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13 SFU students and alumni awarded Top 25 Under 25
May 17, 201813 of this year’s Top 25 Under 25 awards were presented to SFU students and alumni by the Surrey Board of Trade. The annual awards recognize youth for their business and community involvements. This year’s award ceremony was held at the Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel on April 26. The Peak reached out via email to talk to award recipients about their projects, their experiences at SFU, and what the award means to them. We were unable to contact all of the award recipients by the time of publication. Profiles for the students and alumni we were unable to…
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New student support program for mental health to be launched online
May 15, 2018By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor A joint effort by SFU and the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) has led to the development of a two-year pilot program extending a new student support service for mental health. …
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One day isn’t enough time to educate Starbucks employees on thousands of years of racism
May 14, 2018Written by Alex Bloom In response to an incident of racial profiling in a Starbucks in Philadelphia, in which two innocent black men were arrested without cause, thousands of the chain’s locations will be closed across the United States and…
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SFSS and FIC announce support and services delivery agreement
May 14, 2018By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor On January 2, 2019, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) will begin providing a broad range of services and support for the students of Fraser International College (FIC). The agreement between the SFSS…
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Banning cell phones at concerts takes away from the experience
May 14, 2018Written by Courtney Miller Concert-goers may have to face off against musicians for their phones. Some artists are looking to ban the use of cell phones at concerts, and some already have. While from the artists’ and some concert-goers' perspectives,…
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Arts events to look forward to this summer
May 14, 2018By: Alex Bloom, Melissa Campos, Gabrielle McLaren, Natasha Tar, and Eva Zhu Welcome to summer, the time of slacking off and generally being lazy. This may be your plan, but if you are thinking of venturing outside of your house in…
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The ethics of big data analytics and governmental responsibility
May 11, 2018Written by Umer Altaf If you thought our troubles with Cambridge Analytica ended with the Facebook scandal, you are regrettably wrong. It seems that the company is impossible to keep out of the news. Not only have they recently declared…
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Board Shorts
May 11, 2018Board approves funds for 2018–9 board jackets The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Board of Directors passed a motion to “approve the total of $1,128.33 for board jackets.” The jackets are purchased each year for Board members, according…
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Mental health advocacy group experiences diminishing funding for initiatives
May 8, 2018In the 2017-8 academic year, the student-led mental health advocacy group Hi F.I.V.E. experienced a severe lack of funding, hindering their initiatives and presence on Burnaby campus through the year. Students involved in Hi F.I.V.E. have been working…
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Coachella is a place for LGBTQ+ artists to be loud and proud
May 7, 2018Written by Winona Young Earlier this year, Pitchfork released an article investigating the co-founder of Coachella, Philip Anschutz, and learned that he has donated thousands of dollars to anti-LGBTQ+ organizations. Such accusations sparked protest hashtags such as #BoycottCoachella and #NoChella.…
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