By Sean Nyilassy and Lee Bogle
As the University of Calgary Dinos entered the Alberta College Athletic Conference women’s hockey finals against the Mount Royal College Cougars Feb. 27-28, one question bothered them. Where are we? The answer? On thin ice.As their mediocre regular season record of 7-9 attests, the Dinos and their superior university-level intellect have no business facing the… Continue reading Too much brain, not enough brawn
It’s been said the Canada West conference is the cream of the Canadian volleyball crop. It would follow, then, that the dominant player in Canada West would be the best in the land, right? It seems that logic holds true. Wed., Mar. 3, at the Canadian Interuniversity Sports Women’s Volleyball Awards dinner, third-year University of… Continue reading None better than Niemczewska
What an odd concept, the Calgary Flames as trade deadline buyers. The first week of March is often a time when Flames fans try to figure out who is headed out of town. Not this year, however. The Flames are firmly entrenched in the playoff race and are able to look to down-and-out clubs for… Continue reading Buyer beware
It’s not quite what they wanted, but the Dinos will take their Canada West silver medal with an eye on the ultimate prize. “With all that went on up there, from bad calls to playing in U of A’s gym to the injury to Jo, to play as well as we did is definitely a… Continue reading Three more matches
By Alan Cho
The lighting is fine, the stage is set, the students are ready to rehearse and only one problem surfaces–insects abound. Faculty of Fine Arts students have had numerous encounters with silverfish insects, present in studios and classrooms in the basement of Craigie Hall. The issue was raised by a student at a faculty forum in… Continue reading Pests bugging fine arts students
Two University of Calgary students have launched bids to become Members of Parliament under the Green Party banner. Danielle Roberts and Morgan DuFord, both members of the Campus Greens, will run in the upcoming federal election. Roberts, who is working toward a degree in earth science, emphasized the bid is aimed at increasing awareness for… Continue reading Students running in election
By Asma Aejaz
The Faculty of Nursing is in its final stages of finding a dean after three years without one. “The faculty is eager to have a stable, continuing leadership” stated Dr. Ron Bond, University of Calgary Vice-President Academic and Advisory Selection Committee Chair. He pointed out it has taken the University of Toronto, the University of… Continue reading Nursing dean soon?
As a billow of white smoke rose from the secluded Gauntlet offices on the third floor of MacEwan Student Centre, a writ was put forward by the electorate: democracy doesn’t work. Moments after taking off his make-shift newspaper robe and Pope-inspired Mitre Hat, Editor-in-Chief candidate and son of the Dean of Communication and Culture, Rob… Continue reading Call this democracy?
The campus branch of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees is concerned, if not surprised, by a new fee for users of the Olympic Oval running track. A $2 fee for its use will not be strictly implemented until September 2004, but it is part of a new access system in effect since an electronic… Continue reading Union worried about jogs