Clan
#OURDecisionSFU calls upon the university to acknowledge the real reason behind the “Clan” name change
October 30, 2020By 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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I’m tired of SFU’s performative activism
October 9, 2020by Marco Ovies, Editor-in-Chief SFU has done it again: they have failed to consult Indigenous students on a building for Indigenous students. In a letter posted by the First Nations Student Association (FNSA), they stated they weren’t even invited to…
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Student organizers lead demand for changing SFU’s sports team name
July 8, 2020Written by: Paige Riding, News Writer SFU Athletics expressed their support for a name change of the athletics team name, the Simon Fraser Clan, last Thursday, July 2. The SFU Athletics website says that, “In response to student athletes' concerns…
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SFU Women’s Basketball extends winning streak to four games
March 18, 2020By: Dylan Webb, Sports Editor The SFU Women’s Basketball team continued its strong run of play with consecutive victories over St. Martin’s University and Seattle Pacific University last week. The Clan secured a 65–55 victory over St. Martin’s University at…
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SFU Hockey wins final game of regular season to secure second place
March 13, 2020By: Dylan Webb, Sports Editor An offensive outburst by the SFU Hockey team on the final weekend of the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League’s (BCIHL) regular season allowed the Clan to secure second place in the league standings. While playoffs…
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The Week Ahead in SFU Sports: March 9–15
March 6, 2020By: Dylan Webb, Sports Editor A trip to the NCAA Championships for the men’s wrestling team highlights a relatively light, yet important, schedule for SFU Sports this week. Clan fans can also root for the track and field team as…
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SFU Hockey set for playoff showdown with the Vancouver Island University Mariners
March 6, 2020By: Michael Lenko, Peak Associate The SFU Hockey team will take on the Vancouver Island University (VIU) Mariners in the first round of the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) playoffs. At the time of writing, SFU and VIU were…
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SFU Hockey secures third win of season over Trinity Western University Spartans
March 6, 2020By: Michael Lenko, Peak Associate In a hard-fought game with a playoff-like atmosphere at the George Preston Recreation Centre in Langley, SFU goaltender Patrick Zubick turned in what was arguably his best performance of the season to lead the Clan…
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SFU Women’s Basketball drops penultimate game of 2019–20 regular season
February 28, 2020By: Dylan Webb, Sports Editor There is some good news and some bad news when it comes to the SFU Women’s Basketball team. The good news is that a string of strong performances earlier in the season allowed the Clan…
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The Week Ahead in SFU Sports: March 2–8
February 28, 2020By: Dylan Webb, Sports Editor It’s an exciting week for SFU Sports as the men’s basketball team takes part in the GNAC Basketball Championships. Meanwhile, the hockey team concludes its regular season with a Vancouver Island road trip, and the…
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