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Board Shorts (July 10, 2020)

News July 21, 2020

Written by: Paige Riding, News Writer The Board discusses Student Union Building space allocation for SFSS groups  VP Finance Corbett Gildersleve brought forward a motion for a different space allocation for organizations set to move into the Student Union Building (SUB) upon its completion, projected for Fall 2020. The motion carried. The previous plan, agreed upon in the Spring, has one unallocated suite amongst those in the corridor. This includes DNA, CJSF, SFPIRG, Embark, SOCA, and FNSA. Gildersleve voiced concerns about SOCA and Embark, two completely different student groups, sharing one suite. After a thorough tour of the suites in…

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Board Shorts: June 26, 2020

News July 7, 2020

Editors note: This article initially stated that the Emergency Response and Student Engagement Group (ERSE) was created by the University's administration. This was a error, as the group was created by the SFSS's University and Academic Affairs Committee. The article…

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Board Shorts: June 12, 2020

News June 22, 2020

Written by: Michelle Gomez, News Editor Here are the highlights from last Friday’s four-hour long Board meeting.  Black in BC Community Emergency Support Fund contribution The Board carried a motion to contribute $3,000 to the Black in BC Community Support…

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Board Shorts: Friday May 29

News June 8, 2020

Written by: Paige Riding, News Writer COVID-19 Survey Report and conversation with SFU administration discussed At the end of April, the Board circulated a COVID-themed survey that, as of now, has received around 2,500 responses from students (approximately 10% of…

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Board Shorts: May 15, 2020

News May 24, 2020

Written by: Zach Siddiqui, Humour Editor Disputes over new role of Legal Liaison Officer  Mohamed was appointed as Legal Liaison Officer (LLO), a newly created role designed to work with the executive council to process and approve SFSS staff requests…

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