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Student Union Building completion is now in sight
October 21, 2019By: Marco Ovies, Staff Writer The finish line is nearly in sight for SFU’s long-in-gestation Student Union Building (SUB), though currently the opening is set for an unspecified date in the spring semester. On October 11 the SFSS opened up the SUB for students to take a sneak peek at what will be coming next year, and The Peak had the opportunity to walk through the building. When I heard that I was able to get a glimpse into the SUB progress, I jumped out of my seat from excitement. The SUB has felt like a mythical creature that I…
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SFPIRG hosts “Putting Students back in SUB” workshop
October 11, 2019By: Lubaba Mahmud, Staff Writer Editor’s Note: This article is a recap of an event that occurred on campus. The discussion that occurred represented one specific point-of-view of events related to Rotunda groups and the SUB. SFU’s long-awaited Student Union…
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What grinds our gears: high sodium mega compilation
June 7, 2019Byline: Kitty Cheung, Kelly Chia, Jennifer Low, Gabrielle McLaren, Nicole Magas, Onosholema Ogoigbe, Winona Young The NASTY future of the SUB’s napping room People are gonna jerk off in the new napping room. There! I said it! That reality is…
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What SFU Needs: An actual central cafeteria
June 2, 2019By: Winona Young, Head Staff Writer Let's face it, every cafeteria at Burnaby campus looks sad. Aside from The Study, there’s no place that’s Insta-worthy, or somewhere you'd want to hang out. It's hard to ignore the major flaws that every…
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Board Shorts
November 27, 2018Written by: Amneet Mann, News Editor Board approves motion to extend subleases with CJSF and SFPIRG on a month-to-month basis The original expiry date on the subleases allocating the Simon Fraser Campus Radio Society (CJSF) and the Simon Fraser…
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Board Shorts
November 12, 2018Written by: Amneet Mann, News Editor SFSS extends Mini Mart lease in MBC A motion to extend the Mini Mart convenience store lease in the Maggie Benston Center (MBC) was passed in the latest Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS)…
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SFSS forgets to make room for themselves in the SUB
October 23, 2018Written by: Aaron Richardson BREAKING NEWS: Throughout the construction of the new Student Union Building (SUB) on SFU’s Burnaby campus by the SFSS, it has come to light that many students groups currently housed by the SFSS are having their…
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FNSA raises concerns regarding SFSS conduct in public letter
October 2, 2018Written by Amneet Mann, News Editor The First Nations Student Association (FNSA) posted a public letter on their Facebook page detailing their concerns with the conduct of the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS). The letter, posted on September 21,…
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Students comment on accessibility, accountability, and engagement during SFSS AGM
October 1, 2018Written by Amneet Mann, News Editor The 2018 annual general meeting (AGM) held by the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) saw significant student turnout, though the number of attendees dropped following the impeachment of former SFSS president Jas Randhawa.…
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Board Shorts
September 28, 2018Written by Amneet Mann, News Editor Board changes signatory for banking resolutions In light of the impeachment of the former Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) president Jas Randhawa, the board appointed vice-president student services Samer Rihani as one of…
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