Written by: Michelle Gomez, News Editor SFSS to provide up to $15,000 for SFU Surge Hackathon The funding will go toward SFU Surge’s first hackathon, which is to be held in the Spring 2021 semester. Hilal Asmat, co-president of SFU Surge, said that a hackathon gives participants the opportunity to learn new technology and meet with companies for recruitment opportunities. She explained that they are hoping to make this an annual event, and will in the future hopefully be able to rely on funding from sponsors rather than the SFSS. Asmat explained at the Board meeting that some changes had…
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By: Gabrielle McLaren, Editor-in-Chief Elegant red posters with white text appeared on campus bulletin boards and on Renaissance coffee tables late last week: SFU students would be among the many across Canada to walk out in support of the Wet'suwet'en nation.…
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Written by: Michelle Gomez and Henry Tran SFSS Fall 2019 Kickoff Concert Discussion During Friday’s meeting, the board discussed making plans for the SFSS’s 2019 Fall Kickoff Concert. “As we all know convocation mall will be under construction [ .…
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Written by Amneet Mann, News Editor Board changes signatory for banking resolutions In light of the impeachment of the former Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) president Jas Randhawa, the board appointed vice-president student services Samer Rihani as one of…
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