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Two accounts from writers of the Botchford Project
February 15, 2024By: Izzy Cheung, Staff Writer & Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor The Botchford Project is a media mentorship program that helps budding sports journalists in the Lower Mainland. This opportunity was created in honour of Jason Botchford, a member of Vancouver’s sports journalism scene, who sadly passed away in 2019. The project, which is now in its fifth year of operation, acts as a way of continuing his legacy through the next generations of sports media professionals. It’s overseen by Jason’s wife, Kathryn, and several Vancouver Canucks media members. Chosen participants are tasked with pitching a story they will then gather…
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Trial Week review: Judo
February 12, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer The spring 2024 trial week had several appealing options — from dance to yoga, and various martial arts. It was a difficult choice to make personally, but I ended up going with judo. Judo was…
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Inside Christine Sinclair’s final match for team Canada
February 1, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer It was a cool December evening in Metro Vancouver as crowds pooled onto SkyTrain platforms, destined for the greatest sporting event in the city that night. Oh, and Canucks captain Quinn Hughes lost to both…
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It’s time to talk about running and disordered eating
March 28, 2023By: C Icart, Staff Writer Content warning: descriptions of disordered eating. Last year, I published one of the most vulnerable pieces I’ve ever written. It was an article on recovering from what I called a “fitness obsession.” In that article,…
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Finding happiness as a multi-sport athlete
March 8, 2023By: Hana Hoffman, Peak Associate I got my start in sports much like everyone else: enrolled in a handful of sports all in the hopes of finding the one. It wasn’t until I was 10-years-old and saw speed skating on…
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Finding peace with fitness beyond the scale
March 5, 2023By: Hannah Kazemi, Staff Writer Content warning: mentions of disordered eating Physical education was far from my favourite class in high school. I played on various soccer, basketball, and volleyball teams growing up. But I’ve always been a little bit…
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Learning to take the good from my tennis experience
March 5, 2023By: Jeeya Parasbhai Khavadia, SFU Student I dreamed of becoming a professional tennis player when I was young. And no, I’m not a professional at this age, nor do I still compete at that level. But if I could go…
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Pole dancing reminded me of what my body could do
November 9, 2022By: Kelly Chia, Humour Editor I’ve wanted to try pole dancing for years. When I was 14, I watched a video of a pole dancer crushing a watermelon with her thighs alone and thought, “Man, I didn’t know they were…
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Sports made me feel full of life
November 8, 2022By: Simran Sarai, Sports Writer When I was five-years-old, my parents registered me in soccer. I loved it, and I especially loved kicking the ball around with my twin brother and younger brother. I had the best year of my…
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How I fell in love with hockey
October 23, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor I didn’t fall in love with hockey until I was 13. It was a couple months after the 2016 National Hockey League (NHL) draft, and the Toronto Maple Leafs number one pick, Auston Matthews, was…
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