budget
Board Shorts
July 8, 2018Written by: Amneet Mann, News Editor, with notes from Zach Siddiqui, Copy Editor Board discusses various dates to hold Fall Kickoff concert The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) discussed potential dates to hold their annual Fall Kickoff concert, and their current negotiations with SFU. According to CEO Martin Wyant and vice-president student life Tawanda Masawi, SFU had previously approved SFSS holding the concert on Friday, September 21. However, in a recent email sent to SFSS, the university was no longer willing to offer September 21 as the concert date, and proposed the concert be held on Thursday,…
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Generation Screwed SFU hosts audit on SFSS spending
March 27, 2018By: Gabrielle McLaren, Features Editor On Thursday, March 15, the SFU chapter of Generation Screwed hosted an audit examining SFSS spending, titled “The Sad State of the SFSS: Students have had enough.” The event promised to gather experienced student…
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The SFSS 2018 election debates: a debrief
March 19, 2018The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) hosted two debates in the week prior to the 2018 election voting period: one at SFU Surrey on March 12, and the second at SFU Burnaby on March 15. These debates, moderated by chief…
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Board Briefs
January 28, 2018By: Courtney Miller and Natasha Tar International students play major role in SFU’s financial situation At the latest Simon Fraser University Board of Governors meeting on January 25, Martin Pochurko, vice-president finance and administration, reported that SFU can expect…
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Board Shorts
January 15, 2018By Amneet Mann and Henry Tran Simon Fraser University consults SFSS on its updated Code of Student Conduct Dr. Tim Rahilly, vice-provost and associate vice-president, students and international, who is currently on leave, proposed at the Simon Fraser Student Society…
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The student cookbook
September 20, 2017Authors: Yelin Gemma Lee, Victoria Lopatka, Gabrielle McLaren, Jessica Pickering Vegan Buddha Bowl Around $11.23 per serving (assuming you don’t have a lot of this stuff already) I don’t know about the rest of y’all, but this heat and…
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Follow the money
September 19, 2017Author: Alexander Kenny As the fall semester begins, SFU students return to campus to start new classes, whether the end of their program is within sight, or they’re just beginning their studies at the university. This semester-long routine, which has…
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Student society approves budget for fall kickoff concert
June 9, 2017The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Board of Directors unanimously approved the budget for this year’s fall kickoff concert currently scheduled to take place on September 22. It is the sixth concert hosted by the SFSS and the largest event…
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The food and beverage closures show why you need to watch what you’re funding
May 15, 2017Before I started writing for The Peak, I admittedly paid very little attention to student politics. When I voted for my preferred Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) candidates, I read their blurbs and made the decision without giving it too…
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University: draining us financially since 1965 part one
May 15, 2017What would you do with $27,000? I would probably travel, and put some of it away in a long-term savings account to help me with living expenses once I’m done my education just in case I’m not be able to…
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