Last week, Campus Security issued a security alert on a sexual assault that occurred on Nov. 5, 2002. However, it seemed to have caused some concern on campus.“We apologize if we have caused some confusion with the last security alert,” said Campus Security Manager Lanny Fritz.The intention was to gain the attention of witnesses of… Continue reading Sexual assault witnesses sought
Month: December 2002
UN Human Rights Day
By Eric Fung
On Thu., Dec. 5, celebrations for the United Nations International Human Rights Day arrive at the U of C.“There’s something for everyone,” said Alberta Civil Liberties Research Centre Executive Director Linda McKay-Panos. “We invite anyone who wants to celebrate human rights, especially students and the community who have always shown support for these celebrations.”The ACLRC,… Continue reading UN Human Rights Day
Former premiers offer thoughts on education
Someone in the audience at last Thursday’s James S. Palmer Lecture commented that the reason three speakers were invited was because it took all three to reach the prestige of such previous guests as Mikhail Gorbachev and Noam Chomsky. However, former Canadian premiers Peter Lougheed (Conservative, Alberta, 1971-85), Frank McKenna (Liberal, New Brunswick, 1987-97) and… Continue reading Former premiers offer thoughts on education
Auschwitz, a horror in the past
I walked down the green promenades, the trees planted just so, with a group of about twenty others in this foreign land. Red brick buildings sprouted up at regular intervals, giving the impression of some kind of a nineteenth century gated community. Leading us in the eerily serene and leisurely stroll was a smallish old… Continue reading Auschwitz, a horror in the past
Hoop thought
Who is the best basketball player in the world? Is it T-Mac or Kobe? Is it Shaq, Alley-I, maybe Kevin Garnett?ESPN’s Ralph Wiley explored this issue in a December column, but he should have refocused his article in a more important direction. Mainly, are any of today’s NBA players better than Teen Wolf? Sure Scott… Continue reading Hoop thought
Hockey hits one weekend win
After an up and down weekend against the University of Manitoba Bisons, the Dinos men’s hockey team completed the first half of the schedule with a respectable .500 record.On Friday night the Dinos snuck out with a 3-2 victory, but like a fat kid on a teeter-totter they fell to the Bisons 4-2 in the… Continue reading Hockey hits one weekend win
Dinos sweep Huskies
Last weekend the Dinos men’s basketball team had their first home weekend sweep in two years. The second-place Saskatchewan Huskies began the weekend full of hope, but lost by only one point on Friday night. John Riad (right) scored in the final 22 seconds of the tied game to take the lead for the U… Continue reading Dinos sweep Huskies
Wrestlers dish out the pain
Every setting needs a class clown. From lecture halls to boardrooms, there is always a need for someone to lighten up the atmosphere; to make people laugh out loud.In the University of Calgary athletic community, that role is performed by the men’s wrestling team. For example, several members of the team have joined the fledgeling… Continue reading Wrestlers dish out the pain
A wishful list for all to have
FootballAll we want for Christmas is a new quarterback. Oh, and Coach Fasano needs new mustache clippers.Field hockeyOne giant typhoon to wipe out the West Coast. Oh what a conference it would be without UBC and UVIC. It also wouldn’t hurt to have one more Kelsey Barrie and an Ashley Reaburn too.Women’s soccerHigher regulation nets!… Continue reading A wishful list for all to have
Volleyball ladies make a climb for the top
Like climbing Everest, the challenge of getting to the top is never easy, especially with an inexperienced team. But inexperience is not stopping these Dinos from climbing to the top of their division. Calgary was able to take both matches this weekend against the University of Saskatchewan, a team desperately fighting to stay in playoff… Continue reading Volleyball ladies make a climb for the top