Bryan Daniel

Senate Report: July 6, 2020

Written by: Michelle Young, Staff Writer Petter responds to questions regarding the name change of SFU Athletics’ team, “The Clan” During the question period, Senator Erika Plettner inquired about the SFU Athletics team name “The Clan.” “We ask what efforts to change that name have been initiated and what the approximate timeline of such a change would be,” said Plettner.  SFU President and Senate Chair Andrew Petter responded: “It’s unfortunate that the term ‘clan’ was appropriated by a racist organization in [the US] and that that has created some real difficulties for our athletes [ . . . ] But…

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