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Board Shorts: May 30 2019
June 7, 2019By Onosholema Ogoigbe, News Team Member SOCA approved as a tier 2 constituency group On May 16 2019, during the first SFSS board meeting of the 2019-20 term SOCA gave a presentation to become a tier 2 constituency group. The decision to carry the motion was postponed due to a lack of knowledge on the different tiers by some board members. The motion was addressed again during the next SFSS board meeting on May 30 2019. The board approved SOCA as a tier 2 constituency group under the Resource Office. SFSS President Giovanni HoSang to split his stipend amongst…
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SFSS president to split his summer pay among vice-presidents
June 7, 2019By Onosholema Ogoigbe On May 30, during the second SFSS board meeting of the 2019–20 year, the board approved a motion to distribute SFSS president Giovanni HoSang’s June–August stipends between the SFSS’s vice-presidents (VPs). The motion came in response to…
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Burnaby city council agrees to support gondola project to SFU
June 7, 2019By Paul Choptuik, Coordinating News Editor Recently, the Burnaby city council agreed to support in principle the construction of a gondola to SFU. The project has been talked about for nearly a decade, but this decision marked the first time…
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Burnaby campus welcomes Bun & Me
June 2, 2019By Paul Choptuik, Coordinating News Editor Staff, students, and visitors of SFU’s Burnaby campus have a tasty new option for lunch and dinner. Bun & Me, a Vietnamese restaurant serving bánh mì, rice plates, and Vietnamese drip coffee, opened its…
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SFSS board meeting live-streamed without board consent
June 2, 2019By Paul Choptuik, Coordinating News Editor During the SFSS board meeting on May 16, a member of the audience live-streamed portions of the meeting without the knowledge of certain guests and board members. A guest brought the streaming to the…
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Out on Campus launches a new campaign that seeks to protect its trans members
June 1, 2019By Onosholema Ogoigbe, News Team Member #WeJustNeedToPee is a new poster campaign launched by Out on Campus that, as the posters read, seeks to “express a message of support and solidarity to our trans students, staff and visitors.” The campaign…
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Convocation Mall’s floor will be ready for convocation
June 1, 2019By Paul Choptuik, Coordinating News Editor Construction in and around Convocation Mall is on track. The Peak reached out to James Bremner, the project manager, who confirmed through email what was previously reported in March by The Peak. This means…
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A Pint of Science
May 27, 2019By: Onosholema Ogoigbe, News Team Member This week, SFU’s Department of Earth Science sponsored the first Pint of Science Festival in Vancouver. Pint of Science is a non-profit organization that brings some exceptional scientists to a local pub to talk…
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SFSS president Giovanni HoSang plans to work remotely during summer co-op in Seattle
May 27, 2019By: Gabrielle McLaren, Editor-in-Chief At the first board meeting for the 2019–20 SFSS Board of Directors on May 16, SFSS president Giovanni HoSang presented his mandate and goals for this summer, including how he would juggle his responsibilities as president…
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Lot 21 graduate housing governance brought to GSS Council’s attention
May 27, 2019By Kitty Cheung, Staff Writer Sibo Chen, graduate student and former SFU UniverCity Community Trust board member, presented a briefing on Lot 21, a graduate student housing project to be built in UniverCity to the Graduate Student Society (GSS) during…
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