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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. This is because “a time sensitive situation has come up surrounding the amendment of old policies,” and would therefore “allow [the] Committee on Councilor Breaches of Confidence (CCBC) to continue its work expeditiously.” The motion passed and PM-1.2 was suspended. After PM-1.2’s suspension, Council discussed time sensitive changes to R-9 and SO-22. The motion proposed only councillors and invited third-parties…
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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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SUBstandard: The Student Union Building hours should match the rest of the campus
May 17, 2022By Nercya Kalino, Staff Writer How is it that the most student-centric building on campus has the most restrictive hours? Whether it’s during or in-between semesters, most of the Burnaby campus is basically open 24/7. Not so with the Student…
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Incoming SFSS president Helen Sofia Pahou discusses plans for the upcoming year
May 11, 2022By: Jaymee Salisi, Promotions Coordinator With hopes to ease student hardships, Helen Sofia Pahou is prepared to begin her term as president of the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS). Pahou spoke with The Peak about her plans of action for…
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UBC students get $1,500 of mental health benefits, we get . . . $500?
March 1, 2022By: Meera Eragoda, Editor-in-Chief In 2021, UBC’s student society, the UBC Alma Mater Society (AMS), increased their mental health benefits from $500 to $1,000. Earlier this year, they increased them again to $1,500 through use of their Health and Dental…
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SFSS Spring 2022 Referenda: Equity Through Democracy
February 16, 2022by Balqees Jama, SFU Student Editors note: The author is president of SOCA and is currently advocating for this referendum. The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) 2022 Executive Elections are currently underway and among the five referenda questions, two are…
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February 2, 2022 — Councillors discuss special meeting to re-open SUB early
February 15, 2022By: Karissa Ketter, News Writer The Council discusses special meeting to re-open SUB early Mathematics councillor Ben Tischler submitted a motion to hold a special meeting on February 9, 2022 to discuss re-opening the Student Union Building (SUB) early. Tischler reported…
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