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SFSS candidates battled it out in three debates
March 10, 2013By Alison Roach and Amara Janssens Photos by Mark Burnham ERO debate gets catty, candidate no-shows, and a temporary disqualification Rounding out the SFSS election campaigning period, a series of all-candidate debates took place last week, at both the Burnaby and Surrey campuses. Three rounds of debate were held, two taking place in the Maggie Benston Centre food court in Burnaby and the third in the Mezzanine at SFU Surrey. Candidates were brought to the table in groups of which position they were running for and were allowed 30 seconds each to deliver an opening statement. This was then followed…
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Idle No More movement surges into BC
February 3, 2013Last Monday saw another day of action that swept across the country By Munatsi Mavhima and Alison Roach Photos by Stephen Hui Approximately 250 protesters of the popular Idle No More movement gathered once more in downtown Vancouver last Monday,…
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Stephen Harper spotted eating bucket of Chicken outside Theresa Spence’s home
January 20, 2013Stephen Harper stops by the Attawapiskat reservation for lunch free of ulterior motives By Gary Lim OTTAWA — Intrigue and the delicious scent of seven secret herbs and spices were in the air when prime minister Stephen Harper suddenly and…
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Men’s wrestling: matches and medals
November 26, 2012Clan travel to Idaho and Washington to compete on the road By Clay Gray Men’s wrestling recently hit the road in a tour of the Northwest as they traveled to Couer d’Alene, Idaho for duals against the University of Great…
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The Clan fail to close out the season with a win
November 26, 2012SFU volleyball ends the season with three loses By Bryan Scott The Simon Fraser volleyball team finished up their 2012 season last week. They played against the Douglas College Royals, the Montana State Billings Yellowjackets, and the Seattle Pacific University…
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Sports Spotlight: Manvir Sahota
November 19, 2012Manvir Sahota was born in San Jose, California but moved to Vicoria at a young age where he started to wrestle for the first time. By Clay Gray Photos by Mark Burnham Some say North America is a land of…
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Clan drop final season game to the Cougars
November 19, 2012SFU can't overcome early Cougar attack, lose 41–28 By Bryan Scott Photos by Adam Ovenell-Carter The Simon Fraser football team went out for their last game of the season last week. They took on the Azusa Pacific University Cougars, who…
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Sports spotlight: Mathis Baumbach
November 12, 2012Mathis Baumbach is finishing off his fifth year at SFU, he was one of Clan football's graduating seniors celebrated last week on Terry Fox Field By Clay Gray Photos by Mark Burnham Anyone who has stepped foot on one of…
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Clan compete in their first West Regional Championship
November 12, 2012SFU’s cross-country teams compete hard at West Regional Championship, but do not qualify for nationals. By Bryan Scott The season has ended for the Simon Fraser cross-country teams. They were the first non-American team to compete in a post-season competition…
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Clan score eight touchdowns to win on the road
November 5, 2012Clan defeat Red Storm to earn first ever road win in GNAC. By Bryan Scott Photos by Mark Burnham The Simon Fraser University football team was on the road last week in Saint George, Utah to battle the Dixie…
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