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SFU public interest research group faces displacement from campus

Peak Web January 29, 2018

By: 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 Peak Publications Society is no longer pursuing office space in the Student Union Building and does not have an interest in the process.   The campus-based student societies that were denied space in the Student Union Building last semester have learned of another development in the allocation of office space by the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS). The SFSS offered…

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Board Shorts

EIC May 15, 2017

Members 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

EIC September 19, 2015

In 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?

EIC February 2, 2015

Earlier 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

EIC January 19, 2015

As 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

EIC 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

EIC October 27, 2014

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).…

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SFSS AGM to decide Student Union Building fate

EIC October 20, 2014

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…

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SUB project enters Working Drawings Phase

EIC September 2, 2014

Having 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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Pennies to be used to build new SUB building

EIC April 9, 2012

By Brad McLeod In light of the recent federal government decision to discontinue Canada’s one cent coin, Build SFU, the SFSS proposal for building a new student union building, has a new plan to use pennies to the school’s advantage.…

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