The classic Broadway musical Annie Get Your Gun includes a cute but childish exchange between a cowgirl and a cowboy who refuse to acknowledge the skill of the other in the fine art of gunslinging. The title of the piece is "Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better" and perfectly sums up years of… Continue reading "I can do anything you can do better!"
Month: February 2001
Sharon will not keep the peace
"He is a man of war. He is a man of expansion. He is a man of occupation."The words of Ziad Abu-Zayyad, a minister of the Palestinian Authority, capture the sentiments of the Palestinian people and many sympathetic Israelis as they survey the aftermath of the Israeli election. Former military strongman, minister of defence and… Continue reading Sharon will not keep the peace
Bugged by cultural bias:
It was the last day of my trip–the chal-lenge I’d taken would soon be enforced. I was to eat a fried insect before I left Harbin, China. “Chinese people eat anything,” a friend told me as I started to lose my nerve. Before I knew it, I was standing at a street vendor’s table, looking… Continue reading Bugged by cultural bias:
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By Вen Li
"With mammals, the male appears to win the female much more through the law of battle than through the display of his charms." -Charles Darwin, 1871 Classic texts such as Darwin’s Descent of Man and modern works including Bruce Eckel’s Thinking in C++ are available in a variety of online libraries for free. Thanks to… Continue reading Get your free books here
Bizarro Sports: Tales from Kazakhstan
The Dinos men’s volleyball team was in for a surprise Monday afternoon at practice when immigration officials came knockin’ at the door. "It was bound to happen sometime," said Head Coach Greg Ryan, looking obviously stressed. "I knew that day would come, but come on; we’re right in the middle of playoffs!" Dinos star and… Continue reading Bizarro Sports: Tales from Kazakhstan
There’s a World Cup in Calgary and Weger’s invited
Right off the bat it was something different. Finding University of Calgary student Kim Weger on the track of the Olympic Oval was easy enough, but talking to her proved to be a little more difficult. "Just to warn you, Kim is a very special girl and should be treated as such," said teammate Jason… Continue reading There’s a World Cup in Calgary and Weger’s invited
Dinos host Koalas
Field Hockey in February you say? Damn, that must be cold! Actually, the Dinos’ indoor tournament was held in the Red Gym on the Feb. 9-11 weekend. It featured teams from all over Alberta, B.C. and Saskatchewan against squads from as far away as Sydney University in Australia. Our hometown heroes were divvied up into… Continue reading Dinos host Koalas
Just like the Olsen twins, but a little taller
By Ryan Laverty
Amos and Andy, the Odd Couple, Bo and Luke Duke, Bill Byma and Jeremy Wilcox; all had one thing in common. They were practically attached at the hip. However, one thing distinguishes the latter couple from the three others–fear. Byma and Wilcox were undoubtedly one of the most fearsome duos ever to grace the Jack… Continue reading Just like the Olsen twins, but a little taller
Weekend update: One team gets to play on…
By Scott Lepp
The fact that the whipping boys at Trinity Western University are headed to the men’s basketball playoffs speaks volumes about the Canada West conference. The fact that the Dinos aren’t going is just flat-out embarrassing. We won’t talk about Friday night–a 15-point loss in a must-win game is too much for anyone to stomach. The… Continue reading Weekend update: One team gets to play on…
Weekend Update: One team gets to play on
By Scott Lepp
The regular season has come and gone and our lady Dinos are heading into post-season play as the second seed in the Canada West Conference with a record of 16-6. This record comes after another weekend sweep, this one over the Trinity Western University Spartans. Calgary dominated play throughout the entire weekend, paced as usual… Continue reading Weekend Update: One team gets to play on