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UBC students get $1,500 of mental health benefits, we get . . . $500?
March 1, 2022By: Meera Eragoda, Editor-in-Chief In 2021, UBC’s student society, the UBC Alma Mater Society (AMS), increased their mental health benefits from $500 to $1,000. Earlier this year, they increased them again to $1,500 through use of their Health and Dental Reserve Fund. So why hasn’t the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS), who are responsible for administering SFU’s Studentcare program, done the same? The AMS reviews their health and dental plan yearly to see what parts of the plan “students use most and where more coverage is needed,” fueling their decision for the latest increase. It’s unclear whether the SFSS does…
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Theresa Hanson’s extensive sports management career
January 21, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Theresa Hanson became the first woman Senior Director of Athletics and Recreation at SFU on October 26, 2015. But she was no stranger to SFU or making history. In an interview with The Peak, she…
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LEAKED: SFU and UBC to announce joint holiday celebration
November 30, 2021By: Carter Hemion, Humour Editor BURNABY, BC — With a recording of a leaked phone call, an anonymous whistleblower shared news of an SFU and UBC collaboration for the first time in 23 years. Presidents Joy Johnson and Santa J.…
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The absolutely true story of when SFU met UBC
November 26, 2021By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer The Absolutely TRUE Romantic Story of when SFU Met UBC By: shy_SFUxUBC_sh!pper Chapter: 1/? Updated: November 10, 2016 Disclaimer: Okay, before you haters come onto my comments, I’d just like to say that this is…
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Students who use drugs deserve your support, SFU
November 21, 2021by Victoria Lopatka, Staff Writer It’s an undeniable reality that some post-secondary students do drugs. Students may use drugs to keep up with a busy school schedule, due to social pressure, to manage stress, have fun at parties, or for…
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SFU x UBC: a forbidden love
February 11, 2021By: Alex Masse, Staff Writer Vancouver’s January air struck through the bones, the same as always. That is to say, it was cold, but if you expressed this to anyone outside the Lower Mainland, they’d laugh at you. She pulled…
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UBC allegedly erases Dr. Amie Wolf’s reports of behaviour among teacher candidates reinforcing white supremacy
February 1, 2021Written by: Vincent Grewal Dr. Amie Wolf is an adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia (UBC) teaching two sections of a required course in the teacher education program, EDUC 440 Indigenous Education in Canada. In a recent controversy,…
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Catherine Dauvergne will be SFU’s next Vice-President, Academic and Provost
July 20, 2020Written by: Michelle Gomez, News Editor Dr. Catherine Dauvergne is currently the Dean of Law at the Peter A. Allard School of Law at UBC, and previously held the role of Special Advisor to the UBC President between 2009 and…
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Proctorio faces backlash after CEO breaches privacy of UBC student
July 14, 2020Written by: Paige Riding, News Writer Online invigilation software company Proctorio sparked public privacy concerns when their CEO released chat logs between a student and a customer service representative. On June 26, a UBC student posted a portion of a…
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Freedom Square plaque removed and engraved into new tiles
July 13, 2020Written by: Michelle Gomez, News Editor The plaque that once stood in SFU’s Freedom Square, in commemoration of protests that took place in 1967, has now been engraved into the new tiles in Freedom Square with different wording. According to…
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