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Scaling the wall of toxic masculinity and rediscovering sports as an adult

Features September 28, 2020

By Gurpreet Kambo, Peak Associate I’m just about at the top of an indoor rock climbing wall. There’s a red and black machine a couple feet above my head, and it has a bungee-cord-like thing hooked into the harness at my waist. It’s supposed to support my weight and bring me down gently, should I fall. There’s a few rocks above me I could still climb up on, and I consider it. I think to myself that rock climbing is like a timed jigsaw puzzle, in which the piece that you are currently trying to place is your own body,…

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The Week Ahead in SFU Sports: January 20–26

Arts January 17, 2020

By: Dylan Webb, Sports Editor As the SFU community deals with severe winter weather conditions and the commuting struggles that go along with them, the basketball, hockey, wrestling, and track teams prepare for a busy week of university sports action.…

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SFU Women’s Basketball continues to roll with consecutive wins

Arts January 17, 2020

By: Brandon Braich, Peak Associate The SFU Women’s Basketball team continued their winning ways with a pair of home victories this week to extend their winning streak to four. The back-to-back victories also moved the team into a tie for…

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Peak Sports Mailbag: Week 12

Arts November 16, 2019

By: Dane Yule, SFU Student Hello readers of The Peak sports section, Our Peak Sports Mailbag topic this week is Ultimate and our host is SFU Ultimate Frisbee Club president Dane Yule.   Thanks so much to all of our readers…

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The week ahead in SFU Sports: November 18–24

Arts November 15, 2019

By: Dylan Webb, Sports Editor With soccer and football season winding down, the week of November 18–24 offers a very light SFU Sports schedule, with only Clan basketball and hockey in action at home. Here’s a brief breakdown of the…

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Peak Sports Mailbag: Week 8

Arts October 20, 2019

By: Juztin Bello, Copy Editor Hello readers of The Peak sports section, My name is Juztin Bello and I’m this week's host for the Peak Sports Mailbag. Our topic this week is volleyball.  Thanks so much to all of our…

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Canadian Sports culture: the dilemma of four-on-four basketball

Arts October 19, 2019

By: Grant Simms, SFU Student One of the strangest things I’ve ever encountered was playing pick-up basketball in Vancouver for the first time. I’d previously been to Phoenix, where the pick-up culture is superb and there are a ton of…

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Peak Sports Mailbag: Week 7

Arts October 11, 2019

By: Dylan Webb, Sports Editor Hello readers of The Peak sports section, My name is Dylan Webb and I’m this week's host for the Peak Sports Mailbag. Our topic this week is NHL Hockey.  Thanks so much to all of…

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Mitch Ledyard talks hockey, school, and chocolate with The Peak

Arts October 5, 2019

By: Rija Butt, SFU student Second year student Mitch Ledyard has a dangerous obsession with chocolate, but that won’t stop him from being the best version of the hockey player his dad and uncle have taught him to be.  Having…

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SFU Hockey adds three students to team staff

Arts October 5, 2019

By: Michael Lenko, Peak Associate The SFU Hockey team has continued its summer of revamping the organization with the announcement of the hiring of three SFU students. Jordan Allen, McKeowen Watts, and Lauren Fuerderer have all joined the Clan for…

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