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Lana Del Rey’s hologram to headline Fall Kickoff
July 24, 2025Picture this: Lana Del Rey, singing Chemtrails Over The Country Club, frantically flying over an audience, and waving her arms like a fairy all at the same time. At first, you think, “Goddamn. What an iconic show.” Her body is see-through, radiant, and emits a green light. You knew Lana was ethereal, but didn’t know she was this perfect. Then, you squint. Your eyes think something’s playing tricks on them. Did Lana just — did she . . . glitch? That, indeed, is not Lana Del Rey. It’s her hologram. And guess what, SFU? It’s officially booked for Fall Kickoff. …
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Council Chats: SFSS debriefs this year’s Fall Kickoff
November 27, 2024On November 13, The Peak attended the bi-weekly Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Council meeting via Zoom. The discussion involved a debrief of this year’s Fall Kickoff Music Festival, followed by two committee elections. Debriefing Fall Kickoff Fall Kickoff, which…
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Students heartbroken to realize it’ll be illegal to have terrible Fall Kickoff party this year
August 10, 2020This week, students took a moment away from studying to process a big epiphany: thanks to the COVID-motivated ban on large gatherings in BC, overwhelmingly underwhelming events like the annual Fall Kickoff are officially illegal. Marking the third consecutive year…
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SFSS Board does not carry motion to conduct a forensic audit on Fall Kickoff 2019
February 17, 2020The Board of Directors voted against a motion to authorize Executive Director Sylvia Ceacero to explore options for a forensic audit, an external audit, or a review by an external contractor of Fall Kickoff 2019. VP Student Life Jessica Nguyen…
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SFSS Fall Kickoff 2019 results in $105,995 deficit
January 20, 2020The 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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SFSS scores with Fall Kickoff 2019
October 4, 2019Rumour has it that SFU is boring. Period. Vice President of student life, Jessica Nguyen, wanted to challenge the negative stereotypes that have been brought upon SFU. Nguyen hoped to achieve this by bringing back Fall Kickoff and expressed, “we…
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Fall Kickoff 2019 set to September 20 as ticket sales go live
July 26, 2019At 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
July 8, 2018Board discusses various dates to hold Fall Kickoff concert The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) discussed potential dates to hold their annual Fall Kickoff concert, and their current negotiations with SFU. According to CEO Martin Wyant and vice-president…
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SFSS fall kickoff concert sees impressive profit
January 10, 2018After finalizing its expenses and revenues, the fall kickoff concert hosted by the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) in September 2017 saw no monetary losses. In fact, it had the highest attendance in the student society’s history, making it the…
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SFSS hosts largest kickoff concert to date, cancels after-party
September 25, 2017The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) hosted its largest ever fall kickoff concert despite cancelling the after-party due to safety concerns last Friday. The initial counts indicate that over 2,000 people attended the event held in Convocation Mall at…
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