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Board Shorts: February 26

Michelle Gomez March 3, 2020

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 — it has nothing to do with…

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Giovanni HoSang can’t pretend Fall Kickoff’s deficit doesn’t involve him

Lily Fontaine February 2, 2020

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 year for the whole…

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Council catch-up: January 22

Paige Riding January 27, 2020

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) in the Spring 2020 SFSS general…

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The current SFSS Board must be held accountable for its concert inflation

Corbett Gildersleve January 25, 2020

Editor's note: The author is active in student politics, and is currently advocating for a forensic audit of the 2019 Fall Kickoff event. Fall 2019’s Kickoff, for those who attended, was pretty fun. New artists were brought in, a new…

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SFSS Fall Kickoff 2019 results in $105,995 deficit

Michelle Gomez January 20, 2020

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 several sponsors, including the SFSS itself, which…

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Fall Kickoff 2019 set to September 20 as ticket sales go live

Gabrielle McLaren July 26, 2019

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 go live the…

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Board Shorts

Michelle Gomez and Henry Tran March 18, 2019

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 [ . . . ] so I just wanted…

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