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SOCA’s proposal for tier 2 constituency postponed
May 27, 2019By: Winona Young, Staff Writer On Thursday, May 16, SFU Students of Caribbean and African Ancestry (SOCA) delivered a presentation to the SFSS Board proposing that SOCA receive status as a tier 2 constituency group. According to the SFSS, any SFU group that are “student-run bodies that represent undergraduate students that share an experience of oppression, systemic discrimination and/or barriers” are constituency groups. There are three tiers of constituency groups with corresponding benefits. For context, Students United for Disability Support (SUDS) are comparable in tier 2 status, since they are recognized within the Student Union Resource Office. The First Nations…
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Stickers promoting an anti-immigration group removed from Burnaby campus
May 23, 2019By: Paul Choptuik, Coordinating News Editor On Sunday, May 5, stickers promoting the anti-immigrant organization ID Canada were found on the Burnaby campus by a student. They were reportedly found near Highland Court at UniverCity. Campus security was contacted by…
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Board Shorts : May 16 2019
May 21, 2019By: Onosholema Ogoigbe, News Team Member Board photos for website to be professionally taken At the first SFSS meeting of the 2019–20 term, the board approved up to $690 for professional photographs to be taken of board members for the…
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Council Corner Tuesday, May 14
May 19, 2019By: Ana Staskevich, Staff writer Graduate Council brings forth issues surrounding the coffee machine funding Nicholas Page, director of graduate services, recommended a decreasing subsidy approach to counter the per-cup costs of providing free coffee in the Graduate Student Society…
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Learning “How To Quit Facebook” at the Burnaby Festival of Learning
May 12, 2019By: Onosholema Ogoigbe, News Team Member On May 6, Mariah Gastaldo, an SFU alumna and librarian at the Burnaby Public Library, presented an event titled “How to Quit Facebook” at the McGill branch of the library as part of the…
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SFU partners back up with food service provider Chartwells
May 12, 2019By: Kitty Cheung, Staff Writer SFU has announced another partnership with Chartwells, a food service provider. Starting this month, Chartwells will be managing SFU dining spaces for the span of a five-year contract. As part of Compass Group, a British…
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SFU Explorations Day welcomes Burnaby high school students to campus
May 11, 2019By: Kitty Cheung, Staff Writer As part of the Burnaby Festival of Learning, SFU hosted a day for high school students this past week that offered a change of pace. SFU Explorations Day, an event geared towards Burnaby high school…
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SFSS directors’ votes on motions will no longer be public knowledge
May 11, 2019By: Zach Siddiqui, Copy Editor Starting in May, when the SFSS board of directors votes on resolutions at the board table, the votes of individual directors will no longer be public information. On April 18, the SFSS board of directors…
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World News Beats
November 5, 2018Written by: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate China unveils massive sea bridge Chinese President Xi Jinping opened the longest sea-crossing bridge in the world, connecting Hong Kong and Macau to Zhuhai in southern China. The bridge, spanning over 54 kilometers…
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World News Beat
July 23, 2018Written by: Trevor Steele, Peak Associate Google fined record amount The European Union (EU) has imposed its largest ever fine (4.34 billion euro), on Google. According to the EU competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager, “Google engaged in illegal practices to…
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