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Groundbreaking progress for the new SFU stadium
March 21, 2019After years of waiting, the new SFU stadium is finally set to begin construction. There was a buzz on Terry Fox Field as a crowd gathered on a beautiful Tuesday morning to break ground on the project. Among the crowd were SFU president Andrew Petter, SFU Athletics and Recreation senior director Theresa Hanson, SFSS vice-president student services Samer Rihani, stakeholders, media, student-athletes, and coaches. Everybody there was excited by what this new project means for SFU Athletics and SFU students for the future. The Perkins and Will-designed stadium project will include seating for 1,800-plus people, with roughly two thirds…
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What do Students Think of the Differences Between Canadian and Foreign Education?
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A rundown on the SFSS 2019 election debates
March 18, 2019Every year, the SFSS hosts a debate in which the candidates for each position get the opportunity to share their platform. Each candidate makes an opening statement, asks a question to their opponent, answers audience questions, and makes a closing…
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Recipients of the inaugural SFSS Women of the Year Awards unveiled
March 16, 2019March 19, 2019 correction: The original version of this article stated that Simran Sanghera was the winner from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. This has been corrected to Simran Randhawa. On March 9, 2019, the winners of the…
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SFU’s convo-mall construction timeline is cutting things too close
March 16, 2019Written by: Zach Siddiqui, Copy Editor If you’re a deep-cut Legend of Zelda fan, you might remember one of the game series’ 2001 instalments, Oracle of Ages. In this game, the wicked sorceress Veran advises (and later possesses) Queen Ambi,…
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The poor representation of Black Canadians in tech is lacking attention
March 15, 2019Written by: Giovanni HoSang, SFU Student I have been in the Bachelors of Science in computing science at SFU since transferring here from Jamaica’s University of the West Indies in 2015. In that time, the culture shock I’ve experienced has…
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SFU hockey qualifies for playoffs, but fail to make noise in 2018/2019
March 15, 2019By: Dylan Webb The 2018–19 BCIHL season was a bit of a rollercoaster ride for a SFU hockey team that entered the year hungry for redemption after last season’s sudden, unexpected playoff disqualification. On the upside, the Clan qualified for…
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Youthful SFU women’s basketball team have strong year despite failing to reach national tournament
March 14, 2019The Clan came into this season with an incredibly young team. The team sported five freshmen, and only three of their 12 players were juniors or seniors. Despite this relatively inexperienced group, however, the team was able to play competitive…
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SFU men’s basketball enjoy best season in school’s NCAA history
March 14, 2019March 2, 2019. After playing their last game of the season at home, a 68–56 loss to Western Oregon University, the SFU men’s basketball team’s fate was no longer in their hands. To maintain the sixth seed in the conference…
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“I can see myself being one of those 80-year-old grandmother paddlers”: an interview with SFU Shockwave co-captain Caroline Therrien
March 10, 2019By: Kitty Cheung Year: Second-year Major: English major, communication minor Hometown: Burnaby, BC Favourite post-practice meal: Commercial Sushi for the “Holy Trinity of vegetarian sushi” — mango, yam, and avocado Caroline Therrien is the co-captain of the SFU dragon boat…
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