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VIDEO: SFU community rallies against Kinder Morgan expansion
November 13, 2014Pipeline protests pickup steam, while three SFU professors deal with injunctions filed against them by Kinder Morgan. Check out The Peak's written article about the rally for more information.
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Men’s soccer notches playoff spot
November 11, 2014On Saturday night, in their last regular season game, the Clan faced the Western Washington Vikings, who came in with a 9-7-1 overall record. This was an important game for the Clan, as a victory would almost assure their continuing…
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Clan lose second-last game to the Cougars in offensive no-show
November 11, 2014The Clan suffered their eighth loss of the season last Saturday to the Azusa Pacific (APU) Cougars. The Cougars are ranked first in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC): they haven’t lost a conference game, and have only lost one…
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A SUB of one’s own
November 10, 2014It’s official: after years of careful planning and budgeting, SFU’s Student Union Building (SUB) is going to happen. At the recent Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Annual General Meeting, students gave Build SFU the green light to pursue a loan…
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SFU reclaims title as Canada’s top comprehensive university
November 10, 2014SFU has once again snagged the top spot as Maclean’s number one comprehensive university. Maclean’s compiles rankings of Canada’s best post-secondary institutions annually, and over the past 24 years, SFU has been awarded top comprehensive university 11 times. The category…
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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…
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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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