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- Simon Fraser University is dropping the word Clan in the name of its varsity teams, effective Wednesday. (Ben Nelms/CBC) Simon Fraser University (SFU) is dropping the name of its varsity athletic teams, effective immediately, after dozens of student athletes and faculty spent years pressuring school executives to make the change.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/sfu-clansmen-name-change-2020-1.5683953SFU dropping 'Clan' varsity team name, effective immediately
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Sep 6, 2022 · Two years after dumping their controversial Clan nickname, Simon Fraser University's sports teams will be called the Red Leafs. SFU announced the news on Tuesday after what the Burnaby,...
Sep 6, 2022 · BURNABY, B.C. — Two years after dumping their controversial Clan nickname, Simon Fraser University’s sports teams will be called the Red Leafs. SFU announced the news on Tuesday after what...
Sep 6, 2022 · Simon Fraser University (SFU) has a new varsity team name: the Red Leafs. In summer 2020, the Burnaby post-secondary school made the decision to retire its previous name, the Clan, based on the results of an engagement process outlined in a report commissioned by Athletics and Recreation.
Aug 12, 2020 · Simon Fraser University is dropping the name of its varsity athletic teams, effective immediately, after dozens of student athletes spent years pressuring school executives to make the change.
Aug 13, 2020 · Facing pressure from students and the local community, Simon Fraser University announced on Wednesday it is retiring its nickname, the Clan, effective immediately. SFU is retiring its varsity athletics team name, effective today. For more information and updates on the name change process visit https://t.co/RtEiXTlVy3.
- Andrew Lind
The SFU Red Leafs or Simon Fraser Red Leafs teams (formerly the Simon Fraser Clan) represent Simon Fraser University (SFU), which is located in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. The Red Leafs are members of NCAA Division II and are the only Canadian university affiliated with the U.S.-based National Collegiate Athletic Association.
Kristie Elliott became the first Canadian woman to play, and to score, in an NCAA football game, on September 11, 2021, as a kicker for the team. [2] [3] After the GNAC dropped football after the 2021 season, SFU and the other two GNAC members that still sponsored the sport became football-only members of the Lone Star Conference. [4]
