Leah Bjornson
Fall Kickoff concert is a go
June 20, 2014The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) has officially announced that they will be hosting a Fall Kickoff concert, set to take place on September 19 from 4:00 p.m. to midnight. The event differs from previous SFSS concerts in that it will feature two live bands as well as two electronic dance music (EDM) acts. Zied Masmoudi, VP student services and project lead for the concert, anticipates that offering different genres of music during the same event will be challenging. “Having bands, then DJs, they have different rearrangements, different needs, so in terms of production, in terms of technical details, it…
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Board Shorts
June 18, 201450th Anniversary Campaign Representatives from the campaign planning and implementation committee for SFU’s 50th anniversary approached board last Tuesday, June 17, to discuss collaboration on events surrounding SFU’s 50th anniversary, which will occur on September 9, 2015. The committee hopes…
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SFU gondola plans grounded
June 16, 2014Metro Vancouver mayors voted in favour of a $7.5 billion regional transit improvement plan on Thursday, June 12, but a lack of provision for the Burnaby Mountain gondola project has spurred SFU groups to take action. On Thursday evening,…
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Board Shorts
June 13, 2014Build SFU stadium investigation Board tasked at-large representative Jeremy Pearce to work with Build SFU general manager, Marc Fontaine, to begin discussions with Build SFU around the stadium project. Originally pitched as a project in conjunction with the Student Union…
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Zero Waste campaign relaunch tackles “separation anxiety”
June 9, 2014Palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy — with all that recyclable waste you’re carrying. Don’t be afraid if you don’t know where to toss your mom’s spaghetti — a new campaign is hoping to help students get over…
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SUB architects discuss sustainable design features
June 9, 2014Build SFU hosted its second sustainability workshop last Thursday, during which project architects for the Student Union Building (SUB) discussed how they will incorporate feedback from students and staff concerning sustainability in the building’s design. Architects from Perkins+Will presented feedback…
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Satellite Signals
June 9, 2014Woodward's The premiere of Victoria composer Christopher Butterfield’s fall for string quartet was performed by Montreal’s Bozzini Quartet last Thursday at SFU Woodward’s; attendees were invited to experience Butterfield’s latest composition. The Bozzini Quartet consider themselves to be “radically contemporary,”…
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Board Shorts
June 6, 2014Fall Kickoff Concert gets the go-ahead After much dispute at last week’s board meeting over two different concert proposals, this week a motion was passed to approve VP student services Zied Masmoudi’s proposal of hosting a Fall Kickoff Concert in…
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Competing concert proposals foster SFSS discord
June 2, 2014Following the popularity of last year’s SFSS concert events, this year’s board of directors is bringing not one, but two competing concert proposals to the table. VP student services Zied Masmoudi was the first to bring forward a motion to…
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Board Shorts
May 30, 2014The gold standard Board voted in favour of pursuing certification for the Student Union Building at the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold level. Policy states that the SUB project must be LEED certified, and Build SFU has…
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