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SFSS explains decision to close Student Union Building
February 1, 2022By: Karissa Ketter, News Writer On January 20, 2022, the SFSS emailed the student body informing them the Student Union Building (SUB) will be closed until February 18, 2022. In their email, they wrote, “In regards to high COVID-19 cases across the province and the return to campus mandated by Simon Fraser University (SFU), the SFSS Council does not believe SFU is taking appropriate measures to protect our membership. “It is unfortunate that we have to make this decision, however, our concerns are the safety and health of those on campus.” Former SFSS president Gabe Liosis and vice-president external relations…
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SFSS Election 2022: What to know about each open position
January 23, 2022By: Luke Faulks, Staff Writer The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) elections are here once again. Led by SFU students, the SFSS works to represent and advocate for fellow students. Some of the ways they do this are by managing student…
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SFSS announces election dates
January 17, 2022By: Yelin Gemma Lee, News Writer Editor's Note: Previously, this article mentioned constituency groups as clubs. Constituency groups represent marginalized student communities and are different from clubs. This article is updated to reflect this clarification. Clarification for non-executive councilors and their…
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SFU community contributes to BC flood relief efforts
January 12, 2022By: Yelin Gemma Lee, News Writer Groups from the SFU community rallied together to organize a donation drive to aid BC communities impacted by the November 2021 floods. According to SFU News, the total donations added up to over 2,442 essential…
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SFU signs onto the Scarborough Charter
January 11, 2022By: Karissa Ketter, News Writer On November 21, 2021, SFU joined over 40 post-secondary institutions in signing onto the Scarborough Charter on Anti-Black Racism and Black Inclusion in Canadian Higher Education. The University of Toronto began drafting the charter over a…
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SFSS president Gabe Liosis resigns
January 7, 2022By: Yelin Gemma Lee, News Writer On January 5, 2022, Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) president Gabe Liosis announced his resignation due to mental health challenges intensified by the pandemic. His resignation will take effect on January 24. As per…
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Council Meeting — October 13, 2021
November 24, 2021By: Charlene Aviles, Staff Writer Content warning: Mentions of sexual violence Motion on Sexual Violence Training SFSS vice-president internal and organizational development Corbett Gildersleve put forth a motion on sexual misconduct investigations. This motion proposed the SFSS develop “survivor-centric and…
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Senate Report: September 13, 2021
November 19, 2021By: Victoria Lopatka, Staff Writer Motion to Hire 15 Black Faculty at SFU The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) president Gabe Liosis brought forward the motion to hire more Black faculty at SFU on behalf of former SFSS president, Osob…
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SFSS campaigns for SFU to continue recording lectures
November 19, 2021By: Yelin Gemma Lee, News Writer During the last week of August, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) published the Accessible Course Practices (ACP) campaign letter and an accompanying student survey to their social media accounts. This campaign calls for…
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SFU commits to full divestment from fossil fuels by 2025
November 14, 2021By: Yelin Gemma Lee, News Writer On November 1, 2021, SFU announced their full divestment from fossil fuels by 2025. Divestment has been a topic of controversy on campus and has led to student protests in the form of a…
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