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SFPIRG launches petition for campus space
March 26, 2018In the face of its impending displacement from campus, the Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group (SFPIRG) has launched a petition asking SFU and the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) to lease them appropriate campus space. The petition, directed towards SFU president Andrew Petter and vice-provost and associate vice-president academic Peter Keller, was launched a week ago and aims to collect as many signatures as possible. As described on the petition page, SFPIRG is currently subleasing office space from the SFSS in the Rotunda; this sublease will expire in June 2018. Once the Student Unions Building…
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Suya Life: bringing Nigerian street food to Vancouver
March 26, 2018By: Alex Bloom In March of 2017, Suya Life began. Now, as they celebrate their one-year anniversary, they have plans to expand their services. It started as a simple love of food, and that food was suya. What is suya?…
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Your favourite SFU athletes by the numbers
March 25, 2018Men’s basketball N’Kosi Kedar Salam (shooting guard) N’Kosi Kedar Salam, formally known as Kedar Wright, was a highly touted player transferring from UBC when he first joined the Clan for the beginning of the 2016–17 season. Upon transferring, he immediately…
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Jas Randhawa is the next SFSS president
March 23, 2018This morning, The Peak received the results for the 2018–19 Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Board of Directors elections from the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). Without further ado, Jaskarn (Jas) Randhawa has been elected as the next SFSS president. …
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The worst times to Hulk out
March 23, 2018By: Ahmed Ali As you all know, constantly turning into a 10-foot-tall Rage Monster when you get angry is never the most convenient superpower. There are times where it will be a minor inconvenience, and there are other times where…
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Why you’re paying so much for textbooks: Part 1 ⁄ 2
March 21, 2018By: Alexander Kenny, Peak Associate Purchasing textbooks has become a macabre ritual amongst post-secondary students. Students at SFU, myself included, always spend time discussing, comparing, and ultimately asking the question to end all questions: “How much do you have to…
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SFU Fashion Week returns for fifth season
March 19, 2018By: Alex Bloom SFU Fashion Week is a yearly event aimed at promoting the work of emerging designers. With the fifth year of event around the corner, I sat down with Dio Wong, the creative director of SFU Fashion Week,…
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The SFSS 2018 election debates: a debrief
March 19, 2018The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) hosted two debates in the week prior to the 2018 election voting period: one at SFU Surrey on March 12, and the second at SFU Burnaby on March 15. These debates, moderated by chief…
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Online petition tries to save David the mailroom man’s job
March 18, 2018A student from Simon Fraser University has started a petition on Change.org for David Kor, the mailroom man from Shell House who is currently at risk of losing his job. SFU is moving the mailroom from Shell House to the…
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Bugs and bones: the most fascinating thing at this school you’ve never heard of
March 14, 2018By: Umer Altaf Unknown to most students and hidden behind the dreary hallways of the Shrum Science Centre, an immaculate organisms collection resides within our university. Magnificently curated and remarkably comprehensive, the Biological Sciences Teaching Collection is likely the most…
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