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Board Shorts: January 8 2020
January 22, 2020Motion passed to fund SFU’s Got Talent event organized by Peak Frequency Kayli Jamieson and Tony Yu, co-presidents of SFU Peak Frequency, presented their intended budget for SFU’s Got Talent 2020 at Wednesday’s board meeting. Last year’s approved budget for the event — which will be held for the third time this year — was $3829.68. This year, they are asking for an approved budget of $3756.25. Yu noted that this year, they are hoping for an attendance of 400 people. According to their Facebook page, “SFU Peak Frequency is a music club which aims to bring students together of…
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Silent protest takes over SFSS Meet and Greet event
December 1, 2019Photo: Chris Ho // The Peak On Friday November 22, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) hosted a Meet and Greet event for Club executives. Silent protesters arrived in reaction to the Board defeating a motion on November 1 to…
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Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group hosts town hall about space in Student Union Building
February 18, 2019On Thursday, February 13, the Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group (SFPIRG) held a town hall to discuss space allocation in the new Student Union Building (SUB). In addition to providing an in-depth overview and background on the situation, the…
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“The need for safe space”: SOCA publishes letter on ongoing space conflict
February 4, 2019On January 16, SFU Students of African and Caribbean Ancestry (SOCA) published a letter on their Facebook page directed at the SFSS, regarding the issue of space in the new Student Union Building (SUB). The letter includes a quote of…
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Year in Review
January 8, 2019SFU diplomas to now list undergraduate students and alumni’s major Previously, when SFU undergraduate students convocated, their degree parchments only listed the credential (bachelor, masters, etc.) and their graduating faculty. However, on November 6, 2017, the SFU Senate announced that…
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Board Shorts
November 27, 2018Board approves motion to extend subleases with CJSF and SFPIRG on a month-to-month basis The original expiry date on the subleases allocating the Simon Fraser Campus Radio Society (CJSF) and the Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group (SFPIRG) space…
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Board Shorts: a recap of the rotunda space discussion
September 19, 2018At the latest Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) board of directors meeting, the organizations operating within the Rotunda attended and discussed concerns regarding space in the Student Union Building (SUB). Groups represented at the meeting included the Simon Fraser…
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SFSS president petitions to bring forward new motions for a SGM
September 10, 2018With the vote to decide his impeachment nearing, SFSS president Jas Randhawa has come forth with his own motions for the student body to vote on in a special general meeting (SGM). Randhawa is bringing forward four special resolutions…
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SFPIRG signs lease agreement “under duress,” says campaign coordinator
June 4, 2018The 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
March 26, 2018In 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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