Simon Fraser University

Activities and sports

The student newspaper The Peak was established soon after the university opened, and is widely circulated throughout the Lower Mainland.

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The Peak - Lower Mainland

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The school's sports teams are called the Simon Fraser Clan, and the mascot is a Scottish Terrier. In sports and other competitions, there tends to be a strong rivalry between SFU and The University of British Columbia. SFU's Clan Athletics competes in Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) and the USA-based National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). SFU has 16 varsity sport teams and 300 athletes. Football, men's and women's basketball, women's volleyball and women's wrestling compete for CIS championships only. Men's and women's soccer, men's golf, women's softball, men's and women's swimming and diving, men's and women's cross-country and men's and women's track and field compete for NAIA championships only. Men's wrestling competes for championships of both organizations. SFU has won the NAIA NACDA Director's Cup five times, as well as other awards. Many SFU athletes have also participated in the Olympics. Medal winners include Daniel Igali (gold, wrestling), Jeff Thue (wrestling, silver), Sue Holloway (canoe, gold), Bob Molle (wrestling, silver), Chris Rinke (wrestling, bronze), Hugh Fisher (canoe, gold), Garry MacDonald (swimming, silver), and Bruce Roberston (swimming, silver & bronze).

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Simon Fraser Clan - Scottish Terrier - University of British Columbia - Canadian Interuniversity Sport - National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics - NACDA Director's Cup - Daniel Igali - Jeff Thue - Sue Holloway - Bob Molle - Chris Rinke - Hugh Fisher - Garry MacDonald - Bruce Roberston

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The university's bagpipe band performs well in international competitions and is one of the university's most famous attractions. It has won most major titles: the World Pipe Band Championship , the World Drum Corps Championship , the North American Championship , the 2001 Australian Pipe Band Championship.http://www.sfupipeband.com/

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Bagpipe - World Pipe Band Championship - World Drum Corps Championship - North American Championship - Australian Pipe Band Championship

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