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Silent protest takes over SFSS Meet and Greet event
December 1, 2019Written 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 to the Board defeating a motion on November 1 to house CJSF, Embark, SFPIRG, and SOCA in the Student Union Building (SUB). Club executives had a chance to “meet the SFSS staff and Board members while enjoying a free lunch,” and enjoyed “the opportunity the ask to [sic] questions, give feedback, participate in icebreaker games and get more resources,” as…
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Board Shorts: November 1
November 18, 2019By: 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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SFSS holds its 2019 Annual General Meeting
October 6, 2019By: Paige Riding, News Writer and Gurpreet Kambo, News Editor NOTE: The Peak will be following up with a separate article about the contents of the reports from the Board of Directors, VP Finance, and Auditor’s reports. Once again, students…
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SFSS’s Annual General Meeting recurs on September 25
September 15, 2019By: Paige Riding, News Writer There’s a lot of acronyms plastered across campus this Fall. Ones that say things like “SFSS,” (Simon Fraser Student Society) and “AGM” (Annual General Meeting). As a new (or possibly returning) student, you may wonder…
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Fall Kickoff 2019 set to September 20 as ticket sales go live
July 26, 2019By: Gabrielle McLaren, Editor-in-Chief At the July 25 board meeting, vice-president student life Jessica Nguyen announced that Fall Kickoff 2019 was scheduled for September 20. She also told the board that the event’s Facebook page and early bird ticket sales would…
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SFSS board meeting live-streamed without board consent
June 2, 2019By Paul Choptuik, Coordinating News Editor During the SFSS board meeting on May 16, a member of the audience live-streamed portions of the meeting without the knowledge of certain guests and board members. A guest brought the streaming to the…
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SFSS presidents should be focused on their presidencies
May 31, 2019By: Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor Giovanni HoSang’s decision to take a summer co-op at Microsoft’s Seattle office fresh into his first term as the president of the SFSS is a disappointment, sure, but at this point it’s hardly a surprise.…
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SFSS president Giovanni HoSang plans to work remotely during summer co-op in Seattle
May 27, 2019By: Gabrielle McLaren, Editor-in-Chief At the first board meeting for the 2019–20 SFSS Board of Directors on May 16, SFSS president Giovanni HoSang presented his mandate and goals for this summer, including how he would juggle his responsibilities as president…
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Board Shorts : May 16 2019
May 21, 2019By: Onosholema Ogoigbe, News Team Member Board photos for website to be professionally taken At the first SFSS meeting of the 2019–20 term, the board approved up to $690 for professional photographs to be taken of board members for the…
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SFSS directors’ votes on motions will no longer be public knowledge
May 11, 2019By: Zach Siddiqui, Copy Editor Starting in May, when the SFSS board of directors votes on resolutions at the board table, the votes of individual directors will no longer be public information. On April 18, the SFSS board of directors…
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