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#OURDecisionSFU calls upon the university to acknowledge the real reason behind the “Clan” name change

Features October 30, 2020

By Serena Bains, Staff Writer SFU has an extensive history of participating in institutional racism against Black students, faculty, and staff. The hesitancy to acknowledge and address the SFU athletics team name of the ‘Clan’ continues to be one of SFU’s most blatant displays of racism against Black students in particular.  Black student activists put years of physical and emotional labour behind a collective goal to change the name due to its associations with the Ku Klux Klan and white supremacy, and the harm the association has caused Black athletes. Because of the association, there were multiple incidents as a…

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Board Shorts (July 10, 2020)

News July 21, 2020

Written by: Paige Riding, News Writer The Board discusses Student Union Building space allocation for SFSS groups  VP Finance Corbett Gildersleve brought forward a motion for a different space allocation for organizations set to move into the Student Union Building…

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Opinions in Dialogue: Systemic change can’t happen without racial solidarity

Opinions June 13, 2020

By: Kelly Chia, Features Editor; Meera Eragoda, Arts Editor; Nicole Magas, Opinions Editor Introduction 2020 has been a difficult year for a number of racialized communities. The pandemic spread of COVID-19, which precipitated violent anti-Asian backlash and which disproportionately affected Black…

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