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Inspired by Rosa Parks, student with laptop refuses to move to back of lecture hall
November 10, 2014An SFU student took a dramatic stand Tuesday afternoon in favour of what she describes as her “inalienable right to make everyone behind her watch her browse Etsy.” Despite being asked several times by her professor to move, in accordance with his rule that students with laptops sit near the back, third year student Madeline Wright remained front-row and centre for the duration of her American history class. “I was standing up for what I believe in, just like we learned Mrs. Parks did,” Wright said, following her private meeting with the prof to discuss the incident. “I’ve been forced…
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Women’s soccer close rebuilding season
November 10, 2014With last Saturday’s 3-0 loss to the Western Washington Vikings, the Clan women’s soccer team closed their season. It was the second straight game where they were shutout, and the 10th time this season (out of 18 games). However, this…
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SFU cross country comes up big at GNAC championship
November 10, 2014At the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) Championship in Monmouth, OR, the women’s cross country team won their first ever NCAA conference title. “It’s awesome, it’s a great feeling to [know] you made history,” said runner Rebecca Bassett. “I’m really…
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Talking it Out
November 10, 2014At a September reception for SFU’s Centre for Dialogue, Shauna Sylvester shared a firsthand experience of the power of true dialogue and communication. She was meeting with two parties of powerful people holding vastly different ideologies — the goal was…
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SFU volleyball win tight match against Western Oregon
November 10, 2014The Clan snapped a two-game losing streak on Thursday, defeating the Western Oregon (WOU) Wolves in their second-last home game of the season. SFU took the first two sets, and looked primed to sweep the Wolves. The Wolves had other…
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Meet the Clan: Bailley Halvorson
November 10, 2014Some sports are team sports, and some sports are individual sports — wrestling is a little bit of both. When a wrestler is training, they rely on their teammates as training partners. Typically, one doesn’t think of training as part…
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SFU puts on dominant showing at Clan International
November 10, 2014The men’s and women’s wrestling teams hosted the Clan International on November 1 at SFU Burnaby’s middle gym. The Clan were among the top teams at this event, with nine members capturing top-three spots in 10 different weight classes. Rounding…
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Lumberjacks chop down Clan
November 5, 2014Last Saturday, the Clan faced the Humboldt State University (HSU) Lumberjacks, the number one defence and second placed offence in the Great Northwest Conference (GNAC). Despite this, SFU had the Lumberjacks’ number last season, winning two matchups 41-27 and 38-17.…
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This is your brain on drugs
November 3, 2014An introduction to drugs Drug: any chemical substance (excluding food and water) that alters the structure and function of the body. This is quite a broad definition — shampoo, soap, and moisturizer all roughly fit this description. But what we’re…
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Sports Briefs
November 3, 2014Hockey SFU hockey travelled to the Ian Stewart Complex in Victoria to face the UVic Vikes, losing 8–3. UVic scored three quick goals in the first period, and despite goals by Taylor Piller and Mike Ball, the Vikes’ lead was…
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