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Board Shorts
June 8, 2018Board approves $1,860 to send four members to the student union conference held by UBC AMS At the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Board of Directors meeting on June 8, the Board carried the motion to send four Board members to the Student Union Development Summit (SUDS) 2018 held by UBC’s Alma Mater Society (AMS). $1,860 was approved to buy four tickets, with the possibility of sending two additional Board members to be discussed at a later date. According to SFSS president Jas Randhawa, who attended the conference the previous year, “the biggest value [of attending the…
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Veggie Lunch seeks space to continue operating on campus
June 6, 2018As negotiations between the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) and CJSF to potentially house the campus radio station in Forum Chambers continue, vegan lunch service Veggie Lunch is facing possible displacement from the space and looking for another location on…
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SFPIRG signs lease agreement “under duress,” says campaign coordinator
June 4, 2018The Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group (SFPIRG) has signed a lease that allows them to continue inhabiting their current space in the Rotunda until December 14, 2018, after which they will be evicted. The terms of the lease renewal…
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Updated: Independent student groups denied space in Student Union Building
December 2, 2017Editor’s Note: As an independent student society, The Peak Publications Society participated in the process initiated by the Simon Fraser Student Society to express interest in organizational space in the Student Union Building. The Peak Publications Society is no longer…
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SFU plans big changes to campus food options
May 8, 2017Students will notice this semester that major changes are underway for food options on Burnaby campus. SFU has closed Triple O’s on the second floor of the Academic Quadrangle (AQ) and will be replacing it with an in-house restaurant called…
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A campus guide to the best and worst coffee
February 17, 2017Coffee keeps students running, and students need to know where they can go to get some midnight fuel to help them make it through the day. This is your guide to coffee options on campus. See something missing? Tweet us…
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Humans of SFU: Residence edition
June 27, 2016[dropcap]A[/dropcap]ll over the world, and right here at SFU, this Humans-of-Somewhere style of storytelling has appeared, and made big waves in the way we look at people around us. Last week we went around talking to, and photographing, some of…
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SFU should become a smoke-free campus
April 4, 2016[dropcap]T[/dropcap]here is a growing trend among university and college campuses in North America to ban cigarette smoking completely, and as far as I’m concerned, SFU should follow suit. About a dozen Canadian campuses, such as Memorial University in St. John’s,…
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Peak Speak: Sexual Assault on Campus
March 11, 2015In this week's Peak Speak, we ask students if they think SFU is doing enough to raise awareness of sexual assault on campus. Created by Paige Smith & Eric Smith Special thanks to Adam VanderZwan
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Metro Vancouverites to vote on transit tax
February 2, 2015In the upcoming transit referendum, Metro Vancouver residents will have the opportunity to vote on a transit tax that would increase the Provincial Sales Tax (PST) by 0.5 per cent. The referendum, if passed, would allow for improvements in transportation…
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