fall kickoff 2019
Board Shorts: February 26
March 3, 2020Written by: Michelle Gomez, Assistant News Editor MNP presentation on audit options The Board passed a motion to have a presentation from an independent auditing firm to inform the Board and the Council regarding potential audit options. The Board allocated up to $5,200 plus ancillary expenses for this presentation. Executive Director Sylvia Ceacero noted “I think it is important that we have the correct information before moving forward [ . . . ] I just want to make sure that it is understood that the $5,200 plus ancillary expenses is simply for [auditors] Peter and Mark to come and present…
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Giovanni HoSang can’t pretend Fall Kickoff’s deficit doesn’t involve him
February 2, 2020By: Lily Fontaine, SFU Student I scream, you scream, we all scream because the Fall Kickoff deficit was $105,995. Like another Peak article stated, “the SFSS will have spent more to cover the losses for the concert than they did last…
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Council catch-up: January 22
January 27, 2020Written by: Paige Riding, News Writer Council agrees to a referendum to address the lack of Rotunda space allocations The SFSS Council passed a motion to hold a student referendum on housing Rotunda groups in the Student Union Building (SUB)…
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The current SFSS Board must be held accountable for its concert inflation
January 25, 2020Editor's note: The author is active in student politics, and is currently advocating for a forensic audit of the 2019 Fall Kickoff event. By: Corbett Gildersleve, SFU Student Fall 2019’s Kickoff, for those who attended, was pretty fun. New artists were…
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SFSS Fall Kickoff 2019 results in $105,995 deficit
January 20, 2020Written by: Michelle Gomez, Assistant News Editor The Simon Fraser Student Society’s (SFSS) Fall Kickoff 2019 has resulted in a deficit of $105,995. The briefing on the event displays a total net loss of $45,995. However, included under 'revenues' are…
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Fall Kickoff 2019 set to September 20 as ticket sales go live
July 26, 2019By: Gabrielle McLaren, Editor-in-Chief At the July 25 board meeting, vice-president student life Jessica Nguyen announced that Fall Kickoff 2019 was scheduled for September 20. She also told the board that the event’s Facebook page and early bird ticket sales would…
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Board Shorts
March 18, 2019Written 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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