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SFU's student union building and stadium are slated to open in Fall 2017.

It’s official: after years of careful planning and budgeting, SFU’s Student Union Building (SUB) is going to happen.

At the recent Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Annual General Meeting, students gave Build SFU the green light to pursue a loan for its SUB and stadium, which means the $65 million project can now begin preparations for the actual construction of the building.

But what has your student levy actually bought you? We’ve crunched the numbers and brought you the inside scoop of what’s in store for the SUB.

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Graphics by Phoebe Joy Lim.

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Simon Fraser University’s independent student newspaper since 1965.

Contact us:
[email protected]

© The Peak Publications Society 1965-2024