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Council Meeting — July 14, 2021
July 30, 2021Written by: Jaymee Salisi, News Writer Student Union Building (SUB) opening plan The SUB working group brought forward a motion proposing that Council set the opening date for the SUB as August 23, 2021. Between this date and SFU’s campus reopening on September 8, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) aims to use the time to allow students to explore and identify potential areas of improvement before campus officially reopens. “The building itself is substantially complete,” SUB building manager John Walsh said. He added the building will receive a full occupancy permit from the City of Burnaby once the building…
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Board Shorts — February 26, 2021
March 19, 2021Written by: Jaymee Salisi, News Writer Student Union Building (SUB) reopening plan SFU recently announced plans to reopen in Fall 2021. In preparation, Vice President (VP) of Finance Corbett Gildersleve brought forward a motion for the Simon Fraser Student Society…
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SFU student politics has failed us
February 21, 2021by Justin Smith, SFU Student Despite changes the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has brought to SFU, some things have remained consistent: nonsensical Canvas pages, wallet-crushing tuition, and bullshit student politics. For a university that advertises itself as “one of Canada’s most…
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Rejected ideas for the Student Union Building (SUB)
September 21, 2020By: Juztin Bello, Carter Hemion, Emma Jean, Paige Riding, Nathan Tok, and Sara Wong Escape room (By Juztin) As any SFU student knows, being on campus is already kind of like being in an escape room: you’re anxious, have the overwhelming…
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Student Union Building completes construction
September 20, 2020Written by: Mahdi Dialden, News Writer The Student Union Building (SUB) is in its final stages of completion. While construction has been completed, its opening is pending final inspection and awaiting health protocols to be deemed safe for students due to…
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Board Shorts (July 10, 2020)
July 21, 2020Written by: Paige Riding, News Writer The Board discusses Student Union Building space allocation for SFSS groups VP Finance Corbett Gildersleve brought forward a motion for a different space allocation for organizations set to move into the Student Union Building…
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Opening of Student Union Building again delayed to Fall 2020 semester
May 25, 2020Written by: Paige Riding, News Writer The long-anticipated Student Union Building (SUB) has once again been delayed, with the current projected opening date pushed to Fall 2020. Initially slated to open in Fall 2018, then pushed to Summer 2019 due…
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Board Shorts: March 4, 2020
March 17, 2020Written by: Michelle Gomez, Assistant News Editor Clarification on housing Rotunda groups in the SUB The Board passed a motion clarifying the terms of their agreement to house Rotunda groups in the Student Union Building (SUB). The motion mandates Executive…
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Rotunda groups will be offered space in the new Student Union Building
March 2, 2020Written by: Michelle Gomez, Assistant News Editor and Gurpreet Kambo, News Editor At their Wednesday, February 26 Board meeting, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Board of Directors resolved to enter into formal agreements that offer the Rotunda groups space…
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Council catch-up: January 22
January 27, 2020Written by: Paige Riding, News Writer Council agrees to a referendum to address the lack of Rotunda space allocations The SFSS Council passed a motion to hold a student referendum on housing Rotunda groups in the Student Union Building (SUB)…
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