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N’Kosi Kedar Salam talks name change, school change, and NBA basketball

Peak Web January 25, 2018

Year: Senior Hometown: Toronto, Ontario Major: Education Faculty, double minor in Curriculum and Instruction and Kinesiology Favourite NBA player of all time: Michael Jordan N’Kosi Kedar Salam has enjoyed a fine senior season for Simon Fraser University so far this campaign. He currently leads the team with 19.1 points per game, and leads the Great Northwest Athletic Conference with 362 total points so far this season. He was named United States Basketball Writers Association’s Division II National Player of the Week earlier this year when he scored 40 points on a Thursday night game, and 27 on Saturday. This is…

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Six player Clan nearly pull off miraculous comeback against Central Washington

Peak Web January 19, 2018

On Thursday night, the SFU women’s basketball team travelled to Ellensburg, Washington to take on the Central Washington University (CWU) Wildcats in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) matchup. The Clan began the game with only seven players, as freshman…

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SFU hires Thomas Ford to take over as head coach for SFU football

Peak Web January 19, 2018

After choosing to not renew Kelly Bates’ contract after three winless seasons for Simon Fraser football, the Clan now has their new man: Thomas Ford. Theresa Hanson, Simon Fraser’s senior director of athletics and recreation, made the announcement on Monday…

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New Music Friday

Peak Web January 12, 2018

[embed]https://open.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/76E77QCw94WXfaUhdwnwnv[/embed] By: Danielle Davie, Courtney Miller, Andrew Ringer and Natasha Tar “Big for Your Boots” – Stormzy Danielle Davie: The flow reminds me of Big Shaq’s “Man’s Not Hot,” and it’s an overall catchy, upbeat song, but all I can…

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Men’s basketball lose 78–73 against Montana State University Billings

Peak Web January 12, 2018

The Simon Fraser men’s basketball team travelled to Montana on Thursday night to take on the Montana State University Billings Yellowjackets. For the second straight game, however, the Clan was unable to play a consistent 40 minutes of basketball, ultimately…

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Men’s basketball lose 54–69 to Western Washington University

Peak Web January 11, 2018

After a heartbreaking, last-second loss to Northwest Nazarene over the weekend, the men’s basketball team went back at it on Tuesday night as they hosted Western Washington University (WWU). While things did not go as planned in a 69–54 loss…

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Mathew Berry-Lamontagna continues strong season with two goals against UVIC

Peak Web January 6, 2018

On Friday night, the Simon Fraser hockey team travelled to Vancouver Island to play the University of Victoria (UVIC) at the Ian Stewart Complex. Two special teams goals by star defenceman and assistant captain Mathew Berry-Lamontagna proved to be the…

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SFU women’s basketball ends 2017 with a bang

Peak Web January 2, 2018

On Sunday afternoon, the SFU women’s basketball team hosted Alaska University in a New Year’s Eve matchup. The Clan ended 2017 the right way, taking a commanding 73–49 victory behind a double-double from Sophie Swant and productive nights from freshmen…

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SFU hockey suffer 4–1 loss to Vancouver Island University

Peak Web November 26, 2017

On Friday night, the Simon Fraser hockey club took on Vancouver Island University (VIU) at the Bill Copeland Sports Centre. After defeating VIU 8–1 just two weeks ago in Nanaimo, anything short of a win would come as a surprise…

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Mak Barden talks SFU hockey club . . . and Christmas

Peak Web November 25, 2017

Year: Senior Major: Communications Hometown: Surrey, BC Favourite Christmas movie: Elf Mak Barden and the SFU hockey club have gotten off to a great start in the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League, with a 6–4 record. Barden is currently tied…

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