Simon Fraser University
A summary of the 2021 SFSS candidate debate
February 14, 2021by Jaymee Salisi, News Writer On February 11, 2021, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) held a candidate debate for their 2021 Executive Committee elections. The Executive Committee is elected by the student body to represent undergraduate students and advocate on their behalf with SFU administration and governing bodies outside the university. Candidates introduced their platforms and answered questions from other students regarding their potential plans with the SFSS. The Elections Chief did not approve all candidates simultaneously, which may have affected campaigns. The Peak reached out for more information, but did not receive a response. President Current Vice President…
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SFSS 2020 AGM: Moving towards equity and democracy
October 19, 2020By Balqees Jama, SFSS Board of Directors (At-Large Rep) Recent SFU Student Activism SFU has witnessed a wave of student activism over the last couple of years that was inspired in 2018 by an interconnected combination of movements on campus.…
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SFU Criminology should cut ties with police
September 30, 2020by Gurpreet Kambo, Peak Associate Modern life (particularly news discourse) has become like the never-ending climax of a post-apocalyptic film. One persistent, dramatic arc is that of policing and all the adjacent discourse that surrounds #blacklivesmatter, police brutality, and Indigenous…
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Scholar Strike Canada: A cause for hope and a missed opportunity
September 21, 2020By Harvin Bhathal, Features Editor “Education isn’t about teaching students how to make the trains run on time.” said Min Sook Lee, Associate Professor at Ontario College of Art and Design University, during the first scheduled digital teach-in, Abolition or…
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SFU to offer both remote and in-person classes in the fall
May 12, 2020Written by: Michelle Gomez, News Editor SFU will be offering most classes remotely for the fall semester, with the potential to open some courses for in-person instruction. SFU’s Vice-President Academic and Provost pro tem Dr. Jonathan Driver made the announcement…
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Dr. Paul Budra gives a fascinating talk on The Shakespeare Conspiracy
April 5, 2020by Lubaba Mahmud, Staff Writer Sometimes I wish that I were an English major, which is what I thought I would be back in middle school. Attending Dr. Paul Budra’s talk titled The Shakespeare Conspiracy gave me a small glimpse of…
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Soundtracks for your major
August 30, 2019By: Kelly Chia, Nicole Magas, Lubaba Mahmud, Marco Ovies, Andrea Renney, and Winona Young There are several factors that can contribute to a student’s choice in major: eventual career prospects, passion for a subject, or pressure from family. Sometimes we’re happy…
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New study finds universities depending more on contractual labour
November 21, 2018Written by: Srijani Datta The Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) released a report concluding that around 53% of all faculty appointments in 2016–17, made in different universities across Canada, were contractual. Contract U Study The study, Contract…
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Grad Minutes
October 14, 2018Written by: Youeal Abera, Staff Writer The GSS partners with the SVSPO Graduate student Council speaker Nathan Lodewyk announced that the Graduate Student Society (GSS) will partner with SFU’s Sexual Violence Support and Prevention Office (SVSPO) for Sexual Assault…
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Student group condemns SFSS for “institutionalized racism”
September 11, 2018Written by: Amneet Mann, News Editor SFU Students of Caribbean and African Ancestry (SOCA) has published public letters on their Facebook page condemning the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) for their treatment of marginalized groups on campus. SOCA…
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