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SFSS Byelection Update
November 7, 2016Presidents! Who they are? What are they running on? Have they been the president yet? Do they think Willie Desjardins should be fired? Larissa Chen The prior VP Student Services for the SFSS, as well as the interim president for the board since Deepak stepped down. She’s focusing her campaign around her experience on board as interim president, and is looking for students to choose her to continue and finish the year strong as president. She doesn’t follow hockey, so she has no stance on Willie Desjardins. Darien Lechner The dark horse candidate, having no experience on board before (although…
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Student society blues: corruption in student governments is too rampant to ignore
November 4, 2016[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Connected slate thought they were in for summer lovin’ when they took over the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) office space this past May. But soon, it turned out that their first semester in office would be one filled…
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Board Shorts
October 3, 2016On Friday September 30, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) held their Annual General Meeting inviting all students to attend at the SFU Diamond Family Theatre. Roughly 25 students attended the meeting, where various motions were put forward by students…
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Fuck textbooks
September 26, 2016Why are textbooks so damn expensive? Textbooks, and their ridiculous price tags, are a complicated mess that takes some explaining. The main reason textbooks are so expensive is they aren’t in a free market: students don’t have options when purchasing…
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SFSS cancels Fall 2016 term after project deemed ‘not feasible’
September 12, 2016The Simon Fraser Student Society announced in a recent press release that they have decided not to proceed with the Fall 2016 semester after getting an estimate back on how much money they could save by cancelling the term. They…
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Future of Highland Pub uncertain as fall semester begins
September 12, 2016Burgers and brews at the Highland Pub won’t be a thing of the past — at least for the time being. In May, Martin Wyant, CEO of the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) spoke to The Peak in the wake…
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President Sharma’s resignation is a new low for the SFSS
June 10, 2016[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) is described on its website as a “student-led organization that represents and advocates for the interests of the 26,000+ undergraduate students at SFU.” They provide food services, the U-Pass BC program, extended health and…
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Enoch Weng reflects on his year as SFSS President
April 4, 2016The Peak: Reflecting back on the year you’ve had as SFSS President, what is the thing you are most proud of? Enoch Weng: I think its really living up to the whole “Ohana means family” quote. The biggest thing I…
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SFSS to host Music Showcase Extravaganza
March 29, 2016To those in the know, it is no secret that outgoing Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) President Enoch Weng has a passion for music. His past involvement with different music clubs campus gave him a unique perspective on the relationship…
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Why you should have voted in the SFSS elections
March 29, 2016[dropcap]M[/dropcap]ore than four out of five of you reading this didn’t vote in the SFSS elections. Part of me doesn’t blame you. As someone who has spent four years of his undergraduate degree trying desperately to get SFU students to…
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