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Shooting to win
September 22, 2014Last season, SFU men’s hockey were expected to be championship contenders. Instead, their season ended abruptly with an unexpected loss to Trinity Western in the first round of the playoffs. Despite having dynamite offensive talents in Jono Ceci and Nick Sandor, the Clan could only muster five goals over three games against TWU. Their offensive struggles in the playoffs indicated that the team needed more offensive production from the bottom half of the roster, a need head coach Mark Coletta sought to fill this offseason. The focus of recruitment was on depth and goaltending, filling the vacancy left by Graeme…
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Clan split Alaskan series
September 22, 2014On Tuesday, the Clan won their GNAC opener against the University of Alaska Fairbanks by way of a sweep. The next night, though, the tables turned, as SFU was swept by another Alaskan team, the University of Alaska Anchorage Seawolves.…
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Clan lose two in a row
September 22, 2014SFU has now dropped the first two games of the season, losing to the Western Oregon Wolves on September 13 by a score of 38-14. This marked their first game against a GNAC opponent, although it did not count in…
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Battle for the Border
September 22, 2014For $20, students can catch a ride to Bothell, WA to watch the Clan face the Central Washington Wildcats this Saturday, September 27. The buses will leave from both the Burnaby and the Surrey campuses at 2:30 p.m. in order…
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SFU loses home field advantage
September 22, 2014If you’re a Clan fan like me, you may recall that after a hard-fought first season as a full member of the NCAA, SFU’s men’s soccer team ended the season ranked number one in the West Region. Which means —…
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Meet the Clan: Callum Whittaker
September 22, 2014To compete at the highest levels of the world’s most popular sport, a young athlete must overcome many obstacles and sacrifice certain comforts in life. Academics also provides struggles of its own, and demands a great deal of focus and…
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Reimagining Terry
September 22, 2014“Terry” Fox is the closest thing our country has to a national hero. Think about that for a minute. Our folk hero isn’t a politician and reformer, like George Washington in the United States; nor the leader of a widespread…
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Have a little faith
September 22, 2014Religion. It’s a word that people tend to avoid using; one of those topics that often gets swept under the rug and doesn’t make its way into everyday conversation. I can talk to my best friend about TV shows, what…
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I would walk 30,000 km
September 22, 2014“I still have four more years to reach 40,080 kilometres,” says Rawicz, an engineering science professor at SFU. He doesn’t say this with any hint of exhaustion — in fact, he seems more energetic than ever. For the past 12…
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Raccoon Prank Scares Students!
September 19, 2014SFU is known for its raccoon problem, but usually they aren't this scary.
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