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SFUtile Facts
April 5, 2025By: C Icart, Humour Editor and Kaja Antic, Sports Writer Questions What did staff find in the SFU Reflecting Pond when they cleaned it out in 2008? What was SFU’s first mascot? According to Wikipedia, what was the 22nd busiest airport in Canada by passenger traffic in 2024? What is former Canadian soccer team coach John Herdman’s signature coaching move? What is the one deadly thing you can take out of the Bennett Library? In 2012, Ljudmila Petrovic and David Dyck wrote about stuff they hated for The Peak. What were the two things they named? What Metro Vancouver golf…
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Get ready with me: Ruling Candy Land edition!
April 1, 2025By: Kaja Antic Editor’s note: Queen Frostine wishes for readers to know that normally, she wouldn’t bother writing for any publication less prestigious than Vogue or the The New Yorker, but she picked up her Ouija board last night. When…
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Wayne Gretzky’s false Canadiana
March 27, 2025By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer Wayne Gretzky’s name is synonymous with the sport of hockey. His number “99” is retired across the National Hockey League — the only number retired for all 32 teams — and even wearing the two…
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Former SFU women’s basketball coach inducted into Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame
March 27, 2025By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer On February 21, 2025, Canada Basketball announced its Hall of Fame Class of 2024, which includes former SFU and team Canada women’s basketball head coach Allison McNeill. McNeill became head coach for SFU’s women’s team…
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How the Red Leafs fared to start 2025
March 24, 2025By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer Women’s basketball Despite having an 8–3 record ahead of the new year, the Red Leafs women’s basketball team did not carry the same success into 2025. Once the calendar switched, the team had a record…
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Cars I hate to drive behind: a review
March 17, 2025By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer As a seasoned driver in the Lower Mainland, I have spent many hours stuck behind a variety of vehicles. Whether it’s on the slow crawl up Burnaby Mountain or navigating the increasingly ridiculous Fraser Highway…
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Student protests gaining traction in Serbia after 15 killed in train station collapse
March 4, 2025By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer Content warning: mentions of violence against protestors. Editor’s note: The quotes taken from the interview conducted for this piece were translated from Serbian to English independently by the writer, who is fluent in Serbian. On…
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The epic highs and lows of SFU football
February 25, 2025By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer For over 50 years, one of SFU’s shining athletic qualities was the school football team. For much of its history it was the only Canadian university to play in American gridiron football competition. That all…
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Opinion: BC not free from culture wars as trans VIU athlete harassed on and off the court
February 18, 2025By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer Content warning: descriptions of discrimination and harassment. On October 30, 2024, Vancouver Island University (VIU) Mariners women’s basketball player Harriette Mackenzie posted a video to her Instagram account, alleging targeted verbal and physical harassment from…
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It’s not me, it’s you: my experience as a queer sports fan
February 13, 2025By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer I’ve loved sports since I was young. From the moment Sidney Crosby scored the “Golden Goal” at the 2010 Winter Olympics, I was enthralled. As a kid, I regularly watched hockey, football, tennis — and…
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