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Platforms that would get me excited about the SFSS election

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A sustainable gondola from the top of Burnaby Mountain directly to my apartment

More bursaries for people who always forget to apply for them

Every second Monday off . . . from everything

Improved public awareness about my Internet Broad City/Bob’s Burgers fan fiction

Increased accessibility for people who want a seat on the bus but also don’t feel like walking to the upper bus loop

More transparency on why the soups I make at home never taste as good as the ones I buy from The Ladle

A total ban on reminder emails about upcoming field school deadlines

Healthier, more affordable beer options for me to guzzle down at the Highland Pub

A cap put in place on how many courses beyond second-year can involve icebreakers on the first day of class

A permanent puppy room instated on campus

Plans to just rip down SFU’s confusing, user-hostile website and start over again from scratch

Proposal for a bylaw fining people who walk and text at the same time

Equal opportunity between those who buy burritos at school regularly and those who want to but can’t afford it

Abolish the 8:30 a.m. tutorial

Netflix on every computer in the library

Mandatory name tags so you never have to worry about forgetting someone’s name again

Fewer rainy days

Zero tolerance on people who eat egg salad sandwiches in class

Extend every Orange is the New Black season episode count to 50

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