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Board Shorts
August 17, 2018Written by: Zach Siddiqui, Copy Editor The board approved a recommendation to impeach president Jas Randhawa to be made at the upcoming annual general meeting, and discussed related matters. The board approved $1528.07 for an SFSS move-in barbecue at the end of August. The event is to be held on August 29 at the SFU residence and housing area. Vice-president student life Tawanda Masawi explained that, while the SFSS often “[doesn’t] do much” in residence to welcome the students moving in besides tabling, this year Masawi plans to partner with the SFU Athletic Advisory Committee to put on…
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Board Shorts
August 16, 2018Written by: Zach Siddiqui, Copy Editor The board approved an agreement with the Alma Mater Society (AMS) of UBC regarding the Welcome Back BBQ Many details of the SFSS-AMS partner event were elucidated through this agreement. SFU students are…
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Board Shorts: a recap of the SFSS presidential impeachment discussion
August 15, 2018Written by: Zach Siddiqui, Copy Editor At the SFSS’s August 14 emergency board of directors meeting, the board approved a motion to place a resolution to impeach SFSS president Jas Randhawa onto the agenda of an upcoming annual general…
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Health and Dental plan for students to become more affordable, effective September 1
July 24, 2018Written by: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor As of September 1, 2018, student health and dental plan pricing will be effectively reduced. The enhanced plan and the basic plan, which cost $267.75 and $207.90 respectively, will be reduced to…
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Losing Fall Kickoff, and jumping on board with UBC’s welcome-back, is a mistake
July 23, 2018Written by Zach Siddiqui, Copy Editor Seeing how far one snag in event planning has snowballed, I wonder . . . when chaos theory pioneer Edward Lorenz coined the term “butterfly effect,” what was his real inspiration? Did his alma…
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Board Shorts
July 23, 2018Written by: Amneet Mann, News Editor Board prepares for advocacy survey to gain student input on provincial lobbying initiatives Vice-president external relations Jasdeep Gill presented to the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) board of directors the preparation that has…
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Updated: SFSS announces cancellation of 2018 Fall Kickoff concert, replacement barbeque
July 18, 2018By: Amneet Mann, News Editor This story has been updated as of July 20 to reflect the comments of the vice-provost students and international Nancy Johnston on behalf of SFU, and AMS. The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS)…
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Minimart left in state of uncertainty regarding future on campus
July 16, 2018By: Amneet Mann, News Editor The owners of the Minimart located on the second floor of Maggie Benston Centre (MBC) report a state of uncertainty regarding the convenience store’s future on the SFU Burnaby campus. Gideon Wong, who has…
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Board Shorts
July 8, 2018Written by: Amneet Mann, News Editor, with notes from Zach Siddiqui, Copy Editor Board discusses various dates to hold Fall Kickoff concert The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) discussed potential dates to hold their annual Fall Kickoff concert, and…
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Unsanctioned posters with SFSS logo taken down, but fate of Redeemed Christian Fellowship still unclear
July 3, 2018Written by: Gabrielle McLaren, Features Editor Last week, The Peak reported that the Redeemed Christian Fellowship (RCF), a club recognised by the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS), had used the society’s logo without permission to advertise an event that…
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