By Вen Li
“I Â find the university really bad. People make fun of you, it’s really hard when people stare,” said Maria, a second-year science student. “I don’t feel like it’s a safe environment. Holding someone’s hand, even. I feel unsafe doing it.” Maria came out two months ago, to face a campus and a community that has… Continue reading SEX AWARENESS: Some at U of C still hostile to gay students
By Вen Li
With over two decades of experience, Dr. Milne has seen students with all kinds of questions about sex. Not surprisingly, students’ concerns about sex are rather constant. “Two of the most common STDs we’re seeing are human papilloma virus (genital warts) and chlamydia. The other risks are there, but we don’t see them as much:… Continue reading SEX AWARENESS: Students’ sexual health issues
HISTORICAL TIMELINE 1400S: First African Americans stepped foot on American soil. 1518: King Charles I sanctioned black slave trade. 1830s: Slavery is abolished. 1863: President Lincoln’sEmanc- ipation Proclamation to free all black slaves still held by rebellious southerners, which eventually lead to the 13th Amendment, which would prohibit slavery in the constitution. 1914-1918 World War… Continue reading Black History Month: Historical Timeline
By Doug Errico
It’s a bird! No, it’s a plane! No, you imbeciles, it’s actually Kanye West, complete with a set of angel wings, flying over the crowd at the 47th Grammy Awards after his dramatic resurrection. A perfect way to ring in Black History Month–an African American flying around in front of millions of viewers in a… Continue reading Black History Month
By Carly Benson
Still riding the euphoria of their streak-breaking win against the University of Alberta Golden Bears, the Dinos absolutely destroyed the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns Feb. 11-12. With crushing victories of 8-1 and 10-2, the Dinos pulled their record above the .500 level for the first time since Christmas. Part of the motivation for the annihilation,… Continue reading Pronghorns have to be put down after severe beating
There may have been snow on the ground, but that didn’t stop the Dinos field hockey team. They hosted their annual indoor invitational field hockey tournament Feb. 11-13. For over 30 years the University of Calgary has played host to teams from all over the country and the U of C Invitational has become one… Continue reading Field hockey domination
A pair of home games Feb. 11-12 marked the end of the regular season for the Dinos men’s basketball team. They split the final games, experiencing their first loss at home to the Brandon University Bobcats and taking an easy win over the University of Regina Cougars. The Dinos finished second in the Mountain Division… Continue reading Cougars go home empty handed
By Aritra Das
The Edmonton High Performance Track and Field meet Sat., Feb. 12 saw some great individual performances from the Dinos men and women. As has come to be the norm, the Dinos women once again dominated the medium and long distance events. In the 300m dash, Veronique St. Pierre placed third with a time of 40.43s.… Continue reading Tracksters on track
By Carly McKay
“I’ve had better seasons,” Dinos men’s volleyball Head Coach Greg Ryan commented before his team’s final appearance at the Jack Simpson Gymnasium, “but it’s part of the cycle.” Indeed, as their female counterparts embark on yet another championship run, the Dinos men struggled to find their form down the home stretch, illustrating that having an… Continue reading Volleysaurs’ season fizzles to an end
By Lee Bogle and Sean Nyilassy
The Dinos women’s basketball team had a pair of matches Feb. 11-12 as important as the pair of humans on Noah’s Ark. With a 7-11 record heading into the weekend series, our ladies needed two wins as badly as a high frosh searching for an uh… 7-11. Only by winning both games would the Dinos… Continue reading Dinos upset Cougars and enter playoffs