By Chris Tait
Looking for cartoony monkey love? Does the primal ritual of water-spitting turn you on? Do you often retreat to yoga to relax after a long day of debauchery and unsuccessful pick-up lines aimed at co-workers? Then you should feel right at home at Lunchbox Theatre’s presentation of Nicole Zylstra’s Monkey Business, where a day in… Continue reading Sweet monkey lovin’
By James Keller
In the world of marionettes, everything is smaller. The sets, the costumes, the players–everything, that is, except the characters. Provenance, Ronnie Burkett’s newest production since his acclaimed Happy took the stage in 2000, follows Pity Beane, a young, naïve Canadian art student. After becoming obsessed with Tender, a mysterious boy whose portrait catches her eye,… Continue reading Marionettes and Viennese brothels
By Jeff Kubik
So, you’re a video store clerk who finds himself dreaming about the silver screen, a struggling student with dreams of becoming the next Alfred Hitchcock. You’re a dreamer without a medium and you’ve been told since day one that the things which make you happy are fantasies you can’t possibly pursue. Well, there are a… Continue reading Dreams and celluloid for $100
One in every three Canadians will develop some form of cancer in their lifetime, more than 66,000 Canadians will die from the disease this year and it is estimated that by 2015 the number of new cancer cases will increase by 70 per cent. However, up to 70 per cent of cancers can be prevented… Continue reading Combatting Cancer
The Dinos men’s basketball team has never won a national title, but this year they will get a chance to change that. Sat., Mar. 6 saw the Dinos win the Canada West crown, earning them not only a trip to the Canadian Interuniversty Sport Men’s Basketball Championship in Halifax from Mar. 18-21, but a number… Continue reading Heading to Halifax with high hopes
By Sean Nyilassy and Lee Bogle
A representative of the carnivorous mascots from each of the Canada West Athletic Association member schools will meet May 4-6 to decide if the Bobcats’ extinction is imminent. In simpler terms, the Brandon University Bobcats basketball teams may not be allowed to play in the Canada West conference due to a technicality. Since the amalgamation… Continue reading Brandon University Bobcats an endangered species?
The men and women of the University of Calgary track and field team traveled to Windsor, Ontario Mar. 11-13 to compete in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport Track and Field Championships. The lady Dinos finished second to a very strong University of Saskatchewan team while the men’s team placed 15th of the 19 teams, even though… Continue reading Running around indoors
While the seasoned starters on the Dinos men’s basketball team deserve recognition for the best year the squad has had in a long time, one of the team’s greatest strengths as a group was its depth. With 228 minutes of playing time and 41 points this year, rookie Brendan Groat was an integral part of… Continue reading Groat impresses as a rookie
The University of Calgary’s own Jessica Zelinka was named Canadian Interuniversity Sport Track and Field Female Athlete of the Year last week. To prove she was worthy of such an honour, she led the Dinos to a second place finish at the CIS Track and Field Championships Mar. 11-13 earning herself the prestigious Female Athlete… Continue reading Zelinka gets national nod
By Russ Dyck
Taryn Swiatek, the former University of Calgary women’s soccer team goalie (from 1999-2001), was awarded the Booster Club’s Henry Viney Trophy for Female Athlete of the Year Tue., Mar. 16. Swiatek helped the Canadian women’s World Cup team reach the semi-finals during last year’s tournament with her steady hands as keeper. This was a huge… Continue reading Meditations on sporting activites