In the olden days–a whopping decade or so ago–the only way a band could break was through hard work, dedication, and touring, touring, touring. These days, with file-sharing’s ability to spread music to internet savvy people in the blink of an eye, you’d think getting your music to the masses would be easier than it… Continue reading Music Interview: Sylvie does it the old way
Month: October 2005
Music Interview: We’re big in Iraq
Capitalism has fully infested the music industry, rotting away its core. You’ve got record companies at the helm of assembly lines manufacturing plastic pop by faux lesbian duos or boy bands with the word “town” in their name. Then you have the musicians in the business for music’s sake, struggling with the delicate nature of… Continue reading Music Interview: We’re big in Iraq
Cross-country carnage
The Dinos cross-country squad tied up their sneakers for a race down in Mr. George W. Bush’s promised land. Okay, it was Spokane, but the Dinos teams collected some hardware to sneak back through customs. The women’s team dominated the field, sealing the competition in a plastic bag and leaving them to suffocate. They placed… Continue reading Cross-country carnage
Dinos witness Pandamonium
The Dinos women’s soccer team continued to steadily improve, pulling off another tie and a victory, advancing their record to 5-2-4 Oct. 15-16. The battle of Alberta kicked off the weekend, supplying fans with all the name-calling, cat-fighting and general animosity one would expect in a game between these cross-province rivals. Both teams played a… Continue reading Dinos witness Pandamonium
Small child takes out linesman
By Amanda and Krista VanSteelandt
If you don’t appreciate a good game of soccer, surely you can appreciate a small child taking out the linesman’s legs. Although the Dinos men’s soccer team extended their losing streak to three games Sat., Oct. 15, our hearts smiled at what befell that unfortunate official. The loss was dealt by the loathsome northerners of… Continue reading Small child takes out linesman
A reservoir row-off… only in the prairies
The Dinos rowing crew took to the Glenmore Reservoir as hosts of this season’s edition of the Prairie University Championship Sat., Oct. 15. Held in conjunction with the annual Head of the Weasel race, the Prairie Champs saw athletes from the University of Alberta and the University of Calgary go head-to-head for land-locked water supremacy… Continue reading A reservoir row-off… only in the prairies
Nova Scotians break from fishing
It was raining on the East coast Oct. 14-16. But this time, it rained tears as the Dinos men’s basketball team shipped off to show Nova Scotia that Western Canada will not be alienated. What started off as a weekend to get away and strengthen the team, twisted like the plot of Hoosiers–minus a disgruntled… Continue reading Nova Scotians break from fishing
The end of a painful year
By Katie Hobday
The Dinos field hockey team wrapped up their winless season in Victoria last weekend–their results were par for the course. The tournament opened with a 4-0 loss to the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds, followed by a devastating 6-0 loss to the University of Alberta Pandas, and, finally, a 2-0 loss to the University of… Continue reading The end of a painful year
Memories and rugby
Both the men’s and women’s Dinos rugby teams lost to local clubs in the Brian Collins and Joah Atkinson Memorial Cup at the Calgary Irish Rugby Club Sun., Oct. 16. The ladies ended up on the wrong side of a six-try drubbing to the Calgary Irish, while the men were edged out by one try… Continue reading Memories and rugby
Hockeysaurs pick a fight with the wrong beast
By Crystal Wong
It was a less than pretty week for the Dinos men’s hockey team as the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns not only out-played them on the ice, but attracted 700 more fans than the Dinos in a home-and-home series Oct. 14-15. After winning both of their games against Regina the previous week, the Dinos went into… Continue reading Hockeysaurs pick a fight with the wrong beast