Dinos lack confidence

By Sean Nyilassy

With a six-pack of games under their jerseys, it looks like the Dinos women’s hockey squad has some crunches to do. After meeting the Mount Royal College Cougars and the Grant MacEwan College Griffins, our ladies are still searching high and low for a first win. “We have the talent,” Captain Shauna Raugust said with… Continue reading Dinos lack confidence

Hey Messier pass the lays, we’re done

By TanyAmanda

With enormous effort put forth this weekend, the Dinos men’s soccer team found the silver lining at the Canada West Finals held at the University of Calgary. On Sat., Nov. 6, the Dinos knocked off the second nationally ranked Trinity Western University Spartans 2-1. The Dinos, who are unranked nationally, then went on to compete… Continue reading Hey Messier pass the lays, we’re done

Bears hug the Dinos for a playoff win

By Britany Bingham

On Sat., Nov. 6 in front of 2,103 freezing fans, the Dinos football team looked for their first playoff win since 1995. Unfortunately, they didn’t find it in Edmonton. The University of Alberta Golden Bears beat the Dinos 39-13. Despite the fact that Calgary fought valiantly, their efforts were repeatedly pushed down by poor refereeing… Continue reading Bears hug the Dinos for a playoff win

Lost and found solution still missing

By Leah Sasges

So you’ve lost your $500, limited edition, lucky squash racquet. It’s disappeared out of your sweaty little hands, literally, and after your panic attack, you regroup and decide to haul ass to the lost and found at Campus Security. Brilliant, only until you get there and discover that they only hold keys, wallets, purses, cell… Continue reading Lost and found solution still missing

14th in Maclean’s… again

By Heather Moulton

Once again, the University of Calgary falls short according to Maclean’s magazine ranking of universities. In our category, medical doctoral universities, we ranked 14th out of 15 universities. Defending their title, University of Toronto came in on top as the best medical doctoral university for undergrads.Where did we fall short? Pretty much everywhere. “The main… Continue reading 14th in Maclean’s… again

Faculty angry over budget cuts

By Stephanie Claggett

Students aren’t the only ones upset about the now approved budget cuts and reallocation. Forty-two department heads and unit directors from across campus collaborated to write a forceful letter to The University Budget Committee calling attention to the unrealistic goals of the current plan. “After many years of budget cutting, the proposed reinvestment reallocation process… Continue reading Faculty angry over budget cuts