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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. In 2018, they are currently 2–1, claiming wins against Western Oregon and Saint Martin’s, and losing against Concordia (Ore.). Swant is currently the leading scorer on the team, averaging 13.4 points per game, and also leads the team with over one block per game. After a lot of turnover from the season before, Swant is seen as one of the…
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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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Album Reviews: Best of 2017 Edition
January 8, 2018By: Alex Bloom and Neil MacAlister Best album of 2017: DAMN. by Kendrick Lamar Crowning Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN. as album of the year feels almost too easy. With every project, Lamar has proved, consistently, to be the greatest rapper of…
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Higher Grounds Coffee Shop resumes its normal services while Highland Pub remains closed
January 7, 2018This week Higher Grounds Coffee Shop reopened its doors for business while the Highland Pub’s reopening date remains undetermined. In fall 2017, SFU Dining Services took over the Maggie Benston Centre (MBC) Highland Pub, Higher Grounds Coffee Shop, and food…
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SFU sports year in review
January 5, 2018Women’s basketball: A lot has changed for the Clan from the beginning of 2017. The 2016–17 season saw the women’s basketball team finish third in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) with a 15–5 record, before being shocked by Central…
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