SFU Clan

• SFU officially drops ‘Clan’ team name, plans to announce new nickname by year’s end

  The university confirmed the change Wednesday and said plans are underway to come up with a new team name by year's end. 

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  Aug 12, 2020
  
• Simon Fraser University athletics commits to dropping ‘Clan’ team name

  A committee will be formed to come up with a new name and a final proposal will go to the university president for approval.

  Jul 3, 2020
  
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• Campaign to drop ‘The Clan’ as SFU athletics nickname builds steam

  A petition calling for SFU to drop "The Clan" as a nickname for its sports teams has attracted more than 7,500 signatures.

  Jul 2, 2020
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• Anti-racism protests reignite debate over changing SFU’s athletic team name

  "The name we play under is shared with a white supremacist organization in the United States that is very active and that freely and openly marches," said SFU professor Holly Andersen.

  Jun 10, 2020
• SFU prof says ‘Clan’ team name should change, puts student athletes at risk

  An SFU professor said the team name could offend some Americans who may associate The Clan with the Ku Klux Klan.

  Sports

  Sep 24, 2017