Isabella Urbani
Netflix releases press email to users in response to diversity concerns
April 9, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor To our esteemed viewers, we hear you loud and clear. Netflix was disheartened to learn of our users’ sudden discontentment with the platform’s dwindling content, amidst Riverdale being cleared for yet another season. Since our first diversity report in 2021, diversity has been our number one priority. More people are asking for queer representation, and we hear you! It’s just so hard to accomplish accurate on-screen representation without backlash — especially from right-wing communities. Please know our reasoning for cancelling these shows is so we can produce even better queer content in the future, without…
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SFU alum joins the Calgary Stampeders
March 31, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Former SFU quarterback J.R. Davies is set to embark on his first season as the running backs coach for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). A running back is an offensive player…
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WGOG: bugs in glasses
March 28, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor This piece goes out to all my fellow glass-wearers. My glasses are practically glued to my face, and yet, at the end of each day when I take them off to sleep, there’s always so…
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This week at SFU
March 24, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Home Games Thursday, February 16: women’s basketball vs Seattle Pacific at 7:00 p.m. (West Gym) Black History Night Lost to Seattle Pacific this season after conceding 17 points in the first quarter Saturday, February 18:…
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Sports in Dialogue: Fundamental sports movies
March 17, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor, and Simran Sarai, Sports Writer Bend It Like Beckham (2002) The term “Bend it like Beckham” may pay homage to English soccer legend David Beckham’s legendary curling free-kick shot. But the movie Bend It Like…
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Parents at games are too much
March 14, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor I’ve never seen as many physical altercations as I have at a children’s hockey game. You would think parents would be supportive of their children, perhaps even a bit concerned for their safety when they’re…
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Letter to a Legend: My mentor Jason Botchford
March 7, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor I have a unique relationship with my mentor, Jason Botchford. We never had the chance to meet, but I can only hope he sees the impact he’s made not only on me, but the entire…
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Toxic hockey culture starts young
March 3, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor In the last few years, it’s become progressively harder to call myself a hockey fan. My love for the game hasn’t faltered. If anything, it’s becoming a more significant part of my life. Checking statistics…
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This week at SFU
March 2, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Home Games Thursday, February 9: men’s basketball vs Alaska Anchorage at 7:00 p.m. (West Gym) 0–1 against Alaska Anchorage this season Saturday, February 11: men’s basketball vs Alaska Fairbanks at 7:00 p.m. (West Gym) Senior…
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This week at SFU
February 27, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Away Games Monday, February 27 to Tuesday, February 3: women’s golf at the California St. East Bay Tim Tierney Pioneer Shootout (all day) Tied for third-place at their last competition Withdrew from the tournament last…
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