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SFPIRG launches petition for campus space
March 26, 2018In the face of its impending displacement from campus, the Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group (SFPIRG) has launched a petition asking SFU and the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) to lease them appropriate campus space. The petition, directed towards SFU president Andrew Petter and vice-provost and associate vice-president academic Peter Keller, was launched a week ago and aims to collect as many signatures as possible. As described on the petition page, SFPIRG is currently subleasing office space from the SFSS in the Rotunda; this sublease will expire in June 2018. Once the Student Unions Building…
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SFU public interest research group faces displacement from campus
January 29, 2018By: Cecile Favron Editor’s Note: The Peak Publications Society is an independent student society and participated in the process initiated by the Simon Fraser Student Society to express interest in organizational space in the Student Union Building. However, The…
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Board Shorts
May 15, 2017Members form new committees The SFSS Board of Directors appointed its members to the committees that conduct the society’s business at the first meeting since the new board stepped into their roles this month. The board decided not to proceed…
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Why I’m voting ‘no’ to Build SFU
September 19, 2015In 1965, SFU opened its doors for the first time and filled its lecture halls. Since then, the school has developed a reputation as being one of the leading comprehensive universities — notable politicians, artists, athletes, and researchers alike call…
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What’s next for the Build SFU projects?
February 2, 2015Earlier this month, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) did not receive permission from the students present at their Special General Meeting (SGM) to pursue a loan for Build SFU’s Student Union Building (SUB) and Stadium projects. The motion only…
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Upcoming Special General Meeting generates opposition
January 19, 2015As students prepare to vote on motions related to the Build SFU projects at the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS)’s Special General Meeting (SGM) this Wednesday, January 21, some students are calling for the projects’ termination. No to Build SFU…
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Build SFU’s construction plans lack clarity on sustainability
January 6, 2015[embed]http://youtu.be/ZAu5dNbi1Lo[/embed] Watch the SFSS Town Hall meeting, November 27, 2014: (The time stamps refer to this recording of the SFSS Town Hall meeting) ____________________________ At the SFSS Town Hall of November 27, 2014, the board of directors and Build SFU…
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SFSS AGM results allow SUB plans to continue
October 27, 2014At 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).…
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SFSS AGM to decide Student Union Building fate
October 20, 2014The 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…
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SUB project enters Working Drawings Phase
September 2, 2014Having translated the space program into physical drawings of the SFSS Student Union Building (SUB) and determined all design decisions for construction, the Build SFU SUB project will move into the final stage of the architectural design development phase this…
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