Waching daily May 30 2017

SFSS shuts down Highland Pub, the Ladle for summer

The Simon Fraser Student Society abruptly closed the Highland Pub and The Ladle before

the start of the summer semester with little warning to students.

All SFSS food and beverage services were slated to be closed permanently on June 15, but SFSS

president Hangue Kim told The Peak that the pub and kitchen were closed for summer as

part of usual operations.

No special announcement was made because the pub also closed for the summer around the

same time last year.

SFU plans big changes to campus food options

SFU students at the Burnaby campus witnessed the first of many big changes planned to food

services.

SFU closed Triple O's in the Academic Quadrangle, replacing it with an in-house restaurant called

Bistro Grille.

Tim Hortons Express was also permanently shut down as the university explores new options

for the space.

SFU will be closing the main Tim Hortons restaurant in a year if the company does not agree to

provide fair trade options to students.

SFU action group probes data on animal research

An action group on campus under the umbrella of the Simon Fraser Public Interest Research

Group, requested that the university release data on the number of animals used for teaching,

research, and testing purposes.

Wild Salmon Creative Action spoke out when the university decided that it is not required

under the Freedom of Information Act to create a public record of the data.

The group plans to launch an appeal in the coming weeks.

SFU union referendum on Israel boycott fails

The Teaching Support Staff Union held a referendum this month on whether to adopt the Boycott,

Divestment, and Sanctions movement against Israel.

TAs, TMs and sessional instructors weighed in on adopting a policy that would require

the union to support the Palestinian-led movement.

The referendum failed, with 51 percent of voters choosing to reject the policy, while

42 percent voted in favour and 7 percent abstained.