Austin Cozicar
Report considers best strategies for reconciling injustices
June 2, 2014A report from SFU’s Centre for Dialogue discusses how governments and communities should approach reconciliation of injustices. The report sums up the findings of Reconciling Injustices in a Pluralistic Canada, a dialogue held on January 23, 2014. According to the media release, it involved “communities affected by a wide range of injustices, including Indian Residential Schools, the Chinese Head Tax and Exclusion Act, the Komagata Maru Incident, the Japanese Canadian Internment, the social and legal exclusion of LGBTQ Canadians, and Canada’s refusal of Jewish refugees from the Holocaust.” The report discusses issues such as making clear “the intended beneficiaries of…
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The wrong guy
June 2, 2014With Barry Trotz having just been hired by the Washington Capitals, some are likely to say that the Canucks missed out. Trotz coached the same team for 15 seasons, and was a seemingly good communicator, able to do so much…
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Early playoff exits
May 26, 2014Early losses in the 2014 NHL playoffs make for interesting speculation. Although some teams — such as the Dallas Stars and Columbus Blue Jackets — are content with their early bow-outs, they were not expected to be cup contenders and…
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CFL drafts five Clan players
May 23, 2014In 2013, there were no CFL draft picks out of SFU — this year, five SFU graduates will be taking the field for CFL teams in the fall. Offensive lineman Matthias Goossen led the charge, drafted second overall by the…
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Report weighs pros and cons of Site C dam
May 20, 2014A report determining the fate of the proposed $7.9 billion Site C dam project has come back inconclusive, neither suggesting approval of the project nor suggesting tis rejection. The dam’s construction — which would occur on the Peace River in…
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Dread the two-goal lead
May 20, 2014I first heard the phrase “dreaded two-goal lead” during one of the recent EA NHL games by commentator Gary Thorne. I initially scoffed at this saying because, in addition to being an excuse to hate on Thorne (I dislike the…
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Tortorella, what a fella
May 12, 2014On May 1, Vancouver Canucks head coach John Tortorella was fired with four years remaining on his contract. I like Torts, and back when the talk started that he might be fired I was strongly against it. As a matter…
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SFU faculty push to unionize
May 11, 2014The SFU Faculty Association (SFUFA) is pursuing certification, which would make the SFUFA a bargaining unit recognized by the BC Labour Relations Board. This move follows in the footsteps of the University of Victoria, whose faculty association voted to unionize…
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TSN needs to stop neglecting the NHL
May 8, 2014If you’ve read many of my articles, you’ve probably deduced that I am a hockey guy. That being said, since the Canucks season ended, I have been catching markedly fewer games despite the playoff action. However, one of the games…
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Trailing NHL teams should pull goalies earlier
May 5, 2014In game one of the Colorado–Minnesota series on April 17, the Avalanche were down 3-2 with three minutes left on the clock — so Colorado head coach Patrick Roy pulled his goalie. They scored once with the extra attacker before…
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