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SFU students report incidents of serial harassment and trespassing

Peak Web June 11, 2018

By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor   On May 30, several SFU students took to the Facebook page “‘Must Knows’ for courses at SFU”, to spread awareness about a trespasser and alleged serial sexual harasser on the Burnaby campus.      The initial post informed students about the trespasser’s presence on campus and described incidents of harassment where he followed female students to their car and to the library. On May 31, former SFU student senator and former SFSS applied sciences representative Jeffrey Leung made another post on the same social media page, acknowledging the initial post. Leung mentioned in…

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SFU alum Stephen Hui reaches new peaks with book on hiking

Peak Web June 10, 2018

By: Winona Young  Fast Facts Name: Stephen Hui Pronouns: He / him / his Departmental affiliation: Geography Major (graduated in 2003) Work experience: Former journalist, communication lead for Pembina Institute Star and Chinese Zodiac sign: Scorpio, Year of the Sheep…

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Deadpool 2 is still dead funny

Peak Web June 9, 2018

By: Youeal Abera Warning: this article contains spoilers. For years, Ryan Reynolds tirelessly worked to bring beloved Marvel superhero Deadpool to the big screen. After all his persistence, Deadpool hit theatres in February 2016, and the movie was a massive…

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Board Shorts

Peak Web June 8, 2018

Board approves $1,860 to send four members to the student union conference held by UBC AMS At the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Board of Directors meeting on June 8, the Board carried the motion to send four Board members…

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POLITICAL CORNER: Trudeau is not the progressive Prime Minister for whom we hoped

EIC June 8, 2018

Written by Liam Wilson, Peak Associate Remember Justin Trudeau in 2015? The hero we elected because he was in tune with women, Indigenous people, and young Canadians? The man who was going to dig Canada out of the Stephen Harper…

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Authentic German cuisine you’ll literally dream about

Peak Web June 7, 2018

Written and photographed by: Maxwell Gawlick Hidden in a nook of Chinatown is Bestie, an authentic German restaurant with which you’re guaranteed to fall in love. It’s a cute location, bigger on the inside than the outside, and filled with…

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The true story behind That Dragon, Cancer makes it more than a game

Peak Web June 6, 2018

By: Amal Abdullah That Dragon, Cancer is a game created by two parents, Amy and Ryan Green, to eulogize the life of their son Joel, who was diagnosed with atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT) at just one year old. Joel…

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Veggie Lunch seeks space to continue operating on campus

Peak Web June 6, 2018

As negotiations between the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) and CJSF to potentially house the campus radio station in Forum Chambers continue, vegan lunch service Veggie Lunch is facing possible displacement from the space and looking for another location on…

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Don’t forget, celebrities experience injuries too

Peak Web June 5, 2018

Written by Youeal Abera, Peak Associate Last week, SZA and Top Dog Entertainment (TDE) fans alike were informed of the sad news that R&B megastar SZA would be pulled out of a couple of dates of the TDE Championship Tour…

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SFPIRG signs lease agreement “under duress,” says campaign coordinator

Peak Web June 4, 2018

The Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group (SFPIRG) has signed a lease that allows them to continue inhabiting their current space in the Rotunda until December 14, 2018, after which they will be evicted. The terms of the lease renewal…

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