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SFU swimming looking to impress at NCAA Nationals
March 8, 2017By: Craig Wright Thirteen swimmers in total will make up Canada’s NCAA team, which will travel to Birmingham, Alabama for the meet, which begins on Wednesday. The team will look to build on the highly successful showing at last year’s event, which saw eight all-American finishes en route to a tenth-place finish overall. Amongst those finishing with all-American honours in 2016 was Adrian VanderHelm, with the Clan swimmer aiming even higher this time around. “I’d like to win a national title in at least one of my races,” said VanderHelm. “I’m looking at racing the…
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SFU clinch first place in BCIHL with victory over Trinity Western
March 6, 2017It all came down to the final game for first place in the BCIHL. SFU just needed a point in any scenario to clinch first — for Trinity Western, only a regulation win would do. With two goals from…
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Meg Wilson and her remarkable comeback season
March 3, 2017Saturday, February 28 marked the last basketball game that star forward Meg Wilson will ever play in the West Gym at Simon Fraser University. “There was so much emotion, with it being seniors’ night and pink night, and having…
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Simon Fraser women’s basketball upset 58–57 by Central Washington
March 3, 2017This was not supposed to happen. Heading into the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) as the third seed and playing the six-seeded Central Washington University Wildcats, the Simon Fraser University Clan was expected to advance to the semifinals, and…
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Morgan Smith takes third, clinches berth for the national tournament
March 3, 2017Morgan Smith, the Clan’s 197lb starter, will compete at the NCAA Division II National Championships on March 11 and 12 after taking third place in the West Super Regional this past weekend. This makes Smith just the fifth Clan wrestler…
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Women’s basketball ready to make a run at GNAC championship
February 27, 2017After a highly successful regular season, which saw the team finish with a 24–6 overall record — their best since the 2012–13 season — SFU’s women’s basketball team is now turning their attention to post-season play. They’ve qualified once again…
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Athletes should be allowed to use performance enhancing drugs
May 19, 2016[dropcap]“D[/dropcap]o drugs! Drugs are good for us!” These statements look bizarre. That’s because the opposite has been enthusiastically drilled into our heads for a long time. We’re averse to the idea that drug use might actually lead to a positive…
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A brief look at non-varsity athletics
March 7, 2016In the academic world, there are few rivals more bitter than the one that exists between athletes and non-athletic students. There exists a great debate of whether or not universities should fund athletics as heavily as they do, or if…
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The pain of being a Canucks fan
February 15, 2016[dropcap]B[/dropcap]eing a Vancouver Canucks fan comes with it a special type of pain. It’s very different from a Toronto Maple Leafs type of pain, one centred around a time always being terrible and never coming close. No, being a Canucks…
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SFU Hockey win 7–6 in a barn burner
November 2, 2015SFU played host to the University of Victoria last Saturday in an absolute thriller of a game. It had it all: goals, great saves, and even a big hit. Both teams combined for an incredible 12 goals by the end…
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