summer layoffs

This is an illustration featuring the large W of the Woodward’s building downtown, three custodial workers in blue looking unhappy, a bagpipe, grey laptop open with the words “OpenAI” on its screen, and the grey exterior of SFU’s academic quadrangle.
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2024 News Rewind

Peak Web January 9, 2025

By: Mason Mattu and Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writers Editor’s note: The ranking of these stories is roughly based on the number of articles written on each topic, whether these stories appeared on the cover of our weekly issues, and readership statistics from issuu.com. Multiple links under a single topic are presented in chronological order of publication. Support for Palestine in the community, ongoing Learn more: “SFU faculty members express support for Palestine” — Izzy Cheung “Independent Jewish Voices calls on BC government to reject IHRA definition of antisemitism” — Yashita Dhillon and Olivia Sherman “Students occupy library to demand SFU’s…

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This is a photo of the outside of the Academic Quadrangle at SFU on a cloudy day.
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SFU increases car allowance perk for executives amid summer layoffs

Peak Web December 2, 2024

By: Hannah Fraser, News Editor In July, The Peak received word from the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) that SFU decided to increase the vehicle allowance perk for SFU executives by about $75,000. A vehicle allowance is a payment made by…

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