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The SFU survival guide
September 2, 2014Alison Roach, Editor-in-Chief of The Peak Q. What do you wish you had known as a new student at SFU? When I was first starting, I wish that I had known that it was okay to not know exactly what I was doing. A lot of my high school friends went to university with a strict four- or five-year plan ending in the degree of their dreams, and all of their course decisions and scheduling was based around that. I came to SFU as an undeclared arts major, and I remember the anxiety to figure out what I wanted to do…
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Woodward’s is SFU’s arts and culture hub
September 2, 2014Welcome to Woodward’s Watch, a new column dedicated to bringing you the latest news from SFU’s arts and culture hub. I'm a fourth year student in the dance program at SFU, and I’ll be introducing you to the Woodward’s building,…
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Making the Grade
September 2, 2014What do you think the average GPA of a student in your department will be this fall? The graph above displays the mean grades by department at SFU, averaged from 2008–2013 in 3rd and 4th year courses. As you can…
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The Fringes of SFU
September 2, 2014The Vancouver Fringe Festival is an annual event featuring over 700 performances, 80 shows, and 89 artists taking to stages in the Granville Island and downtown areas. Everything from poetry to improv and musicals to crime thrillers will be featured…
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Meet the Clan: Justin and Jordan Herman
September 2, 2014The 2014 CFL Draft was a massive success for the Clan, with five players drafted, three of whom are currently on their draft team’s roster. However, this also means plenty of turnover for the team, and many spots that need…
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A new coach, a new hope
September 2, 2014SFU football has yet to post a winning season since joining the NCAA. However, with new head coach Jacques Chapdelaine, the team looks to change that this season. Chapdelaine, who was most recently the offensive coordinator for the BC Lions,…
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Volleyball team poised to take next step
September 2, 2014Last season, the Clan volleyball saw marked improvement, posting a 6-12 record in the GNAC. Although it wasn’t a winning record, it certainly beat the previous two seasons which had just one win each. Now, they must look to improve…
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Clan set to continue domination
September 2, 2014When it comes to SFU men’s soccer, the question isn’t about if the team will have success, it’s about how much success. Even before they hit the pitch, the Clan succeeded in claiming the top spot of the Great Northwest…
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Learning to win
September 2, 2014Although the men’s soccer team has enjoyed its fair share of success recently, the same cannot be said of the women’s team, who have just one win in each of their last two seasons. However, while first year coach Annie…
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Agreement revives hope for the Shrum Bowl
September 2, 2014Although we won’t be seeing the Shrum Bowl this year, according to Milt Richards, SFU’s athletics director, there is a good chance that this time next year we will be seeing SFU and UBC face off for the first time…
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