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A new bookstore has rolled onto campus
January 22, 2018Written by: Amneet Mann, News Editor SFU finally has its own bookshop . . . and it’s on wheels. Iron Dog Books is described by co-owner Hilary Atleo as an “indie mobile bookshop.” Hilary moved into SFU’s residential housing, UniverCity, around a year and a half ago when her husband, Cliff Atleo, joined SFU’s School of Resource and Environmental Management. Having worked in bookstores since 2010, Hilary noted that the campus did not currently have one. The mobile bookshop concept was born as a solution to the space constraints that didn’t allow Hilary to open a normal, immobile store…
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SFU hires Thomas Ford to take over as head coach for SFU football
January 19, 2018After choosing to not renew Kelly Bates’ contract after three winless seasons for Simon Fraser football, the Clan now has their new man: Thomas Ford. Theresa Hanson, Simon Fraser’s senior director of athletics and recreation, made the announcement on Monday…
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Sports Club Spotlight: SFU Athletics Dance Team
January 17, 2018Walking towards the West Gym on a Thursday night between sounds of basketballs being dribbled, you may catch the sound of music playing on loudspeakers. Students, professors, parents, and alumni that have come out to support the girl’s basketball team…
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Sophie Swant talks pre-game traditions and her unique route to basketball
January 14, 2018By: Aliocha Perriard-Abdoh Year: Junior Major: Business Hometown: North Vancouver Sophie Swant, a third-year on the women’s basketball team, helped lead the team to a 73–49 win against University of Alaska on December 31 in their last game of 2017.…
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SFU graduates may return to have major listed on degree parchment retroactively
January 14, 2018SFU Senate declared in a recent meeting that SFU students graduated before June 2018 may have their degree parchment adjusted retroactively to display their highest level of study. This ruling comes as an amendment to the resolution made at a…
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Men’s basketball lose 54–69 to Western Washington University
January 11, 2018After a heartbreaking, last-second loss to Northwest Nazarene over the weekend, the men’s basketball team went back at it on Tuesday night as they hosted Western Washington University (WWU). While things did not go as planned in a 69–54 loss…
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SFSS fall kickoff concert sees impressive profit
January 10, 2018After finalizing its expenses and revenues, the fall kickoff concert hosted by the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) in September 2017 saw no monetary losses. In fact, it had the highest attendance in the student society’s history, making it the…
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BC government asks for feedback on sexual misconduct policies
January 9, 2018BC’s Advanced Education, Skills, and Training minister Melanie Mark has asked post-secondary faculty and students for feedback on the sexual violence and misconduct policies at their institution. The feedback period will run from now until the end of January 2018,…
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SFU through 2017, a review of the ups and downs
January 8, 2018SFU wrote a sexual violence policy It’s great that SFU finally has a comprehensive policy on sexual violence, both to keep students safe and to hold SFU more accountable when they fail to maintain that safety. It’s progress towards truly…
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