Elections
Board Shorts
December 4, 2017SFSS finalizes date for elections next semester The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Board of Directors decided on the dates for the election of board members next semester at a meeting on December 1. The approved notice of elections set the voting period for March 20, 21, and 22, 2018. This will be the first election to take place since the board overhauled its elections policies following the vote last year. The requirement that the board set voting dates is part of the new policies that are intended to increase candidate and voter turnout as well as resolve difficulties in…
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A breakdown of the new SFSS elections policies
June 30, 2017SFU students are bound to notice some differences come the next annual student society election in contrast to previous years. The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) unveiled a new set of elections and referenda policies passed by the previous board…
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SFSS board overhauls election and referenda policies
June 23, 2017The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Board of Directors has passed a host of changes to the policies governing elections and referenda held by the society. The changes were launched by last year’s board citing a “lack of clear process”…
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Who’s your SFSS sweetheart?
November 15, 2016It’s that time of year again! What time of year you ask? Christmas? No way, you silly son of a pancake-headed fuck. It’s mid November and not Christmas, so please calm your holly-jolly erections. It’s byelection time! Time to be…
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Why you should have voted in the SFSS elections
March 29, 2016[dropcap]M[/dropcap]ore than four out of five of you reading this didn’t vote in the SFSS elections. Part of me doesn’t blame you. As someone who has spent four years of his undergraduate degree trying desperately to get SFU students to…
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Student newspaper under fire for running an informed opinions article
March 30, 2015[caption id="attachment_1857" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo by Brandon Hillier[/caption] SFU’s student paper is facing criticism for publishing an opinions-related election article in the newspaper’s opinions section. The article, which appeared in the March 23 issue of The Peak, was titled “The…
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Quiz: Are you a candidate in the SFSS elections or are you running a scam?
March 23, 2015[caption id="attachment_1282" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo courtesy of Wikipedia[/caption] Are you a forward-thinking SFU student ready to bring change and sustainability to your university? Or are you a fast-talking scam artist looking to take advantage of the unsuspecting? Find out by…
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Faux SFSS election profiles
March 16, 2015With the transit referendum engulfing the Greater Vancouver area and the upcoming federal election happening later this year, it’s refreshing to finally have politics worth paying attention to: the 2015 Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) elections. You may be thinking,…
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SFSS election heating up as incumbent candidate locks hopeful newcomer in boiler room
March 16, 2015With election season underway for the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS), things are heating up as promising newcomer Shaylene Pratt has already hit her first political roadblock: being locked in the boiler room of the Maggie Benston Building by current…
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Platforms that would get me excited about the SFSS election
March 16, 2015[caption id="attachment_1282" align="alignnone" width="940"] Photo courtesy of Wikipedia[/caption] A sustainable gondola from the top of Burnaby Mountain directly to my apartment More bursaries for people who always forget to apply for them Every second Monday off . . . from…
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