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Top five ways to hide a pandemic

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Did you tell them to be kind yet? ILLUSTRATION: Youngin Cho / The Peak

By: Michelle Young, Editor-in-Chief

COVID-19 was declared a pandemic in 2020, but we’re over it now. It’s too much hassle and we’ve decided to focus on treating each other with the very real act of kindness and washing our hands instead of tangible protocols to curb the spread of the virus. Why clean the air when it could be full of germy ‘rona particles, anyways? In order to avoid any accountability whatsoever, here is a step-by-step guide on how to hide a pandemic: 

  1. Don’t say its airborne 

COVID-19’s primary mode of transmission is through the air — you know, aerosols we breathe in and out. However, actually saying that would cause people to panic! We don’t want the general public to be properly aware of their risk because that means we’ll have to invest in high-quality masks and filtration systems. That’s unthinkable. Instead, let’s tell people to wash their hands and pretend like we can put the onus on individuals to protect themself from COVID-19. (Spoiler alert: They can’t.) 

  1. Tell people it’s “mild”

Now that COVID-19 is extremely infectious, everyone is getting sick all the time. Instead of acknowledging we are in a huge surge, let’s just call it “mild,” and leave it at that. No need to explain that “mild” can also just mean “not admitted to the hospital.” Oh, and don’t mention that hospitalizations are rising, either.   

  1. Stop collecting data

How are people supposed to believe there’s no pandemic if we collect accurate data on rising cases and death rates? Instead, we’ll change the way we watch COVID-19 cases, so we can point our fingers at the statistics and refuse to acknowledge these aren’t accurate in the first place. We are not seeing a rise in cases, we just stopped testing wink — everything is fine. 

  1. Pretend like reinfections and long term consequences aren’t real 

Everyone is getting sick all the time! Which is great for immunity — something that totally holds validity despite multiple people becoming continuously infected. Yes, this theory says that once infected, you’ll be better protected . . . but no one will notice that’s not actually happening, right? Oh, and long COVID? We’ll pretend like that isn’t happening, just don’t say anything. 

  1. Completely ignore the collapse of the healthcare system 

29-hour waits at the hospital and 10-hour waits for an ambulance . . . no one is getting the care they need. People are dying, and we simply refuse to do anything about it. The ER nurses have been complaining in the news, but no one reads that anyways! If they did, they would have realized by now that our hiding-the-pandemic tactics aren’t working. 

Need to Know, Need to Go: Oct 10–16

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Arts & Culture events to catch around the city. Image courtesy of Brianna Quan

By: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor

Looking to add some variety to your weekly routine or get out of a creative rut? Here are some free and inspiring local events that take place this week. Whether you’re staying remote, looking to explore campus happenings between classes, or determined to venture somewhere new, this list includes events for all of the above.

Collecting the Collector & Processing the Process: A Two-Part Exhibition of the bpNichol Fonds

Where: Burnaby Campus’ W.A.C. Bennett Library

When: Available until November 4

You have until next month to check out this unique display. Get insight into the creative process of Canadian avant-garde writer, ​Barrie Phillip Nichol at Collecting the Collector & Processing the Process archival exhibition. This two-part exhibition at Burnaby Campus’ W.A.C. Bennett Library displays Nichol’s diverse muses and projects. On the third floor, you’ll find materials from Nichol’s various collections, including robots, toy instruction manuals, and comics. On the seventh floor, take an in-depth look at the various stages of Nichol’s famous philosophical written work, Martyrology Book 5, from conception to outcome. Next time you find yourself in a lull between classes, why not stop by and draw inspiration?

Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival

Where: Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre

When: October 14–16 / Fri: 12:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m., Sat: 12:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m., Sun: 12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.

There’s lots to see and do at the Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival: workshops, live performances, and art displays from 60+ artists with “wildly diverse aesthetics.” Presented by the Community Arts Council of Vancouver, this annual festival is “Canada’s first and only festival for Outsider Art.” From pop music to Cantonese opera and poetry readings to paintings, don’t miss this opportunity to support diverse, hard-working artists and perhaps discover a new genre of interest.

Illustration Isolation: Online Life Drawing Event

Where: Remote via Zoom

When: Every Thursday / 4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.

Do you enjoy illustrating, or are you interested in trying it out for the first time in an inclusive environment? Then I have the perfect, recurring event for you! Illustration Isolation is a live online figure drawing class. Draw along with world-class illustrators using reference photography from skilled photographers, and watch and converse with guest illustrators as they work their magic. Artists of all skill levels are encouraged to join. I’ve never been good at drawing, but that won’t stop me from joining! What better way to release pent-up stress from a busy day than putting pencil to paper and letting your inner child loose?

Connect the Lingo

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Illustration of a character connecting the words “connect the” and “lingo” with a pencil.
ILLUSTRATION: Alyssa Umbal / The Peak

By: C Icart, Staff Writer

  1. The term for when a baseball/softball player hits a single, double, triple, and home run in the same game.
  2. In volleyball, a player is referred to as (a) ______ if they move with the wrong foot to attack the ball.
  3. The defensive position for the area between the two faceoff dots on either end of an ice rink.
  4. The term for a poorly missed shot in basketball.
  5. The name of the culprit when a player accidentally trips over themselves.
  6. The name of the accomplishment when a bowler hits three strikes in a row.
  7. In football, this play results when the defensive team intercepts a pass and takes it all the way to the endzone for a touchdown. 
  8. The term for when a volleyball player distracts the opposing team by faking a spike while another teammate hits the ball.
  9. A swimmer is referred to as (a)  _______ save-up if they wait until the last moment to exert their energy.
  10. In soccer, a goalie performs a ________ kick when they throw the ball into the air and kick it before it hits the ground.

Answers

  1. Cycle
  2. Goofy
  3. House
  4. Brick
  5. Turf monster 
  6. Turkey
  7. Pick six
  8. Flare
  9. Sally
  10. Drop kick

Word bank: Flare, goofy, turkey, drop kick, brick, pick six, sally, turf monster, cycle, house

Two-Minute Drill: Charlotte Prangley

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Keep an eye on Prangley if bushes are near. PHOTO: Wilson Wong / SFU Athletics

By: Simran Sarai, Sports Writer

Charlotte Prangley is a sophomore on the women’s cross country team in her third year of a biomedical and physiology degree. Prior to joining SFU, Prangley competed for North Vancouver’s Argyle Secondary School and the Hershey Harriers. She specializes in the 800 m and 1500 m races.

Q: What is your go to pre-race song?

A: Usually something that’s lighthearted and upbeat. During the race, I like to repeat it in my head [to] set the pace.  I think [the last song I listened to] was Dog Days Are Over [by Florence + The Machine]. 

Q: What is the best course you’ve ever raced on?

A: I really like when they have hills. I liked last year’s Bellingham course [ . . . ]  it had a nice forest part, and then it also had some gravel, and some grass.

Q: If you could pick one Olympian to have lunch with, who would it be and why?

A: I think Mo Farah because I’m English, so I really like him. He’s also my cousin’s favourite. When we were younger, we would always follow his races and watch him. He’s been a big inspiration for me.

Q: What is your least favourite workout?

A: 1K repeats. We do this one at Burnaby Lake, which is like six times 1K. They’re super fast, we don’t get much rest, and they’re just really hard.

Q: How do you unwind after a race?

A: It honestly depends on the race. Sometimes if I’ve had a race that really drained me, I’ll kind of escape and go hide somewhere. I remember once when I was younger, I sat in the forest for half an hour. 

Q: What is something you wish people knew about cross country?

A: I wish they knew how big the races were. I feel like when you think of cross country races you only think there’s a few people. I remember before I did anything at SFU, I was used to racing with 50 people. But they’re actually very big — 150 people, sometimes 200.

Q: If SFU women’s cross country could have a team pet, what animal would it be? What would its name be?

A: I think I’d choose a dog.

(I guess McFog didn’t cut it?)

Q: SFU women’s cross country came out with superlatives, which one would you be assigned?

A: Most likely to do something clumsy. During our workout yesterday, during our warmup, I accidentally ran off a little bridge and fell into the bushes.

Robin Mitchell Cranfield’s unique analysis of the Ulysses universe

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Cranfield is a master’s student with an interest in typography and early modern publishing. PHOTO: Robin Mitchell Cranfield

By: Petra Chase, Arts and Culture Editor

Irish novelist James Joyce’s modernist novel, Ulysses, is widely known in literary circles as notoriously tedious to get through. With 732 pages of inventive language and experimental style, it’s considered a great feat to tackle the book in its entirety, and most people who take up the challenge surrender in the first chapter.

Set in a single day in Dublin in 1904, Ulysses has long been an enigma to me, which is why I was intrigued by print designer and illustrator Robin Mitchell Cranfield’s lecture at the Alcuin Society, “Banana Peels & Falling Stars.” Taking the audience through the challenging reading experience, Cranfield’s presentation made sense of Joyce’s chaotic universe by zeroing in on a seemingly trivial event in the book: a character dodging a threatening banana peel in his path.

The familiar slapstick trope of characters slipping on banana peels led Cranfield down a series of rabbit holes involving Charlie Chaplin, Homer, and The Muppets. Eventually, this led her to the James Joyce Symposium at Trinity College and University College in Dublin, where she presented on the topic this summer.

I was fascinated by Cranfield’s ability to find patterns within the ordinary objects that make up the book’s inventory, connecting them both to their typographical and literary significance. Describing the reading experience as “destabilizing” due to the sheer amount of things, she shared how searching for repeated objects helped her take a closer look at what Jocye was doing with the text.

For instance, a key motif that stood out to Cranfield was “sunlight becoming tangible through text,” which she found in the repetition of words like “coins” and “lemons.” This is juxtaposed with the uninviting, gloomy typeface. Interestingly, when Cranfield visited Dublin, she experienced firsthand how these glimpses of light reflected the cloudy weather and fleeting moments of sunlight characteristic of Dublin, where the book was set.

Cranfield is an English master’s student in the faculty of art and social sciences with an interest in typography and early modern publishing. She told SFU, “As we go through our day, we read hundreds, even thousands, of typeset words. But while one of the earliest things we learn is how to recognize the meaning of these words, many of us never learn how to really see the type that forms those messages.”

Cranfield is currently working on Wings, Waves, and Webs: Patterns and Nature, a children’s book set to release in 2023. She also has a podcast, where she shares essays, readings, and conversations about design.

The talk, which you can watch on Alcuin Society’s YouTube channel, is part of the Alcuin Society’s 2022 lecture series. Alcuin Society is a non-profit organization which “promotes the appreciation of beautifully produced books.” They host events, hold awards, and publish a journal called Amphora. The journal covers a wide range of book-related topics, including typography, type design, calligraphy, and the impact of digital technology on books.

Though I have never read Ulysses, Cranfield’s presentation vividly conveyed the mixed emotions involved in reading it, from frustration, to humour, to introspection. It also made me more aware of how book design affects the meaning of a text, something which many readers like myself take for granted.

An ode to friendly bus drivers

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Why I always thank my bus driver. PHOTO: Jonadan Cheun / The Peak

By: Olivia Visser, Opinions Editor

If you’re a regular commuter, you’ve likely been in a situation that involved a less than friendly bus driver. Perhaps you were short .25 cents and denied service, or the driver couldn’t wait two seconds as you finished your sprint to the door. You were left a sweating, late-for-class mess, while passengers gawked in pity through their windows. Not all bus drivers are friendly, which is somewhat understandable given the abuse they face on a regular basis. The drivers who do make an effort to brighten everyone’s day therefore leave a real impact on transit users.

Bus drivers hold power in people’s daily lives. They carry us to work, school, and doctor’s appointments. We sometimes spend hours in their vicinity. Of course, drivers aren’t under any obligation to provide overly friendly service. Their job is to bring us to our destinations. However, basic decency should be commonplace. Those who go beyond, and take time out of their days to treat people with kindness, are truly something special.

I’m normally not fond of small talk, yet I can’t help but smile when I see a driver engaged in friendly conversation with a passenger. The other day a bus driver greeted and said goodbye to every single person. I mean, wouldn’t you be more likely to say thank you if you were met with a smile and “you’re very welcome?” Other, more subtle acts of kindness make a difference too: letting low income people on for free or low cost, or waiting for someone to take their seat before driving, shows they care.

Altercations with bus drivers aren’t an infrequent occurrence. Many people from marginalized communities, including disabled people, experience discrimination while taking transit. Unfortunately, this discrimination sometimes comes from drivers themselves. One North Vancouver resident alleged in a court case that a driver refused to lower his bus to sidewalk level. Daniel Sands, a wheelchair user living in Victoria, shared their experience of frequently being told there’s not enough room for them on the bus, despite other people being let on first. “That’s institutional ableism,” they said.

Long commutes suck. There’s no sugar coating it. You spend half your day in uncomfortable seats thinking about how nice it will feel to finally be at home in your bed. Not only is transit tiring and stressful, it can also be a traumatic experience for people who experience discrimination. Bus drivers who make an effort to improve their passengers’ days deserve to be appreciated.

Ukrainian creativity amidst the war with Dr. Bilaniuk

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Ukraine issued stamps commemorating the border guards who insulted a Russian warship. PHOTO: Noah Eleazar / Unsplash

By: Chloë Arneson, News Writer

Content warning: This article mentions violence, war, and death. 

On September 1, Professor Laada Bilaniuk delivered a presentation on Ukrainian creativity and resilience in the face of war. She focused on detailing the cultural creativity that erupted on social media since the Russian invasion in February. 

Laada Bilaniuk, who teaches anthropology at the University of Washington “is currently working on a book on the politics of popular culture in Ukraine.” Bilaniuk began the lecture by noting how Ukrainians have faced a multitude of horrors since the war began, including “destroyed buildings, looted buildings, death, maiming, [and] torture.” 

Bilaniuk said many did not expect Ukraine to fare so well against Russia. “Against the odds, Ukrainians have resisted not only militarily, but also on the cultural front, with an explosion of creativity.

“I’m going to be tracing the threads of memes, sayings, songs, and images that have been viral that express the way Ukrainians have been coping with what’s going on.”  

One viral phrase originated from a Ukrainian soldier from a small island who stood up to a Russian warship by telling them, “Russian warship, go f**k yourself.” The phrase became so popular that it was featured on official Ukrainian stamps, which sold 700,000 copies. “Wartime and horror seems to break down the barriers of vulgarity,” Bilaniuk said. 

After cultural erasure under years of Soviet rule, many Ukrainians are now embracing the “hybridity” of the two cultures. “Musicians and performers who started out embracing western style [ . . . ] have increasingly started experimenting more with using Ukrainian,” said Bilaniuk. She explained many Ukrainian artists are “turning back to the culture they grew up in and finding value in that.

“If anything, this war has done the opposite of what Putin and others in the Russian government wanted,” Bilaniuk said. “It’s pushed Ukraine away from the Russian sphere of influence.” 

Many of the jokes and art created during the war highlights the cultural differences between the two countries, according to Bilaniuk. It is showcasing that Ukrainian “cultural language has power.” Bilaniuk explained that the people of Ukraine want to demonstrate through media that “they’re not just second rate peasant little brothers to Russia.”

She stated many Ukrainians are embracing the decolonization of collective mentality. “While it has pushed Ukraine away from Russian language and culture, at the same time it has really united the government and the people.”

Local student disappointed that icebreakers don’t involve actual ice (and other literal disappointments)

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A person with a confused expression on their face, they've brought a giant block of ice to class with a piece of rope
ILLUSTRATION: Angela Shen / The Peak

By: Clarence Ndabahwerize, Staff Writer

VANCOUVER — A student showed up to an icebreaker at the Goldcorp Centre for the Arts with an ice pick and giant ice cube. Onlookers described initially being in shock until they found out the student in question was a theatre major who’d just watched the first episode of The Rings of Power. Enthusiastically, the young gentleman proceeded with great fanfare to have his couriers place the ice cube in the centre of the room before invoking the rite of Sigin-tarâg! Calling himself Sir Lit A. Rally, he brought extra ice picks and many more ice cubes so everyone could partake.

At the end of the evening, several ambulances rushed many of the attendees to St. Paul’s and Vancouver General. The young gentleman was the only one left standing. Revellers admitted that Rally was initially disappointed to find that the icebreaker was just a pizza party, but he appeared to convince everyone to BREAK THAT ICE for real! The attendees rushing to the hospital were described to be in a state of “frozen shock.” What a waste of ice, right? An internal university investigation concluded that some sort of Jedi mind tricks were at play by Rally.

However, this wasn’t the end of the debacle. Rally, after hearing of a potluck, brought several “lucky pots” to the potluck! To make things worse, the pots were empty, just apparently full of “lucky vibes,” in his words.

“I-I made a joke . . . ” sniffled Harald, “and Lit stole all my thunder. Not lit, man. Not cool!” Harald informed us that he was an exchange student from Hell, which he clarified was in Norway. He held a small bowl of mashed pecans with a small sign that read, “deez nuts.” Apparently, Rally had unleashed a cashew nut costume onto the icebreaker-potluck, which he’d been saving for Halloween.

The night ended with the fire department on scene when Rally tried to give Harald a literal taste of home. Seeing a potential for trouble, SFU took steps to quickly transfer an exchange student named Guy Fawkes to UVic to avoid a more grievous incident from unfolding! You’ll never guess what his nickname is. 

ACORN calls on municipal candidates to act on housing crisis

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There is an urgent need for affordable housing facilities as the population expands in Surrey. PHOTO: Tom Rumble / Unsplash

By: Pranjali J Mann, News Writer

BC Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) is calling for Surrey municipal election candidates to make the issue of affordable housing central to their campaigns. This call to action comes in as the city continues to face “significant pressures in its housing system,” as highlighted by the Surrey Housing Needs Report. 

ACORN is a local organization which focuses on community organization for issues of “social and economic justice” for low and moderate income people including “fair fees, childcare, internet for all, housing/tenant union, and social assistance.” 

According to the 2020 Surrey Housing Needs Report, the city was in “immediate need for 17,900 affordable rental housing units.” This number was never met, and the city now needs at least 18,600 new homeownership units within the next ten years to cater to its growing population. A report by ACORN noted, “With almost 50% of BC renters spending more than 30% of their income on housing,” BC is being referred to as the “eviction capital of Canada.” 

To find out more about this and the avenues of possible solutions, The Peak interviewed Leslie MacFarlane, co-chair of the ACORN chapter in South Surrey. 

The Surrey housing crisis includes a lack of “standards of maintenance” for landlords in Surrey, according to MacFarlane. Comparing the city to other densely populated ones like Toronto and New Westminster, she said, “in Surrey the standards basically only protect people about having working appliances, and the heat, and a few minor things. But they have nothing in place to actually protect them from mold or for things falling apart. And that’s a huge problem.” 

For this, she suggested landlord licensing as a way to add accountability from the owners’ side. Just like New Westminster, the licensing would allow for “enforcement of the Standards of Maintenance bylaw, ensuring that buildings remain in good condition.” This would act as a relief for tenants that suffer from substandard housing in the city. 

MacFarlane also asked for “right of first refusal” for tenants, which would provide them with the option to move back into the new units once their buildings have been redeveloped.  

When asked what other issues residents face in the city, MacFarlane shared, “we are losing our low to moderate income rental units faster than they’re being replaced, which means that people are being displaced by the thousands with nowhere to go.” 

For this, MacFarlane suggested all levels of government invest in building social housing. “As far as I can see, the only thing that’s going to solve [this issue] is if there’s social housing built that people could move into, that have the proper standards of maintenance to replace the drastic loss because there’s a huge, exponentially larger loss of affordable housing going on,” said MacFarlane. 

You can read more about the demands and efforts of ACORN, on their website.

SFU faces criticism over new varsity team name

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Renaming reveals contentious process behind SFU’s new moniker. PHOTO: Krystal Chan / The Peak

By: Simran Sarai, Sports Writer

On September 6, over two years after SFU announced they were dropping “The Clan” due to its racist connotation with the “Ku Klux Klan,” SFU Athletics has chosen a new name. Moving forward, athletes will be known as the “Red Leafs” — a name chosen through consultation processes with the Varsity Team Name Working Group and the wider SFU community. 

According to a press release issued by SFU, part of the process included analyzing over 65 potential names, narrowing it down to two selections by the group. It was made up of “student-athletes, coaches, Athletic and Recreation Department staff, and student representatives from SFU First Nations, Métis & Inuit Student Association [FNMISA].” The two names were then brought forward to student groups, including the Simon Fraser Student Society and SFU Students of Caribbean and African Ancestry (SOCA). SFU said they “also sought feedback on the names from nine Host Nations.” 

Now, SFU is facing criticism from the same students who fought so desperately to have a new name adopted in the first place. Marie Haddad, co-organizer of the campaign to push SFU to change the previous name, spoke out on social media about the school’s choice to not include herself or fellow student organizers, Othniel Spence and Mason Glover, in any decision making processes. Spence and Glover were instrumental in garnering online traction for a name change. 

“I am saddened to say that I was never included properly within the process and am completely disheartened that Othniel Spence and Mason Glover did not receive any credit for our work that made a new name a possibility.”

In an interview with The Peak, Haddad said she felt “hopeless and deeply sorry for the people this name affects,” including those who might correlate the leaf to Canada’s ongoing history of colonization. “It doesn’t take much [more] than a simple Google search to know that the red leaf, symbolizing Canada, has gruesome colonial backing. Replacing a horrible racially insensitive name with a less insensitive name is not harm reduction, it is negligence.”  

Haddad only found out about the new name when the general announcement was released on social media. “It felt like a slap in the face,” she said, “I felt a wave of stress, of institutional betrayal, and carried this sorrow with me through the upcoming weeks.”

The Peak also reached out to Othniel Spence and Mason Glover for an interview, but did not receive a response by the publication deadline. 

The Peak spoke with a representative from FNMISA, who wished to remain anonymous. “The new name is the lesser of two evils,” they said, “Every Canadian athlete who competes internationally falls under the red maple leaf.”  However, they believe the name was really chosen due to SFU’s affiliation with Nike, who gifted athletes uniforms branded with a red maple leaf in 2019. “Sticking with the new logo saves money and prevents further conflict,” the representative said. 

While SFU stated they had consulted with student groups, including FNMISA and (SOCA), the representative said these groups were last contacted about the name change in “mid-summer of 2020,” and “neither student association gave their approval on the two choices presented.”

Although the representative has personally come to terms with the unfolding of the process, they believe “the process could have been performed a lot better from the start. The Host Nations, the FNMISA, SOCA, other BIPOC student groups, and just more student engagement should have been present from the start.”

The Peak reached out to Theresa Hanson, senior director, SFU athletics and recreation for a comment, but did not receive a response by the publication deadline.

Student athletes weigh in 

The Peak also reached out to athletes who will compete under the Red Leafs name for their thoughts. Kaelan House, a member of the men’s cross country and track and field team, was excited to finally have a name to compete under. Jordan Thorsen, a third year goalkeeper for the men’s soccer team, acknowledged that the previous name had not been one that “a lot of the athletes could take ownership of.” He believes Red Leafs is a much more fitting name for the only Canadian NCAA school. 

On the other hand, Fourth-year point guard David Penney, had neutral feelings about the name. “I love that they changed it [ . . . ] but I feel like most of the athletes didn’t really get a say until we knew what the name was gonna be. We just heard about options, and I didn’t even know that the Red Leafs was gonna be an option,” he explained, “There was a disconnect between the two parties.”

Instead, Penney believes SFU should have taken the two-years to get opinions from athletic teams about the other 65 names proposed during the process. “Even a survey to just one team or all the players and coaches [would have been enough] It feels like it was very behind the scenes,” he said.

Somto Anyadike, senior running back for the SFU football team, echoed Penney’s feelings of disconnect. “I thought that when we were getting a new team name, we would have a school vote. I was kind [of] off put by that,” he shared. Anyadike and the football team suggested potential names like the “Mountaineers” to fellow teammates who comprised the working board. Anyadike understood the correlation between the new name and the school’s slogan “rep the leaf,” but after a whole two-year debacle, he “thought a little more effort would go into the name.”

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