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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 consistency in order to succeed. What these two worlds have in common is the demand for mental strength and perseverance; for Callum Whittaker, these things come naturally. A native of London, England, Whittaker brings an unmatched wealth of playing experience to the SFU men’s soccer team. The defender saw action with the youth teams of Chelsea, Ipswich Town, and Southend…
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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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Putting golf back on the map
September 15, 2014Last year, the men’s golf team placed 17th in the national championship, and according to head coach John Buchanan, they achieved that “without playing that well” in the tournament. That’s quite an accomplishment for a team that had to be…
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Clan victorious in six goal thriller
September 15, 2014On Tuesday evening, the SFU men’s soccer team grabbed their second win of the season in exciting fashion over the University of Hawaii-Hilo Vulcans with a 4-2 result. The Clan have shown themselves to be deadly from their set-pieces in…
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The Clan lose series to the Vulcans
September 15, 2014In their opening matches of non-conference play, SFU’s women’s soccer team suffered double-header defeats against the University of Hawaii-Hilo. Early stages of both matches saw stout defending and resistance to the Vulcans’ pressure thanks to the defensive leadership of Clan…
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The Clan open the season with a loss
September 15, 2014SFU started their season with a loss against the Menlo College Oaks, a non-conference rival of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), on September 6. The game started promisingly for the Clan, as 2:27 into the first quarter, linebacker…
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Meet the Clan: Alison McKay
September 15, 2014In volleyball, the libero is a unique position. She stays at the back line and is only responsible for defence, not being allowed to attack the ball if it is above net height. For a libero, the concentration is on…
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