SFSS Council
Student organizers lead demand for changing SFU’s sports team name
July 8, 2020Written by: Paige Riding, News Writer SFU Athletics expressed their support for a name change of the athletics team name, the Simon Fraser Clan, last Thursday, July 2. The SFU Athletics website says that, “In response to student athletes' concerns about the nickname, SFU initiated a review process that has been ongoing since the beginning of 2020. SFU Athletics will provide a report to the president in August and a decision will be shared before the fall term begins.” The demand for change began back in 2017 through the efforts of various activists, including SFU philosophy professor Holly Andersen and…
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SFSS Board does not carry motion to conduct a forensic audit on Fall Kickoff 2019
February 17, 2020Written by: Michelle Gomez, Assistant News Editor The Board of Directors voted against a motion to authorize Executive Director Sylvia Ceacero to explore options for a forensic audit, an external audit, or a review by an external contractor of Fall…
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Council catch-up: January 22
January 27, 2020Written by: Paige Riding, News Writer Council agrees to a referendum to address the lack of Rotunda space allocations The SFSS Council passed a motion to hold a student referendum on housing Rotunda groups in the Student Union Building (SUB)…
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Board Shorts: January 8 2020
January 22, 2020Written by: Michelle Gomez, Assistant News Editor Motion 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…
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SFSS passes 2019–20 budget, sees rises in both revenue and staffing costs
May 5, 2019By: Zach Siddiqui, Copy Editor At the April 18 board meeting, the SFSS approved their 2019–20 operating budget. The Peak reached out to Matthew Chow, outgoing vice-president finance, to talk about the new budget’s highlights. The 2019–20 budget features a…
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