By John Leung
Another year has gone by, fading into the annals of history. Looking back on the year that was, it was filled with many an up and down, many a cheer and a disappointment. It was a year that was black in its dreariness and brilliant in its successes (depending on what view one takes). So,… Continue reading Looking forward
Begin away from the lights, the hype, the projections on the Jubilee Auditorium walls. Instead, stand beside the huddled theatre troupes waiting outside the Big Secret Theatre, watch them mill around nervously, like high school cliques. Animated hand gestures are the communication of choice, frantic demands for pictures with the group are inescapable, and multicoloured… Continue reading High Performance Rodeo 2004
Corpus, Nuit BlancheEnter a world where sleepless night thrives, a Nuit Blanche filled with performers, dancers, mimes and thespians. Visual effects stimulate the eyes while music filters into the ears with tuned energy. The often-closed circuit of theatre breathes unfettered in the open night air, able to move unrestricted by conventional theatre walls. “There is… Continue reading Coming Attractions
By Lee Bogle
While the rest of us were still recovering from the excess of alcohol which accompanies New Year’s Eve, the University of Calgary women’s basketball team was already back out on the court. They hosted the Holiday Hoops Tournament January 2-4.The first victims of the Dinos’ onslaught were the Thunderwolves of Lakehead University. For daring to… Continue reading Holiday happenings and goings on in women’s basketball
After a big kid kicks your ass, it always feels good to take it out on someone smaller than you, doesn’t it big man? Fresh off a pair of humbling defeats to the University of Alberta Golden Bears to open the 2004 calendar year, the Dinos men’s hockey team was blessed with a date with… Continue reading Like beating up children
By Lee Bogle
Having just lost star player Jessica Foltinek, the University of Calgary women’s basketball team struggled against an up-and-coming University of Saskatchewan Huskies team Jan. 9-10 in Saskatoon. The Husky women overwhelmed the Dinos with their, uh, size. "We struggled," commented Head Coach Shawnee Harle on the lackluster performance. "We need to learn to compete harder… Continue reading Dinos hurt by injury
By Dale Miller
The University of Saskatche- wan Huskies brought out their big brooms to sweep the Dinos men’s volleyball team out of the Jack Simpson Gymnasium Jan. 9-10, dropping the volleysaurs to seventh in the country. "We ran into the best serving team in the conference," commented Head Coach Greg Ryan about the victorious Huskies. "They were… Continue reading Swept aside by flatlanders
“Not much went right,” reflected Dinos men’s basketball Assistant Coach Wayne Thomas on last weekend’s games against the University of Saskatchewan Huskies. Indeed, with losses of 88-82 Fri., Jan. 9 and 78-52 Sat., Jan. 10, it would appear that things went from bad to worse on the Dinos’ poorest weekend of the season. "They were… Continue reading From bad to badderest
By John Leung
When we talk about professional sports here in Calgary, the Flames and the Stamps almost immediately shoot to the front of the list. Some people might mention some other franchises that were once here or barely hanging on–the Cannons and the Storm for example–but one name that has grown on me has been the Roughnecks.… Continue reading Eat more lacrosse
One squad was tops in the nation, one was 0-8. Not really the makings of a hard-fought weekend. Nonetheless, the Dinos women’s volleyball team barely squeaked past the cellar-dwelling University of Saskatchewan Huskies by identical 3-2 scores Jan. 9-10 at the Jack Simpson Gymnasium. "I thought Friday we played really poorly," explained Head Coach Kevin… Continue reading Volleysaurs eat the meek