By James Keller
Despite the allegations to the contrary, if Ron MacLean departs CBC permanently, it will not serve as the death of Hockey Night in Canada, nor will it be a devastating blow to Canadian culture.It’s undeniable that the Saturday evening staple has been ingrained deep into the Canadian psyche since its October 1952 television debut. And… Continue reading Hockey Night in Canada far from over
By Todd Penney
Our West Coast rival UBC Thunderbirds flew into town last Friday hoping to get rid of the goose egg filling their ‘w’ column. UBC lost four close games in a row so their frustration was bound to make them hungry for a win. Unfortunately, their opponent was our U of C Dinos who were just coming off… Continue reading UBC trips over their own feet
The history of Belgian soccer is riddled with great names like Jean-Marie Pfaff, Marc Wilmots and the cruel King Leopold II. The Belgians terrorize their opponents with laser-like precision, no doubt a by-product of indoctrination by their ruthless diamond-cutting industrial complex.Fortunately for the University of Calgary, the Belgians are on our side. To be more… Continue reading Fortune is Belgian, God eats waffles
It was on The Simpsons that Adam West once remarked: “You know, in my day Batman didn’t need moulded plastic to improve his physiqueâ€| Pure West.”To put the Dinos women’s soccer team in that context, we need to view their game against the Trinity Western University Spartans like it was an episode of TV’s original… Continue reading Holy season-sweep, Batman!
Last winter felt like an ice age to all Calgarians, but no one so much as the Dinos men’s basketball team.During the balmy 2000/01 season the team was ranked tenth in the nation. But, along with the freezing snow, sleet and ice that crippled traffic on mountain passes and highways the season brought injuries that… Continue reading Finally ready for carnage?
Lock Stock and Two Smokin’ Barrels showed us all what can happen when a crew of novice denizens attempts to pull off a heist. Sure, they’re pretty much successful, but a lot of people get hurt in the process.The Dinos women’s basketball team is a similarly inexperienced group trying for a heist of its own–grabbing… Continue reading B-ball women take aim
“What is a university? A university is a collegiate gathering of those for whom learning is the key to advancement, a community of teachers and scholars, researchers and thinkers who seek not only to discover but to proclaim.” These were the opening remarks made by English professor Aritha van Herk at an awards ceremony honouring… Continue reading Celebration of Excellence Awards
When it comes to raising money, who could be better than the University of Calgary business school?The Haskayne School of Business will host this year’s United Way BBQ on Wed., Oct. 16 to kick off the U of C’s United Way initiative.“The U of C supports a number of different events and the BBQ is… Continue reading United Way kickoff
In a nearly unanimous decision, the Students’ Legislative Council decided to re-implement the discontinued Thought Swap Forum Tue., Oct. 1. Established in the fall of 2001, the forums were an on-line meeting place for university students to share thoughts, concerns, criticisms and questions regarding the activities of the Students’ Union. The forum was often criticized… Continue reading Student thoughts welcome
Dance music echoing through MacEwan Students’ Centre last Wednesday was loud enough to annoy a merchant tenant.“We got a call from the police asking us to turn down the volume a few decibels, so we did and carried on with our day,” said Students’ Union Vice-President Events Irene Enyedy who also organized the Shinerama fund-raising… Continue reading Hamster Dance draws police attention