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Giovanni HoSang can’t pretend Fall Kickoff’s deficit doesn’t involve him

Opinions February 2, 2020

By: Lily Fontaine, SFU Student I scream, you scream, we all scream because the Fall Kickoff deficit was $105,995. Like another Peak article stated, “the SFSS will have spent more to cover the losses for the concert than they did last year for the whole of the communication office ($103,000), Women’s Centre ($93,000), Out on Campus ($73,000), or Surrey campus office ($55,000).” Big yikes. The even bigger yike is SFSS President Giovanni HoSang pretending this is the first he’s heard of it. When he was first interviewed about the deficit, HoSang stated that he felt rushed to make a decision, and…

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Board Shorts: January 22

News January 31, 2020

Written by: Michelle Gomez, Assistant News Editor Motion passed to increase SFPIRG member fee The Board passed a motion to include a referendum in the Spring 2020 elections about increasing the semesterly member fee for the Simon Fraser Public Interest Research…

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Council catch-up: January 22

Peak Web January 27, 2020

Written 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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The current SFSS Board must be held accountable for its concert inflation

Opinions January 25, 2020

Editor's note: The author is active in student politics, and is currently advocating for a forensic audit of the 2019 Fall Kickoff event. By: Corbett Gildersleve, SFU Student Fall 2019’s Kickoff, for those who attended, was pretty fun. New artists were…

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2010s at SFU: a decade in review

News January 24, 2020

Written by: Kim Regala, Staff Writer As we say goodbye to the previous decade and welcome a new one, let’s take a look back at some of the crucial events that have taken place at SFU over the last ten…

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Board Shorts: January 8 2020

News January 22, 2020

Written 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 Fall Kickoff 2019 results in $105,995 deficit

Peak Web January 20, 2020

Written by: Michelle Gomez, Assistant News Editor The Simon Fraser Student Society’s (SFSS) Fall Kickoff 2019 has resulted in a deficit of $105,995.  The briefing on the event displays a total net loss of $45,995. However, included under 'revenues' are…

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SFSS Council condemns SFSS Board of Directors decision to not house Rotunda groups in SUB

News January 6, 2020

By: Jess Dela Cruz, News Writer On December 4, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Council passed a motion 26–6, condemning the SFSS Board of Directors’ decision to not house Rotunda groups in the new Student Union Building (SUB).  SFSS…

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Silent protest takes over SFSS Meet and Greet event

News December 1, 2019

Written by: Gabrielle McLaren, Editor-in-Chief and Gurpreet Kambo, News Editor Photo: 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…

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Board Shorts: November 1

News November 18, 2019

By: Paige Riding, News Writer Note: The Rotunda groups discussion and vote that was at this meeting was covered in separate articles here and here. World University Services of Canada (WUSC) Spring 2020 Referendum The SFSS Board of Directors voted…

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