2022By: Nercya Kalino, Staff Writer The SFSS has elected their new executive board, revealing the new SFSS president, Helen Sofia Pahou. The Peak conducted an interview with former SFSS president Gabe Liosis and former acting president and vice-president internal &…
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