By Mike Steiner
With less than 100 days left until the next millennium, you would expect North Americans to be gearing up for one hell of a party. But what should be the biggest celebration in the history of humankind is being overshadowed by a cloud of general reluctance and hesitation. It seems that instead of stocking up… Continue reading Get in the cellar
How safe is the food you eat? Of course, our food provides nourishment and allows most of us to live reasonably healthy lives, but are we aware of the nasty side effects this same food may cause? For the purposes of this column, I’m not going to consider the pesticide residue on the fruits and… Continue reading Superfoods are myopic solutions
By J. Svendson
I am a loyal reader and have to say this year’s paper is the worst crap I’ve ever seen. Many times I’ve sat by and stayed my pen. But I can no longer sit by and hold my breath and hope things change. I pay good money for your rag, $3.50 a semester works out… Continue reading Gauntlet worse than Hitler, says loyal reader
Something has stuck in the craw of news watchers at the University of Calgary since last March. What the hell was Rod Love thinking? Our mustached Board of Governors member did an about face when he voted against a maximum tuition increase. For those who don’t know, in Love’s checkered past he was Ralph Klein’s… Continue reading A whiter shade of pale
By Еvan Osentоn
Let me relate an utterly fascinating story. Walking through Mac Hall the other day I couldn’t help but laugh as some poor sap walked by wearing a University of Calgary sweatshirt. "Look, school pride!" I hissed to a friend. After we finished laughing hysterically, we grabbed a Pepsi and sat down sighing. Hours later, another… Continue reading Pride at U of C?
• Remember Darryl Leason? Do you care what he’s doing now? The former Dinos quarterback, with brother Mike in tow, has joined the Calgary Wolfpack in the Alberta Football League. The AFL, for those (like me) who have never heard of it, is a tackle league made up of CIAU, Prairie Junior and high school… Continue reading The tip-off
By Josh Truba
It was almost two weeks ago when I last spoke to Andy Gibbs, the University of Calgary men’s soccer coach. At that point he was anxiously awaiting the start of the season despite the reality of being a true underdog in the Canada West division. Gibbs was still excited about the prospect of the year… Continue reading Men off to a fine start
After a promising opening-game victory, the Dinos women’s soccer team stumbled last weekend on a trip to the Pacific coast. While it may not hurt quite as much as stepping barefoot on a sea urchin, losing consecutive games early in a short season doesn’t exactly feel good. On Saturday, the Dinos played to a 2-1… Continue reading Soccer women anything but on the ball
By Mike Flach
Running over hills, rocks, trees, bodies of unconscious opponents, and anything else in their way, the University of Calgary Dinos cross-country team returned from a meet last Saturday in Missoula, Montana. "We were competing against NCAA schools," said cross-country coach Doug Lamont. "The men ran an 8 km distance, the women ran a 6 km… Continue reading Dinos cross-country team unstoppable, like Hannibal
By Bo Rhodes
Ugly. That is the only way to describe the play by the University of Calgary Dinos last Saturday as they faced off against the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds at McMahon Stadium. In what could be the biggest understatement of the year so far, coach Tony Fasano said, "we got physically beat up." Following two… Continue reading Thunderbirds humiliate Dinos