By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer For over 50 years, one of SFU’s shining athletic qualities was the school football team. For much of its history it was the only Canadian university to play in American gridiron football competition. That all came to a grinding halt on April 4, 2023, when SFU president Joy Johnson announced SFU’s football team would become a relic of the school’s past. The team was one of SFU’s inaugural athletic programs, starting play in 1965, the year the school opened. This was the second collegiate football program in BC, and the only to compete with American…
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By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer I’ve never been fond of Arsenal as a soccer club. I don’t know if it’s the jerseys, the fanbase, or the team’s ability to have remarkable seasons before “blowing it” when it matters most. However,…
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By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer Content warning: descriptions of discrimination and harassment. On October 30, 2024, Vancouver Island University (VIU) Mariners women’s basketball player Harriette Mackenzie posted a video to her Instagram account, alleging targeted verbal and physical harassment from…
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By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer I’ve loved sports since I was young. From the moment Sidney Crosby scored the “Golden Goal” at the 2010 Winter Olympics, I was enthralled. As a kid, I regularly watched hockey, football, tennis — and…
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By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer Editor’s note: included stats were retrieved on February 7, 2:00 p.m. The first full week of January not only saw the return of classes to Burnaby Mountain, but also the return of SFU women’s basketball.…
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By: Dani Santos, SFU Student; Kaja Antic, Sports Writer; Izzy Cheung, Sports Editor Dani Santos As an 11-year-old girl still discovering herself, I started playing soccer after my best friend invited me to join her team. With months of learning…
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By: Phone Min Thant, Staff Writer Editor’s note: The writer of this piece is a member of the SFU kendo club. Scraping ice from the windshield of our cars was not how I thought the tournament morning would start. I…
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By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer For the second year in a row, team Canada fell in the International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship quarterfinals to Czechia. Though Canada holds the record for most tournament titles with 20, the team…
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By: Hayley Palmer, SFU Student On January 8, the top women in the world faced off in front of a sold-out Vancouver crowd. The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) kicked off its first season last year and is made up…
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By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer Like everything these days, the cost of living has skyrocketed. As well, the expense of sports has gotten out of hand — what do you mean it costs a couple of hundred dollars to check…
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