Courtney MIller

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SFU softball falls to Montana State Billings University in complete-game shutout in game one of home-opener doubleheader

EIC March 4, 2018

After a two-hour game delay which saw the SFU Clan out shoveling snow off the field, the team seemed understandably tired when the game finally began. Once SFU’s pitcher, Alia Stachoski, hit the first batter from Montana State University Billings (MSUB) with a pitch, it was mostly downhill from there for the Clan. The Clan showed some strong defence throughout the first game, with Hailey Gearey making some clutch contributions. In the second inning, she caught a line drive to help push her team along. She also helped make the fourth inning quick, with help from catcher Katherine Murnaghan, by…

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New Music Friday

Alex Bloom, Neil MacAlister, Courtney Miller, and Natasha Tar March 2, 2018

[embed]https://open.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/36H4fHO8Zsz8tucfnEFMhg?si=6NCPxQUlQh-Zn3IJoExNHA[/embed] “44 More” – Logic Neil MacAlister: Of his recent singles this is probably the best, but Logic is just so completely uninteresting lately. He's still rapping well, but I couldn't care less about his content. Also, it just struck…

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New Music Friday

Alex Bloom, Gabrielle McLaren, Courtney Miller, and Natasha Tar February 23, 2018

[embed]https://open.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/7sq6MuCBO9pe2Q7cOQirNk?si=nLAy5LUPR46Ofeik96niyw[/embed] “Moon River” – Frank Ocean Courtney Miller: First, why would anyone ever try to redo “Moon River.” Second, this is so so so extra with the layered vocals and the overproduction Gabrielle McLaren: There’s a lot going on here…

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New Music Friday

Courtney Miller, Marco Ovies, Elisha Summers, and Natasha Tar February 16, 2018

[embed]https://open.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/4YWYxwKdU708TxIlqaUsaF?si=ym4XmQ6jQRqqqzvnmGtW8w[/embed] “X” – Kendrick Lamar, ScHoolboy Q, 2 Chainz, Saudi Marco Ovies: I’m so excited to watch Black Panther, and this song has got me even more hyped. Elisha Summers: I feel like this is a great song to listen…

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New Music Friday

Edna Batengas, Lyz Boyd, Neil MacAlister, Courtney Miller, and Natasha Tar February 9, 2018

[embed]https://open.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/6xtTtKPhri4mbn4SKmlF7j?si=3w2V_BiFTIGhHg2lVaJn3w[/embed] “Pray for me” – Kendrick Lamar, the Weeknd Edna Batengas: I was so excited to see these two artists on the same track. Like come on, how can anyone complain about this song. Die hard Kendrick fan! Neil MacAlister:…

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Old Music Friday: love and heartbreak edition

Lyz Boyd, Courtney Miller, Danielle Davie, Elisha Summers, and Natasha Tar February 2, 2018

[embed]https://open.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/12epIbST1SPqtG1fh13M0P?si=sD0vOXCJTu6uOUbKPWC1Qw[/embed] “Crazy In Love” – Beyoncé, Jay-Z Danielle Davie: To me this is not a love song, but a party song that everyone can get into. It reminds me of school dances in elementary school, and then high school, and…

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Board Briefs

Courtney Miller and Natasha Tar January 28, 2018

  International students play major role in SFU’s financial situation At the latest Simon Fraser University Board of Governors meeting on January 25, Martin Pochurko, vice-president finance and administration, reported that SFU can expect an “operating surplus of $22.386 million…

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New Music Friday

Danielle Davie, Meghan Light, Courtney Miller, and Natasha Tar January 26, 2018

[embed]https://open.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/1k3IhFINoLllzG7hmimXm5[/embed] “God’s Plan” – Drake Danielle Davie: It’s not as much of a banger as some of Drake’s other songs — “One Dance” comes to mind — but it was enjoyable. Meghan Light: I was disappointed with this to be…

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New Music Friday

Danielle Davie, Solomon Etuk, Natasha Tar, Courtney Miller, and Gabrielle McLaren January 19, 2018

[embed]https://open.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/0AQzvY4Yxnd52YyDXG6HkS[/embed] “God Save Our Young Blood” — BØRNS, Lana Del Rey Danielle Davie: I think this song is quite enjoyable. It has a lot of elements that work really well together, and I really like the contrast between the verses…

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New Music Friday

Danielle Davie, Courtney Miller, Andrew Ringer, and Natasha Tar January 12, 2018

[embed]https://open.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/76E77QCw94WXfaUhdwnwnv[/embed] “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 think about is “Man’s Not Hot.” Natasha Tar: It starts…

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