Isabella Urbani
The last hoorah for swimmer Jordan Doner
October 3, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor “Enjoy the experience.” Those are the words senior swimmer Jordan Doner wishes she could tell her freshman self. “Everyone says university goes by fast, and it really does!” Although time felt like it flew by for Doner, it wasn’t without unpredictability and instability. “My journey here at SFU hasn’t been an easy one, we’ve had quite a few coaching changes,” the new team captain revealed. Doner has been coached by three separate coaches in the span of five years. This will be her second season under head coach Demone Tissira. While adjusting to new leadership…
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The Rundown
September 24, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Men’s soccer — September 8, 10 The men’s soccer team split their two games at the Colorado Mesa Kickoff after opening their first match with a tight 1–0 victory over Fort Lewis. Goalkeeper Justyn Sandhu…
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NFL star Christian Covington returns home to host annual free football camp
September 21, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer Christian Covington, defensive tackle for the Los Angeles Chargers in the National Football League (NFL), hosted his fourth annual football camp on June 26 at O’Hagan Field in Vancouver. The camp ran from 10:00 a.m.–2:00…
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Two-Minute Drill: Kassie Muanyam
September 19, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Kassie Muanyam is a junior on the women’s golf team, majoring in psychology and minoring in business with aspirations to become a lawyer. Before SFU, she was a member of her high school golf team…
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The Inside Scoop
September 13, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Q1: What does the term “and one” apply to in basketball? Extra time added to the game What the referee says when a player makes a three When a player gets fouled in the act…
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The fallen members of Vancouver’s sports world
September 12, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor The Vancouver Grizzlies (1995–2001) We can’t start talking about forgotten Vancouver sports teams without starting with the Grizzlies (aka the team with the perfect powder blue jerseys people love to parade around in downtown). In…
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Horoscopes August 8–14
August 8, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Mediator for the Stars Aries — Mar 21–Apr 19 Guess who’s becoming YouTube’s latest food vlogger? Who else is going to tell the people whether or not McDonald’s newest summer drink is good? Let’s get one thing…
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Food for Thought: Making Gnocchi
August 1, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer I’m half Italian, but it’s hard to feel like anything but Italian with the way I was raised — with gnocchi running through my veins and family being more important than life itself. My Nonna is…
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Radio silence: The SFSS shouldn’t have kept SFU’s SUB legal challenge from us
August 1, 2022By Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer and Luke Faulks, Opinions Editor Boredom, if not outright animosity, is a common reaction to SFU politics. The most explicit example of our distaste for student politics is th low turnout for student elections. Case in…
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Bukola Balogun’s storytelling transcends traditional music genres
July 25, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer It’s been one year since the release of local talent Bukola Balogun’s debut EP, The Chronicles of a Teenage Mind. The SFU student was hailed by CBC as “one of the top 10 soulful female artists”…
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