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Board Shorts

Peak Web September 10, 2018

Written by: Gabrielle McLaren, Features Editor   Board approved a partnership between the SFSS and Refresh Financial Vice-president (VP) finance Matthew Chow announced a new partnership between the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) and financial services company Refresh Financial in the hopes of increasing personal financial literacy amongst the SFSS membership. “I noticed a gap in terms of financial literacy and understanding how credit works,” Chow noted. He put this motion on the agenda and arranged the partnership in support of the SFSS’s pillar of financial wellness for students. Refresh Financial will provide financial intelligence training to students free of…

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Student Union Building opening delayed

Peak Web September 5, 2018

Written by: Amneet Mann, News Editor and Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor   The Student Union Building (SUB) is now projected to open in the summer 2019 term.      According to a press release provided by the Simon Fraser…

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SFPIRG signs lease agreement “under duress,” says campaign coordinator

Peak Web June 4, 2018

The Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group (SFPIRG) has signed a lease that allows them to continue inhabiting their current space in the Rotunda until December 14, 2018, after which they will be evicted. The terms of the lease renewal…

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SFPIRG launches petition for campus space

Peak Web March 26, 2018

In the face of its impending displacement from campus, the Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group (SFPIRG) has launched a petition asking SFU and the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) to lease them appropriate campus space.      The petition,…

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Student groups struggle to find space on campus

EIC September 18, 2017

Two student groups are voicing concerns that they will be left homeless when they vacate their offices next year due to space constraints on the Burnaby campus. The Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group (SFPIRG), a student-run centre for social…

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