By Mike Flach
I can’t think of a more boring car trip than the drive to Saskatchewan. I have recurring nightmares about having to do the trip more than once a year. The Dinos men’s hockey team lived through something far worse than my nightmare, making the drive two weekends in a row. They managed to survive, playing… Continue reading Prairie hockey
Since the Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union adopted the rally-point system for scoring volleyball, luck has become a major part of the sport. When two of the nation’s top four teams play, chance becomes a deciding factor. The Dinos men’s volleyball team visited Winnipeg last weekend to play the University of Manitoba Bisons in a inter-conference… Continue reading Luck is not the Dinos’ friend
After going 1-3 in their first four games–including an 0-2 record at home–the Dinos basketball team finally put things together with a pair of road wins over the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds. The Dinos entered the series ranked eighth in the nation, four spots behind the T-Birds, but the rankings mean little (more on… Continue reading Basketball women drop T-Birds
Cross-country runners are a unique breed of athlete. Who else would run 10 km as fast as they can simply to cross a finish line? Who would simply want to run, not chase balls or tackle opponents? Who would want to deal with the mental and physical pain of it? Lanny Mann does. So do… Continue reading Cross-country Dinos top the Canada West
By Mary Chan
At least we made the top 10.The University of Calgary placed 10th in a field of 15 in Maclean’s magazine’s Ninth Annual Universities Rankings issue, which came out Mon., Nov. 8. Though the university finished two places higher in the category than last year, U of C officials feel the institution did not get enough… Continue reading U of C places 10th in Maclean’s rankings
The University of Calgary Model United Nations team returned from its Nov. 11-14 Philadelphia competition on a victorious high. The team placed second after Yale University in a two-way tie with Harvard. The Philadelphia Conference is the largest Model UN conference in the world in the Fall semester. As the only Canadian school participating in… Continue reading Model UN team ties with Harvard
By Nicole Kobie
The freaks came out on Halloween, but the deviants and delinquents ruled October. Traditionally a busy month for the University of Calgary’s Campus Security, October was marked by a high number of car prowlings, totalling over $23,000 in losses. "Theft is still the number one problem on campus and that’s every month," said Campus Security… Continue reading Car thefts up on campus last month
By Daniel Krut
The Campus Food Bank is trying to feed all the hungry Bob Cratchits this Christmas. Starting Nov. 22, the Holiday Food Drive will highlight the needs of hungry students on campus. The week-long food drive will feature numerous events, campus- wide donation tables, and end with a Planet Smashers concert on Fri., Nov. 26. Some… Continue reading Annual Holiday Food Drive begins
On Wed., Nov. 10, the Calgary Fire Department responded to a two-vehicle crash on the University of Calgary campus caused by drinking and driving. Firemen on the scene used the jaws of life to lift the roof off one vehicle to extract the trapped driver. The victim was carried away on a spine board to… Continue reading Cars "crash" on campus
By Bonnie Leung
Students are gathering in the food court this week hoping to discover their aesthetic (in)aptitude. The Fine Arts Fair, which runs from Nov. 16-19, started with a sculpting competition in the MacEwan Student Centre food court on Tuesday. According to Students’ Union Events Commissioner Oliver Ho, the fair will make students more aware of the… Continue reading Fair, thou Art