At the Simon Fraser Student Society’s (SFSS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) last Wednesday in the SFU Theatre, students voted in favour of a special resolution which will allow the society to obtain a loan for the Student Union Building (SUB). The students also approved an addition to the by-laws that will ensure that the Build SFU levy, which will be used to pay back any loan related to the project, will not be cancelled before the loan is repaid. The AGM was the first since 2008 to reach the necessary quorum of 250, with over 400 students present and many…
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Build SFU offered students the opportunity to take a nap on couches, hammocks, and actual beds in a makeshift ‘nap zone,’ which was set up in the Forum Chambers during the afternoon of October 20. Entitled Build SFU’s Nap Zone,…
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IEC appointments and hours caps At their meeting last Wednesday, the SFSS board of directors moved to appoint four people to their independent electoral commission (IEC) for the upcoming referendum. The IEC is made up of one chief electoral officer…
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The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) food bank has officially expanded its reach to the Vancouver campus at Woodwards, and plans to expand to SFU’s Surrey campus in the near future. According to the SFSS board of directors, $500 has…
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The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) will hold their Annual General Meeting (AGM) this Wednesday, October 22, at which students in attendance will decide the immediate future of the Build SFU Student Union Building. In addition to the usual society…
Continue readingWomen's Centre report The SFU Women’s Centre made its annual report to board last Wednesday, Oct. 8. The centre’s recent activities included a workshop on consensus decision-making, a chill-out zone, and a solidarity night walk. The centre has many projects…
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At the first ever Battle for the Border, the Clan continued their pattern of horrendous starts. Unfortunately, this time they did not play a redemptive second half. The Battle for the Border was played against SFU’s closest conference rival, the…
Continue readingChief electoral officer appointed Following the recent departure of Lorenz Young, the SFSS board of directors appointed Stephanie Munez as the new chief electoral officer (CEO) until November 2014. Yeung resigned after graduating this summer as the CEO must be…
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For $20, students can catch a ride to Bothell, WA to watch the Clan face the Central Washington Wildcats this Saturday, September 27. The buses will leave from both the Burnaby and the Surrey campuses at 2:30 p.m. in order…
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With over 1,750 attendees, the Fall Kickoff concert last Friday was one of the biggest events the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) has ever organized. The concert was the third event of this kind that the SFSS has put on…
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