Print Edition: May 8, 2013
SUS’s second attempt at an April Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) was successful in quorum and unsuccessful in passing the main motion.
The crux of the meeting revolved around a two-page motion that, if passed, would authorize SUS to obtain a $10 million mortgage and break ground on the long-awaited Student Union Building (SUB).
This motion was originally approved in a 2011 referendum, but must be reapproved on a yearly basis. This ensures the student body, which changes on a yearly basis, continues to approve of the plan to build the SUB.
Derek Froese, former president of Computer Information Systems Student Association (CISSA) at UFV, opposed the motion, stating that SUS failed to give adequate notice.