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SFSS fall kickoff concert forecasts smaller loss
September 20, 2017The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) will host its largest event of the year, the fall kickoff concert, this month. The event is currently on track to run a smaller loss than previous years because the society has garnered substantial sponsorship. This summer, the SFSS Board of Directors approved a total budget of $111,400 for the concert, which included an estimated $14,400 loss to be incurred by the society. However, Alam Khehra, vice-president of student life, told The Peak that the organizers are expecting the losses to be lower than expected. “I’m very optimistic that we will be investing less…
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Student groups struggle to find space on campus
September 18, 2017Two student groups are voicing concerns that they will be left homeless when they vacate their offices next year due to space constraints on the Burnaby campus. The Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group (SFPIRG), a student-run centre for social…
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SFU takes over SFSS food and beverage operations
September 1, 2017The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) announced today that Simon Fraser University has taken over operations of SFSS food and beverage services. “We believe that SFU has the vision and campus resources to make this a reality and are confident…
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Board Shorts
September 1, 2017By Cecile Favron and Henry Tran U-Pass referendum coming this fall The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) will ask undergraduate students in a referendum this fall if they want to keep their U-Pass beyond the end of the school year.…
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SFU undergraduates team up to fundraise for wildfire relief
July 31, 2017By: Alexander Kenny The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) and student-run humanitarian clubs kicked off a fundraiser earlier this month in support of the thousands of people forced from their homes by raging wildfires in the interior. The society, along with…
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SFSS relocates the general office to the Think Tank
July 30, 2017The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) intends to relocate its general office to the former Build SFU Think Tank adjacent to the food court in Maggie Benston Centre this week. The new space, called the Club and Student Union Centre,…
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Board Shorts
July 28, 2017Student health plan administrator presents to board The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Board of Directors received a presentation from Studentcare, the administrator of the society’s health and dental plan. “Our goal . . . is just to give you…
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Board Shorts
July 14, 2017Bid to change focus of Accessibility committee approved The SFSS Board of Directors has widened the scope of its Accessibility Fund committee with the intent to move beyond reviewing grant requests towards accommodation. The changes to the committee terms of…
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A breakdown of the new SFSS elections policies
June 30, 2017SFU students are bound to notice some differences come the next annual student society election in contrast to previous years. The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) unveiled a new set of elections and referenda policies passed by the previous board…
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Student society considers new location for general office
June 23, 2017Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) staff brought a discussion to the board on June 19 regarding the possible relocation of the society’s general office to Think Tank located adjacent to the food court in Maggie Benston Centre. The society is…
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