Every year, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) elects student representatives to its executive committee. This year, 23 candidates are campaigning for the seven positions: SFSS president and six vice presidents. The campaign period began on February 10 and will run until February 26, during which the candidates attempt to make their visions heard. Election day is February 27–28. No role is more encompassing than that of the SFSS president. The presidential office-holder has the responsibility of representing “the society on formal occasions,” ensuring executives “carry out their assigned duties,” and chairing executive committee meetings. The president also ensures members…
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Editor’s note: As an independent student society, The Peak Publications Society would financially benefit from the Vote for Student Life referendum and non-editorial staff members are campaigning for it. We’ve taken steps to prevent conflict of interest from affecting our…
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On November 13, The Peak attended the bi-weekly Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Council meeting via Zoom. The discussion involved a debrief of this year’s Fall Kickoff Music Festival, followed by two committee elections. Debriefing Fall Kickoff Fall Kickoff, which…
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Editor’s Note: This article was updated on March 3, 2023 to correct the spelling of Abhishek Parmar and Vaibhav Arora’s names. The SFSS voting period, which ran from February 15 to 17, has closed. The results reveal the newest executive…
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19/03/2020: This story was corrected from an older version. In a previous version, Daria Elrick's name was incorrectly spelled as “Daria Eirick.” The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) hosted their annual election debate on March 11 at Burnaby campus…
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For the past two weeks, candidates for the 2019 SFSS elections have been campaigning for student votes. Students voted from March 19-21, and the results are in! The SFSS’s 2019/2020 Board of Directors is as follows: President: Giovanni HoSang VP Student…
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Every year, the SFSS hosts a debate in which the candidates for each position get the opportunity to share their platform. Each candidate makes an opening statement, asks a question to their opponent, answers audience questions, and makes a closing…
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A few years ago I ran for president of the SFSS. I sat where today's candidates sit and I have heard what they heard. This type of experience is exceptionally rare and has resulted in me carrying a level of…
Continue readingWell, it’s election time again and SFU’s beautiful grey walls have once again been covered up by a seemingly endless number of posters. There are so many out there it’s hard to believe that they’re all just for this one…
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