Coding for change

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SFU and UBC students organize intensive computer science programming event

It was a cloudy Saturday night, and SFU’s Burnaby campus was quiet — except for the 300 students frantically coding as part of the lumohacks 24-hour hackathon.

Lumohacks was the first big health hackathon in Canada.

For those unfamiliar with what a hackathon is, it is an intensive session with a set time limit where groups come together to think up a new idea via computer programming.

All participants, from firstyear students to PhD candidates in all disciplines, were invited to create a product or technology to improve treatment and everyday life for cancer patients.

The event was organized by seven current SFU and UBC students: Grace Lam, Benta Cheng, Wendy Zhang, Cindy Zheng, Camille Estrada, Marinah Zhao, and Andy Zeng.

Lam, the event director, came up with the idea for lumohacks when a friend of hers underwent cancer treatment. Lam did small things like meal planning to make her friend’s life easier.

“I thought, what if I got 300 people to think of ideas, to make things? What could we come up with to improve a cancer patient’s life?” she said.

The event kicked off on September 17, with time for planning, workshops, and dinner.

Teams then worked through the night, coding and designing, to present their projects to the judges.

Over 300 people registered for the event, and 24 teams submitted a project for judging. The projects included mobile apps for mood tracking and journaling, social media platforms for cancer patients and survivors, and range-ofmotion detectors for rural patients without access to a physiotherapist.

Dawn Chandler, a third-year computing science student and first-time “hacker,” signed up for lumohacks to get more hands-on experience in her field.

“In computing science, we take a lot of courses that are theoryheavy. But for most of us, the goal is to work in industry eventually, and it’s very hard to bridge that gap,” she explained. “It’s a real push to be thrown into it and to create a product in 24 hours.”

Chandler’s teammate Bhavya Shah is a first-year applied science student. He came to lumohacks to learn new skills and work with his friends. Their team tried to design a forum for cancer patients with improved user experience.

Lam said that new ideas like these are crucial for improving

Nearly $525,000 was awarded to SFU “to support early disease detection and action”

An SFU project recently got some new funding from the provincial government.

The Ministry of Technology, Innovation, and Citizens’ Services announced on September 9 that SFU has received nearly $525,000 from the BC Government through the British Columbia Knowledge Development Fund (BCKDF). The funding is meant to help the iReceptor Data Integration System

“support early disease detection and action.”

The initiative is led by SFU biology professor Dr. Felix Breden and health sciences professor Dr. Jamie Scott. It allows researchers at different institutions to share “massive sequence databases describing the immune response” and information gained through “fast-paced DNA sequencing technology,” according to the press release.

the more traditional medical industry. She stressed the need for interdisciplinary solutions to modern health issues.

Marinah Zhao, the event’s logistics coordinator and an engineering student, said, “I personally believe technology can really change the world. And other people on our team, they study health sciences, and they really believe health sciences will change the health of people.”

The collaborative event featured industry professionals in medicine, technology, and entrepreneurship to guide participants and offer advice.

On Sunday evening, after spending just 24 hours to plan,

create, and perfect their designs, the winning teams were announced.

Nilou Asemani, Winnie Chan, Bruce Lui, Elvis Eshikena, and Terris Onyema won first place with their product “Flourish”: an interactive game to help children cope with the psychological effects of cancer.

The members of the winning team were all first-time hackers and current SFU and UBC students, with one recent SFU alum. They decided to attend lumohacks for the learning experience, with no real expectation of placing in — let alone winning — the competition.

Onyema had recently finished a co-op in cancer research and wanted to continue working in that field. He told Asemani about

the hackathon and the two signed up, not meeting the rest of their teammates until lumohacks started.

“This is great for SFU students,” said Onyema. “Not even just computing science students, but anyone who wants to solve a problem and doesn’t know how.”

First prize included tickets, booth space, and the chance to present at the sociaLIGHT entrepreneurship conference this November.

The organizing team was exhausted, but happy, come the end of the weekend. They have plans for future tech events and will continue working to encourage innovative solutions to cancer patients’ problems.

This ability to share data with institutions worldwide will aid researchers in designing vaccines against diseases such as HIV/AIDS. There will also be capabilities to develop new therapies and drugs for diseases like Type 1 Diabetes, and therapies against certain cancers.

With this new funding, the project is expected to be operational within a year.

VP research Dr. Joy Johnson said that receiving this funding will help expand “opportunities for research at SFU. “[With] this investment in iReceptor, we are enabling significant breakthroughs in precision medicine,” she added in the BC Government’s press release. “This initiative builds on SFU’s big data

expertise and computing power to network and collaborate with partner institutions across Canada in ways that haven’t been possible before.”

Minister of Technology, Innovation, and Citizens’ Services Amrik Virk was quoted in the press release emphasizing how this research “clearly positions SFU and BC as national leaders in the life sciences technology sector” through the “talent of highly skilled and creative British Columbians.”

Currently, the BCKDF has granted SFU several million dollars towards SFU-led projects.

Earlier this year, the university was granted more than $13.9 million for five projects, including

$11.85 million towards the Cyberinfrastructure: Compute Canada initiative according, to SFU News.

Among all post-secondary institutions in the province, $55 million has been invested into more than 70 research projects since April 2015 as part of the #BCTECH Strategy.

According to the press release, the strategy “includes a $100 million BC Tech Fund and initiatives to [. . .] drive innovation and productivity throughout the province.”

With this money going towards different SFU-led initiatives in the field of health science and technology, there are many possibilities for national benefits to come out of some SFU-led research initiatives.

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September 26, 2016

SFU Surrey honours Terry Fox with Post-it Art

Competition calls students and staff to use sticky notes to create Terry-inspired art Students at SFU’s Surrey campus were welcomed back to school this semester with some unique artwork.

The Post-it Art Competition, hosted by the SFU Surrey Terry Fox Coordinating Committee, helped raise awareness for the Terry Fox Walk and Run, and brought students and staff together to indulge their creativity by using an office mainstay: the Post-it note.

Two of the windows on Podium 3 were covered in multicoloured sticky notes, making out two designs: the name “Terry Fox,” and a silhouette of Terry’s running figure. These art pieces, created by the entrants, added a pop of colour to the otherwise grey columns and walls.

Students and staff came together from September 12–23 to create artwork that centred around the theme of Terry Fox and his legacy. Soon, the windows along Podium 3 and the fourth floor glass balcony overlooking the Mezzanine were covered in Post-it Notes.

The use of office supplies to create artwork is not new. One creative competition came from New York, when an employee used Post-it notes to write out a simple “Hi” and waited for someone to respond. Soon after, an employee in a building across from them replied back with “Sup.” Within days, a full-out “Post-it war” broke

out, with companies in both buildings working to create both simple and elaborate designs, from PacMan to Spider-Man. Trisha Dulku, the community projects coordinator, hoped that bringing the Post-it Art Competition to Surrey would not only get students connected with the Terry Fox cause but also provide a creative outlet for students, to help them break up studying and schoolwork.

First-year student Kaitlyn Trim, who participated in the competition as part of the faculty of arts and social sciences FirstYear Learning Community team, enjoyed the opportunity to work collectively with her peers to create something special.

“Working on [the Post-it Art] definitely made it more personal,” Trim said. “Seeing your own peers making something happen is encouraging, and on top of that, the artwork is really nice to look at.”

SFU alumni, like Manjot Badesha, also got in on the action.

Badesha Trisha Dulku, helped to crecommunity projects coordinator ate the Terry Fox silhouette as part of the Terry Fox Coordinat“In the past, there was always a ing Committee, and said that problem with student engagement “it’s amazing to see students, for the Terry Fox Run at Surrey,” staff, faculty and alumni [come] Dulku told The Peak. “This [Post-it together to bring awareness to a Art Competition] is a great oppor- great cause.” tunity for students to connect with Collectively, the Terry Fox other students as well as faculty Coordinating Committee hopes and staff.” that this extra pop of colour will Staff member Alison Chan, who increase participation for the is a coordinator for community Terry Fox Run/Walk, which takes engagement, agreed with Dulku: place on September 30.

“An activity like this is great for You can sign up and run, vol[staff], because we usually don’t unteer for the event, or donate to get to do creative stuff like this.” the cause.

"[This is] a great opportunity for students to connect with other students [...]"

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Written by Preethi Bokka, SFU Student

A refugee boat carrying 600 people — including Syrians, Egyptians, and Africans — capsized earlier this week on the coast of Kafr el-Sheikh.

This capsize led to the deaths of 43 people; 154 were rescued. The boat was allegedly heading to Italy, as an increasing number of people from

Libya and Egypt are attempting to flee to Europe. Approximately 206,400 refugees have migrated through the Mediterranean in 2016, with 2,800 deaths occurring due to at-sea risks.

The military army of Nigeria and regional troops engaged in battle on the Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram to gain possession of Malam Fatori, a town to the northeast of Borno state. The terrorist group has caused destruction throughout Borno. The group had pledged allegiance to

ISIL in 2015, and has displaced two million or more within the country over the course of seven years. The Nigerian army’s spokesperson reported that the operation of taking control of Malam Fatori is ongoing.

With files from Al Jazeera

With files from Al Jazeera

Racial tensions call for state of emergency: North Carolina Adding to the list of police brutality in the US is Keith Lamont Scott. The 43-year-old man was shot dead by a black police officer in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 20.

This death has mobilized mass protests, which have resulted in a shooting and injuries.

Governor Pat McCrory called for a state of emergency due to violence between the police and the citizens, and requested stabilization with the assistance of the National Guard and Highway Patrol.

With files from Politico

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OIL OUTRAGE

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Protesters march against pipeline in Vancouver streets Organized group exclaims concerns over Trans Mountain Expansion

Kevin Rey Peak Associate “Can’t drink oil, keep it in the soil!” Vancouverites heard this and other chants on the morning of September 19, when about 20 protesters made their way

through the downtown core protesting the construction of a Trans Mountain Pipeline in BC. The proposed project would be an expansion to the existing

pipeline and has been a controversial issue for Burnaby residents, SFU students, and local governments for the past five years. The project the Edmonton to Burnaby pipeline tripled in capacity, dramatically increasing the number of tankers being loaded in the Burrard Inlet and exporting oil from the tar sands to international markets.

Before the march left its rallying point from BC Place, several

activists explained to a crowd of listeners why they were so vocal.

Audrey Siegl, a prominent local activist who has spoken at many anti-pipeline events, explained that although the Trudeau government is conducting more public consultations about the pipeline, the councils don’t reflect popular opinion.

“When this government [. . .] consults with the electeds, they’re consulting with themselves,” said

Siegl, referring to the First Nations elected officials. She and other speakers accused the consultations of being used as an excuse to push through the pipeline despite vocal opposition.

At the Vancouver protest, Ariel Martz-Oberlander spoke about how concerned citizens should seize the opportunity to tell the government what they thought about the project.

“I think we should celebrate our ‘no’!” she said to cheers, adding that “we’re in the right place and we’re the right people to stop this pipeline.”

The hopeful spirit stems from a pipeline project being blocked earlier this year. Enbridge’s Northern Gateway was rejected by the Federal Court of Appeal after it was found that Ottawa had not sufficiently consulted with indigenous peoples who would be affected by the pipeline. The federal government has chosen not to appeal the court’s decision.

Proponents of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project say that it will result in economic benefits for British Columbia and Alberta, but critics dispute the cited figures. A report from 2014

by SFU’s Centre for Public Policy Research found that the project would only create one-third of the jobs reported by Kinder Morgan.

The Vancouver protest comes hot on the heels of reports indicating that Trudeau is likely to approve the Trans Mountain Expansion. The National Energy Board recommended its approval on May 19 with 157 conditions, and a final decision from the federal government is expected in December.

FAIR AND SQUARE

SFU kicks off Fair Trade Campus Week Celebration encourages students to continue their engagement in the fair trade movement

Ashley Fraser Print News Editor Since 2012, SFU has been a part of the fair trade movement. The SFU Bookstore sells fair trade merchandise across its stores, while SFU Dining Services provides Ethical Bean coffee and other ethically traded products.

SFU Burnaby’s Starbucks was also the first to offer fair trade espresso in Canada; SFU received Fair Trade Canada’s Campus of the Year Award in 2014 following this decision.

According to fair trade programs coordinator Torrye Mckenzie, over 18,000 pounds of fair trade coffee has been sold at SFU; SFU has inspired other universities to follow the fair trade movement.

“The fair trade growth across Canadian campuses is a reflection of the changing student values,” Mark McLaughlin, executive director, Ancillary Services, told SFU News.

“Students now expect the products they purchase to drive positive international social change. They aspire to improve the lives of small-scale farmers globally and we are at their side in this engagement.”

According to Fair Trade Canada, fair trade products originate from small farms and plantations.

The definition of “fair” trading includes adequate premiums on cost of production, a minimum cost for

all products, and fair and protected workers’ rights. Producers of these farms and plantations also own 50 percent of their fair trade markets, which allows them to maintain their standards and rights as workers.

“SFU is one of the 45 campuses across Canada who are celebrating fair trade products and businesses during Fair Trade Campus Week from September 26–30. We can take pride in the fact that we are part of a national movement dedicated to bettering the lives of people in developing countries across the world,” said Mckenzie.

Throughout the week, SFU Dining Services, Renaissance Coffee, and the SFU Bookstore will host various events across campus including discounted coffee and chocolate, trivia contests, coffee sampling, and a banana giveaway.

Students are invited to engage with the event on social media, using the hashtag #FTCampusSFU.

Photo courtesy of SFU Dining Services SFU Dining Services in support of the fair trade movement.

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The fourth annual Fall Kickoff event was more than just an opportunity for students to let loose on campus. It was also a chance for an SFU student or recent graduate to perform in front of thousands and make their name.

Mike and Steven Hoang, known as HOANG, were the winners of the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS)â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s DJ search. Mike, a BCIT student, and Steven, a recent graduate of SFUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biomedical engineering program, entered the contest unsure of what to expect.

The Peak caught up with Mike before he took the stage at the Kickoff event on September 23.

Hoang, who has always had an interest in music, was ecstatic to learn that he and Steven would be performing at the Fall Kickoff.

Both began playing piano at an early age, and dabbled with guitar, but Mike has found nothing to be more thrilling than electronic music.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I found a passion for [electronic dance music] when I was 11,â&#x20AC;?

Hoang said.

The two have produced music together before, and relish the opportunity to get to perform at such a large show together.

The contest asked all hopefuls to create a mixed track that was 20â&#x20AC;&#x201C;30 minutes long, displaying their abilities and showcasing their style. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We found out two nights before the deadline [. . . and] submitted [our track] three hours before the deadline,â&#x20AC;? Hoang said.

When asked what made their mixed track stand apart from other submissions, Hoang noted that they included original tracks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It gave us an edge,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Hoang mentioned that both Hardwell and 3LAU have been inspirations for his music. He was looking forward to seeing 3LAU, who was headlining at the Fall Kickoff.

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Being a part-time student with a job, it can be tough to make room for artistic endeavours, but Hoang isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t willing to forgo any opportunity to share his music with the world. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you love something youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find time. You have to go out there and get it,â&#x20AC;? he said.

For Hoang, the best part of performing live is getting to see the crowdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reaction, and getting to share in the experience with everyone. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all for the music. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is the biggest thing Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever done,â&#x20AC;? Hoang said, adding that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thankful for the amount of support he gets from friends and family. For him, having those support networks is a must.

Hoang finished by noting that he and Steven â&#x20AC;&#x153;are grateful for the opportunity,â&#x20AC;? thanking the SFSS for letting both of them take the stage with such wellestablished names like 3LAU, Ekali, and Pierce Fulton. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To play alongside [the other performers] is insane.â&#x20AC;?

Snowden is a well-crafted and eye-opening narrative of issues of global surveillance and government accountability in the wake of 9/11. It recreates the overpowering surprise felt when ex-NSA employee, Edward Snowden, exposed the National Security Agency (NSA)â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s operations of collecting personal information from millions of people.

Playing Snowden, Joseph Gordon-Levitt once again proves that he is a high-calibre actor with his moving portrayal. Gordon-Levitt is also backed by an equally strong cast, including Shailene Woodley as Snowdenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s girlfriend, Rhys Ifans as his CIA recruiter, and Zachary Quinto as investigative journalist Glenn Greenwald. Under the brilliant direction of Oliver Stone, the film creates a perfect balance between a well-paced story and the emotional struggles that Snowden experienced before seeking asylum in Russia.

Stone employs heavy usage of flashbacks to depict Snowdenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s travels across the globe doing counterintelligence work, up until finally disclosing

the secret activities of his job to The Guardian in 2013.

Although the film expresses the tension of Snowdenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s emotional journey, comic relief came from his occasional interactions with a fellow NSA employee who, at least for a brief time, amused with their use of sign language.

On the other hand, one of the more suspenseful scenes depicted Snowdenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clever idea to use a Rubikâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cube to conceal a chip containing stolen classified files.

The film also explores how Snowdenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s personal life is affected by the secrecy of his job, which strained the relationship with his girlfriend Lindsay. He is portrayed as torn between his personal life and the passion he has for his work. Like everyone else, Snowden had his own life outside of his work â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a fact that tends to be overlooked.

What Snowden did can be seen as right or wrong, depending on what political or moral ideologies you believe in. While his actions garnered as much scorn as they did praise, this film demonstrates the manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s purpose to reveal the truth rather than to conceal it.

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September 26, 2016

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Atlanta is the latest comedic offering from Donald Glover (Community). The show follows his character Earn Marks, as he tries to manage his up-and-coming rapper cousin, Alfred ‘Paper Boi’ Miles (Brian Tyree Henry). Broke and with a kid to look after, Earn has his work cut out for him.

It needs mentioning that, for a show labelled a comedy, it wasn’t that funny.

There were comedic moments and some good one-liners, but it was more of a drama with guns and philosophic asides splashed throughout. That being said, it is an intriguing show. The characters have dimension and the plot isn’t run-of-the-mill. So if you’re OK with a comedy that’s more dramedy than sitcom, it’s worth tuning in.

The newest addition to The Coffee Bar family is now open in New Westminster. Located on Columbia Street, just a stone’s throw away from the New West SkyTrain station, it is like stepping into a Gastown coffee shop.

Upon entering the doors, you are instantly greeted by upbeat music and wooden furniture. You forget that just five seconds before, you were on busy, construction-ridden Columbia Street. The old brick walls sit side by side with the sleek and modern front counter, giving off a very “new meets old” feel in the historic downtown.

As the shop is still in its infancy, the vibe is very tranquil and quiet. In time, it will definitely rise to become a community meeting place where people can enjoy a good cup of coffee, get some work done, or get lost in conversation with friends.

The service is significantly friendlier than the other locations — the expected Gastown snobbery is absent and replaced with genuine human interactions. The New Westminster location, so far at least, has impressed us with its “coming home” ambience. Our favourite interior feature is the green wall: its soothing colours and imperfect strokes invite your little school-stressed heart to lean back in your chair and stay awhile. Free Wi-Fi is essential and available (psst: the password is "coffeebar").

Let’s get to what you really came here to read about: the power duo of sugar and caffeine.

You won’t be disappointed by the perfectly sweetened soy mocha or the milky Spanish latte. We are obsessed with the mocha, which is

highly rated on our coffee hit list; not too sweet and not too bitter, it’s the perfect union of chocolate and espresso.

However, you may want to steer clear of everyone’s favourite green drink, the matcha latte. The matcha taste was lacking, and at the bottom we were greeted with chunky green powder. Talk about a rude awakening! Despite this downfall, they bring it back with the drip coffee. The ever-changing medium roast from 49th Parallel is smooth AF without compromising on the rich coffee taste we’ve been conditioned to love.

But the coffee shouldn’t overshadow the incredible variety of food that is available. Our top item is the apple croissant: you simply haven’t lived as a true pastry fanatic until you try this perfect morsel. It’s a light, flaky pastry with a decadent apple filling that is flavourful but not as sticky sweet as you would find in a typical grocery strudel.

Another treat you should definitely try is the classic banana bread. The crust is just the right amount of crunch, surrounding a soft, pillowy centre. There is also the bonus of chocolate chips, which add a little bit of sweetness.

This, paired with their mocha, is beautiful, chocolatey bliss.

The sweets encased in the refrigerated display are also delicious — although their texture is compromised due to the chilled display — with a handful of gluten-free and vegan options: energy ball, peanut ball, hemp bar, cranberry-walnut cookie, and a personal favourite, the matcha bar (lovely paired with the must-try Tokyo rose tea!).

The only thing I knew going into the premiere of This is Us was that it's about people who share the same birthday. Well, that and Mandy Moore is in it.

The show has funny moments and juggles different stories at the same time. My initial complaint was that while the acting was good and the storylines were intriguingly focused on character development, there wasn’t anything to keep me watching next week.

The last three minutes changed that. Plot twists rained down just when you thought the show was going to be predictable.

It’s not a thriller and it’s not a comedy. It’s a drama that tells the story of four 36-year-olds: an unhappy Hollywood B-lister who is close to having a tantrum; an unhappy, overweight woman wanting to diet; a soon-to-be father; and an adopted man searching for his birth father. If you like stories about people’s lives, you’ll like this.

If your favourite conspiracy theory — which actually has a lot of truth to it — is that the justice system is fucked up and rarely about the truth (or you just need your Michael Weatherly fix now that he’s left NCIS), you will love Bull.

Part truth bomb, part inside look at the psychological and perceptual behind-the-scenes of the courtroom, Bull is a solid show. As a psychologist, Dr. Jason Bull spends his time reading jurors in order to get defendants let go on pleas of not guilty.

It’s smart and witty, yet socially cognizant. Before the show dives in, they have a montage of people discussing the concept of “innocent until proven guilty.” The last discernible statement was, “It’s innocent until proven black.”

Despite his nonchalance, Bull has a moral compass, as shown by the closing moments of the episode, where the murderer is officially revealed. It’s captivating — I can’t wait for next week.

The Good Place stars Kristen Bell as Eleanor, a selfish, not-good person who has managed to get into the “Good Place” after her death by mistake. It’s funny enough and has just enough rewarding qualities for you to watch both the pilot and the immediate second episode that aired immediately after.

Only the best people get to go to the up place, with just about everyone else going to the down place, which no one on the show is allowed to discuss. That makes it an intriguing mystery, particularly given that so few people manage to rise up.

It’s a laid-back half-hour comedy show that isn’t a waste of your time, but it’s not something you’re going to be dying to watch as it airs. If characters struggling for redemption while navigating what’s supposed to be the equivalent of utopia (save the misfortunes that occur due to Eleanor’s presence) sounds appealing, definitely watch it. At some point.

14 Sports

Hope. It was the thing missing in the two previous games in which the SFU football team was blown out by a combined score of 115–10.

While far from a victory, the Clan’s 56–24 loss on September 17 to the Humboldt State University (HSU) Lumberjacks showed more promise than the final scoresheet displays. The team came back from a disastrous first half which saw them down 35–3, managing a 21–21 tie in second half scoring.

“We were finally able to put some points on the board and show what our defence can do when we give them a rest,” said head coach Kelly Bates. “But when we don’t give them a rest, like in the first half, they’re on the field so long and it’s tough to stop the offence.”

A large part of the Clan’s hope beginning this semester came in the form of running back Jalen Jana, a transfer this offseason from Cheyney University where he redshirted and played his freshman season. Normally number two on the depth chart, he was the go-to guy as Ante Litre did not play due to injury. With 262 rushing yards, he made a solid case for the future of SFU’s offence.

“You can see in the second half, we really moved the ball well, the offensive line blocked great, and there were some big holes,” said Jana after

the game, humbly giving the offensive line credit for his performance.

“Depth is an issue, but the guys out front there are working hard, blocking hard, and playing well, so when their confidence is up, I’ve just got to read it, and it makes my job really easy.”

Jana’s talents weren’t just limited to the running game. In a surprising play call, he was lined up as quarterback not once, but twice. The second time, on a third down on a drive at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Jana threw a 14-yard pass to wide receiver Tom Franklin for a touchdown.

“We were working on that all week,” said Jana with a laugh. “And then we just put it in, and we wanted to use it in the redzone. We tried it the first half, and the safety stayed, so I kept it, but the second half the DB [defensive back] wasn’t paying attention and our receiver beat him, so I threw to him, and my guy got the ball.”

Bates said that he had devised the play on the way home from the game against Texas A&M Kingsville the weekend before.

“We started studying on the way home. We had a long layover in Houston,” he explained. “They’re score zone plays trying to create leverage, just like every other play, that’s all we’re trying to do — trying

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to create leverage and confusion. It was something new for us, something they hadn’t seen, and something they can’t prepare for."

Jana wasn’t the only player to put up some solid numbers. Wide receiver Justin Buren put up 108 passing yards, while Franklin made two touchdown passes. Quarterback Miles Richardson, despite a shaky start, threw for a respectable 167 yards.

Athletic Conference (GNAC) last season to qualify for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II playoffs, before losing in the second round to the eventual national champions, the Northwest Missouri Bearcats. The Lumberjacks were the first GNAC team since the 2009 Central Washington Wildcats to qualify, and fittingly, the Wildcats also fell to the Bearcats in the second round, while the Bearcats went on to

One could argue that much of this happened in the second half when the opposing team was up 35–3 and with a quarterback struggling through injury. But at least it wasn’t the train wreck that home town fans in the nearly packed Swangard Stadium saw in the first quarter.

Coming off two straight blowout losses, SFU was looking for a much different result in their home and conference opener. It wouldn’t be easy. Humboldt State trounced SFU 57–0 last season. The team currently holds one of Division II’s best offensive players in Ja’Quan Gardner, who led the entire Division II in rushing yards last season.

Humboldt State was also the only team from the Great Northwest

be national champions.

And Humboldt lost last week.

The game actually had a decent start for SFU. Richardson made two plays that gained yards. He was sacked on third down, and overthrew when they went for it on the fourth down, but was gifted a first down thanks to a Humboldt pass interference. They followed this with another first down, but SFU struggled to make yardage and kicked the punt.

Not a bad opening drive — but that’s where the fun ended in the first quarter.

The first play on Humboldt’s first drive, Gardner showed why he’s such a threat with an 87-yard run for a touchdown. From then on, until the beginning of the second quarter,

SFU’s drives were unfruitful and lasted less than two minutes each.

SFU’s defence found its feet in the second quarter, stopping an HSU drive. The offence didn’t put up points until it was down 35–0, and a field goal was a disappointing end to their first visit in the redzone.

SFU finally achieved its first offensive touchdown of the season in the third quarter, thanks to 30-plus yard plays by both Jana and Buren.

Franklin finished the job by receiving a four-yard pass from Richardson.

The fourth quarter was all Jana, with a 14-yard touchdown pass and 52-yard run for SFU’s final touchdown of the night.

In the end, the Clan looked like a much better and more confident team than the one that had entered the game.

“I think the kids need to prove it to themselves,” said Bates. “We feel they have the talent — we wouldn’t recruit them if they didn’t have the talent. They need to show themselves they can do it, and I think tonight there were glimpses of that.

“We’ve got to find the positives, but still understand the reality as we move forward.”

The reality was that it was still a 32-point loss. Richardson was sacked four times and threw two interceptions. He struggled with some of the plays as a left-handed quarterback.

SFU’s still 0–3 so far, and the team’s been winless since October 2014.

But there was hope Saturday. If the second half wasn’t just a mirage — and it very well could be — SFU could be competitive, if not too successful in the win column.

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left wing, and as soon as I saw this action I knew we had an opportunity to score. The defence was perfect tonight,” said Camara.

In the last 15 minutes of the game, the Falcons opened the score with a penalty kick in the 75th minute. Michael North was called on a foul in a box on SPU’s forward Gabe Kellum, who converted the penalty to make it 2–1. The Clan was determined to win its first home game, though. Three minutes later the Clan made it 3–1, as the ball found Jones in the box. The Clan fought until the end, despite a hard time finishing in the last 15 minutes.

The first Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) home game of the 2016/17 season will be a memorable one for the Clan. Having spent a few weeks on the road, the Clan marked its territory with a 3–1 win over the Seattle Pacific University (SPU) Falcons. Ryan Dhillon delivered two spectacular assists,

I’ll be the first to admit, I was very skeptical of the World Cup of Hockey format when it was first announced.

Aside from the whole thing being an obvious cash grab and a way to leverage the International Olympic Committee, the announced teams were odd. Team North America Under 23’s seemed an obvious point to criticize: it was just laughable that a geographical and age-based group

resulting in a pair of goals by Adam Jones.

Half an hour into the game, the ball found its way to forward Mamadi Camara, who volleyed it to Dhillon.

The team captain accelerated into the middle of the pitch before assisting Jones with a smooth pass.

In the 55th minute, Dhillon showed some technical footwork,

destabilizing SPU’s defence, before finding Camara in the box. Camara, who scored five goals and 11 points last season, notched the second goal of the game early in the first half.

"Scoring a goal for your team always feels good. I give a lot of credit to Brandon [Watson] who managed to cover the player running in the

"That's what we've come to expect out of these guys," said head coach Clint Schneider. "Honestly, I feel that we have the best footballing midfield in the league.

Some teams might be more athletic, but we have the most skilled footballing midfield out there.

Teams all over our conference would love to have even one of these guys. We're fortunate to have a plethora of them, all through our lineup."

was competing against established hockey nations such as Russia.

However, Team North America has won me, and many other hockey fans, over. Even though they’ve been eliminated from contention, they’re showing how hockey should be played in the future.

The style of hockey that they play is remarkable: extremely

quick up and down the ice, with no chance for the other team to respond. Ever since the lockout of 2005, the game of hockey has been transitioning from a game of grit and physicality to one of speed and skill. Despite hockey being played in this vein for over a decade, it’s taken this long for a generation of players to grow up playing with these new rules and showcase the new age of hockey.

Players like Connor McDavid exhibit this new style of hockey perfectly. He may already be the fastest skater in the NHL, and he’s only 19. The speed at which he plays the game is incredible, and you can make the case that he’s already the second best

hockey player in the world right now.

Johnny Gaudreau is another fine example. Only 5’9” and 157 pounds, he was looked over in his draft year and taken in the fourth round.

Ten to 15 years ago, a small player probably would not have worked out. But with his speed and dynamic play, he can avoid dangerous plays on the ice despite his size. As he so eloquently put it, you can’t hit what you can’t catch. The fact that they beat Finland, the 2014 Olympic Bronze medalists, further cements the point that the youth movement is alive and well in today’s game.

For ages, traditional hockey minds have always preached

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Schneider expressed his confidence in the team for the rest of the season. "We have a group of guys who are not afraid to play anybody.

We played two professional teams in spring with that same team and we managed to create chances; [. . .] it is about being consistent, and if [we] get that right, it could be very special."

Even with an outstanding performance and a satisfying result, Schneider and his players remain humble and still believe that there is room for improvement. "We're definitely happy with the result [. . .] but we have more in the tank, and that should be scary for the rest of the conference."

On the same reflective note, Mamadi added that "we will try to go less back and forth on the pitch and maintain consistency. Playing at home definitely [felt] good; the atmosphere was incredible.”

Slowly and surely writing history, the Clan is on the road to something that has eluded them for the past five years: the national championship.

The SFU men’s soccer team is more than ready to pursue its quest, and will be facing Concordia University at home on September 29.

about experience. The reasoning goes that you need some veteran presence within a team to achieve anything, and that too many young players need to learn “how to win” in order to succeed. Team North America has destroyed this age-old convention. The fact that a team of players under 23 years of age performed admirably in the group stage should make NHL GMs take notice.

No longer should teams feel the need to sacrifice youth for experience; it’s proven to be nothing but smoke. Even though it’s a meaningless preseason tournament, Team North America is showcasing the future of the sport — one that is focused on youth and skill.

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SFU won its first Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) game of the season, beating Central Washington 2–0. Both goals came in the second half, with Emma Pringle scoring just one minute in, and Olivia Aguiar scoring in the 74th minute.

This upcoming season will be one of transition for Bret Thompson.

For the first time, he will not be on the course with his teammates on the SFU men’s golf team. Instead, he will be serving as student manager and as part of the coaching staff, where he’ll be around to help the team in other capacities.

“I don’t know what it’s like in other sports, but for me, I’m just being the liaison between the team and the coach,” said Thompson on his new role. “I am friends with all the guys on the team and I know how it all runs, so making sure the team atmosphere is good, being there and being supportive, but also being a friend.”

He elaborated on his role, stating, “But mostly for any coach, it’s going to be making [sure] the team has water, snacks. You keep a lot of their rain gear and umbrellas in the carts with a lighter bag.

And then obviously if a guy wants help [then] you can stay with him, or if you know a guy is struggling, you can kind of walk with him for a while and make sure you keep him balanced and not let his emotions swing too much.”

Thompson was on the team for four seasons before running

out of eligibility. A native of Winnipeg, he grew up playing hockey his “whole life.” Thompson would play golf from May until September, and then play hockey the rest of the months.

“It was a unique opportunity, to be able to play at an NCAA school in Canada,” he said on why he chose to come to SFU. “Also, in terms of funding, it was a lot cheaper than trying to go live in the States where some schools are like $50–60 grand. [And] it’s a better education.”

He didn’t hesitate to mention what his favourite memory was playing with the team.

“My first year, we weren't a good team,” he explained. “I came and I would talk to other athletes and I’d be like ‘I’m on the golf team,’ and they’d be like, ‘We have a golf team?’

“[My] second year we went to regionals, and that was our goal for the year. We got in, we were prepped, and then we got lucky.

We were way behind going into the final round, and only the top six advance to nationals,” he continued. “We played really well in the morning, and we were sitting by the pool in the afternoon thinking that we would go home tomorrow. And then we look at the leaderboard and all of a sudden, all these teams start moving up.

“We snuck in by like one or two [strokes]. It was so cool because we never expected that. That was some of the happiest we’ve been as a team for sure.”

Now that his amateur career is over, Thompson hopes to pass some knowledge to new players in his role as student manager.

“The hardest thing is finding the balance between the schoolwork and the practice,” he said on what advice he’d give to new student athletes. “Especially for the guys who move onto residence. It’s kind of completely different when you’re living away from home the first time. A lot of the time you find yourself in a really big social group, and being able to balance social life

and finding enough time to put in all the work you need to for golf [is tough].”

A psychology major, Thompson has two more semesters of classes before he graduates. In terms of next steps, besides helping out with the team, he hopes to turn his golf skills into a professional career. Thompson has already played in a professional tournament earlier this month.

On what it’s like to transition between amateur and professional golf he said,“When you play at an amateur event, all you think about is winning. And it’s tough to win in any tournament, but that’s all you're focused on.” He continued. But once you get into your pro event, even if you don’t have your best game, you’re still thinking ‘maybe I can grind out a top 10 and get a cheque,’ as opposed to amateur [tournaments] where youdon’t get a reward unless you win. So I didn’t play my best, but I grinded out 13th place and made 400 bucks. It’s better than nothing.”

Thompson plans to try and make professional golfing work “for the next couple of years.” If that doesn’t work out, he plans on either going back to school for his master’s degree in psychology or becoming a teaching professional for golf.

SFU volleyball was named Red Lion/GNAC Team of the Week. The Clan was named Team of the Week after a seven-game winning streak that included beating conference champions and Division II semifinalists Western Washington. Setter Tamara Nipp was also named GNAC Offensive Player of the Week after recording 63 assists in the game against Western Washington.

SFU women’s cross country finished fourth at the Sundodger Invitational at the University of Washington. Senior Rebecca Bassett finished ninth in the field. Their next meet is the Stanford Invitational on October 1.

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Janis McMath Humour Editor In his book Who is the Good Boy? Professor Bark Ruffington discusses life’s morality and the question of how to define good and bad. The book has already become globally recognized as classic philosophical literature, while academics are calling it “a revolutionary theory of life” and “as groundbreaking as the toilet bowl.” The professor spoke to The Peak about his novel, his theories, and his paw-spective of the world.

The Peak: What inspired you to write this novel?

Bark Ruffington: Well, in recent times I’ve been chasing my tail around a lot, contemplating my life on this dog-gone planet. I am getting up there, age-wise; I’m a whole seven years old now. It’s the right time to think about my life, and life in general.

Socrates was quoted as saying that “the unexamined life is not worth living,” so I’ve always tried to live by that motto by sniffing out the big questions and trying to dig out the answers.

P : Can you speak further on your theory of the fire hydrant?

BR: In the real world, the fire hydrant exists as a reminder that our moment of the wind blowing through our ears is fleeting and that we must look to mark the world with our individuality. Metaphorically, the fire hydrant is the chance to create a legacy for ourselves. We have a short moment to make our mark, so we’ve got to rear our legs up and pee triumphantly — a pee that will never be forgotten.

P : How does one free themselves from the so-called “oppressor mailman”?

BR: The freedom of self is not a simple one; there is no dogma for freedom. Simply put, one must look deep into their mind’s bone and realize that the mailman is not a threat worth their fury; the mailman represents a primal urge we must accept then release. We must do more

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meditative things to become the good boy — for example, one could hump a leg or chew a particularly squeaky chew toy.

P : What do you mean when you say that “we must all sniff the butt of the common dog”?

BR: The good boy cannot exist if he does not see that we are all inherently good boys — he must understand that we are all one. We must sniff deep into the butts of others and look to understand each other, understand that we are all yearning to be the good boy.

P : So, do you know who the good boy is?

BR: I feel like there is no answer to that question. Because the good boy is simply a symbol of the dog we all aspire to be, there is no one single good boy. The good boy is us at times, and he is the image of us we wish for too. He is a metaphor, an illusion, a concept for us to chase the same way we chase cars.

P : No, the good boy is you!

You’re a good boy!!

The interview with the professor ended there — after a round of great belly rubs, some eager tail wagging, and a serious head patting.

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Night’s Queen

Requiem for My Father

As day slips into night she comes out from her lair deep within the basement of suburbia. She emerges into the darkness to take to her throne in the living room, where she rules with an iron fist over her Tumblr page. Yet she is not a fearless ruler. When she senses movement near her throne room, she retreats back to her lair. The stars on her body the only symbol of her true power.

The juxtaposition between the title and subject matter serves to create an internal conversation with the true nature of death and dying.

It also offers commentary on how we memorialize the ones we have lost. Like the colloquialism says: every time a bell rings, an angle gets its wings.

Impermanence of Existence YOLO is the rallying cry of the disenfranchised millennial. It brings together people who will never afford a house, have astronomical debt for most of their lives, see the bee go extinct, and see oceanic nations become modern-day Atlantis. While the baby boomers can’t see the other side of the precipice, the millennial is diving head first into it, PBR in hand yelling YOLO.

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The Landscaper

The Greatest Honour For the modern child, there is only one honour that can be conferred upon them that is equivalent to leader of the free world: a permanent tattoo on the body of their parent.

While for the parent this is a risky move — what if they have a medieval homunculus?

Regardless of what your child looks like, as long as the tattoo captures the essence of their spirit it is successful.

Progress is relative to how time moves.

Mowing and trimming plant life is a futile task — it just keeps growing back. Yet the landscaper in this tattoo continues with his Sisyphean journey, unaware that you can just let it flourish and grow into a beautiful bush.

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