Month: September 1999

Up, hop, up, hop, hop, up, up. First to second floor The Light at the Top of the Stairs was not yet visible to Leon as he plopped into the coffee cup of Dr. Mildew Dreary, dip. Unknown to Leon and the Sheridan Catering Co., Leon’s mother was a coffee machine. He realized he was… Continue reading The Story of Leon the Frog

By Kara Martens

Another year, another slogan from Campus Recreation. This year the people at Campus Rec are urging us to ‘goActive’ with an emphasis on increased diversity and accessibility. Taking suggestions from students and trends, Campus Rec has added a number of programs designed to involve as many as possible. A variety of classes and intramural sports… Continue reading Billy Blanks at Campus Rec

By Kevin Rothbauer

Two years after making it to the Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union tournament as a wild-card team, the University of Calgary Dinosaurs field hockey squad is making another run at the title. Last season marked a rebuilding year for the team, which lost a number of key players, but this year should see a more solid… Continue reading Field hockey preview

By Kevin Rothbauer

If you’re wondering when quarterback Darryl Leason will be taking the field for the Dinosaurs football team this fall, you can stop wondering… now. He won’t be out there at all. After three years of pitching the pigskin for the Dinos, Leason decided to quit the team, less than a week before this year’s season… Continue reading QB Leason parts ways with Dinos

By Bo Rhodes

Fate truly smiled upon the Dinosaurs last Saturday at McMahon Stadium when they faced arch-rivals, the University of Alberta Golden Bears. When it was announced that Lincoln Blumell would be the starting quarterback for this season, veteran QB Darryl Leason decided to separate himself from the team. Leason’s brother, Michael, a second-year starting wide receiver… Continue reading Dinos run roughshod over Bears

By Mary Chan

The latest back-to-school trend seems to be bad news as Statistics Canada has released a study showing university students will pay more in tuition this year. The study, released in the last week of August, shows Canadian undergraduate arts students will pay 7.1 per cent more in 1999/2000 than the year before. This compares with… Continue reading Up, Up and away:

By Kim Stock

The University of Calgary Faculty of Nursing is offering Canada’s first on-line post-diploma Baccalaureate of Nursing program. "This faculty is on the leading edge with respect to web development for nursing education," said Faculty of Nursing Associate Dean (Undergraduate Studies) Dr. James Rankin. "This is the first program to my knowledge that is a post-diploma… Continue reading BN on WWW at U of C:

By Mary Chan

The University of Calgary is changing its General Studies pre-program, and they want to know what you think. Until Sept. 30, the Direct Entry Review and Implementation Committee is looking for student feedback on the first-year pre-program at the U of C. "We’d like to find out how [students] would like or would have liked… Continue reading Welcome to my pre-program:

By Jan Creaser

The fight against alcohol and drugs on campus has recruited a new team. The Alcohol and Drug Awareness Prevention Team launched its first project three weeks ago by publishing out three new pamphlets promoting awareness about alcohol, illegal drugs and rape drugs. Two pamphlets emphasize that students can choose about drugs and alcohol. They proceed… Continue reading ADAPT team pamphlets campus

By Kim Stock

Hordes of frosh students saturated the University of Calgary campus Wednesday as U of C 101 kicked off. Entering its third year, U of C 101 staff is pleased with how things are running. "Things are going extremely well," said U of C 101 co-ordinator Amy McEvoy. "One of the things that never ceases to… Continue reading U of C 101 kicks off