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Opening of Student Union Building again delayed to Fall 2020 semester
May 25, 2020Written by: Paige Riding, News Writer The long-anticipated Student Union Building (SUB) has once again been delayed, with the current projected opening date pushed to Fall 2020. Initially slated to open in Fall 2018, then pushed to Summer 2019 due to weather and staffing issues, and then again delayed to March 2020, the SUB finds its projected opening date again set back. The $55-million dollar project started in June 2016 and, almost four years later, still stands incomplete near Convocation Mall on the Burnaby campus. The Peak reached out to the Build SFU General Manager Marc Fontaine over email for…
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Board Shorts: January 22
January 31, 2020Written by: Michelle Gomez, Assistant News Editor Motion passed to increase SFPIRG member fee The Board passed a motion to include a referendum in the Spring 2020 elections about increasing the semesterly member fee for the Simon Fraser Public Interest Research…
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Minimart left in state of uncertainty regarding future on campus
July 16, 2018By: Amneet Mann, News Editor The owners of the Minimart located on the second floor of Maggie Benston Centre (MBC) report a state of uncertainty regarding the convenience store’s future on the SFU Burnaby campus. Gideon Wong, who has…
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Why I’m voting ‘no’ to Build SFU
September 19, 2015In 1965, SFU opened its doors for the first time and filled its lecture halls. Since then, the school has developed a reputation as being one of the leading comprehensive universities — notable politicians, artists, athletes, and researchers alike call…
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Build SFU members revealed to be reptilian aliens, vow revenge on decision to reject debenture
February 7, 2015[caption id="attachment_90" align="aligncenter" width="350"] Illustration by Momo Lin[/caption] On January 21, the students of Simon Fraser University decided to reject giving a debenture to Build SFU for the construction of a Student Union Building (SUB) and stadium. The vote was…
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Students reject Build SFU loan
January 21, 2015Students denied the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) board of directors the right to pursue a debenture regarding the Build SFU Student Union Building (SUB) and Stadium projects at their Special General Meeting (SGM) today. The special resolution to approve…
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Concerns with the quality of Build SFU’s outreach are unfounded
January 12, 2015As a former outreach assistant for Build SFU and a political science student who holds firmly to the ideals of a just and fair democratic process in which all individuals’ voices should be heard, I believe that the Simon Fraser…
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Build SFU’s construction plans lack clarity on sustainability
January 6, 2015[embed]http://youtu.be/ZAu5dNbi1Lo[/embed] Watch the SFSS Town Hall meeting, November 27, 2014: (The time stamps refer to this recording of the SFSS Town Hall meeting) ____________________________ At the SFSS Town Hall of November 27, 2014, the board of directors and Build SFU…
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SUB project enters Working Drawings Phase
September 2, 2014Having translated the space program into physical drawings of the SFSS Student Union Building (SUB) and determined all design decisions for construction, the Build SFU SUB project will move into the final stage of the architectural design development phase this…
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Board Shorts
September 2, 2014Build SFU launches heroes campaign Build SFU is launching their heroes campaign for the fall semester, which will feature posters of students involved in the Student Union Building (SUB) project next to the campaign slogan, “Heroes of today building the…
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