By Kyle Francis
The University of Calgary drama department’s production of Baal hits like a sucker-punch from an LSD-crazed ape man and doesn’t stop pounding against the audience’s bruised, raw, throbbing faces until its last gut-wrenching moment. In short: this first main stage performance is absolutely not to be missed. Baal, written by Bertolt Brecht in 1918, follows… Continue reading Baal smacks audiences in the face
By Todd Andre
Calgary born architect L. Frederick Valentine spent his life defining the cityscape of modern Calgary, and now the city will seek to define him through his body of work currently on display at the Triangle Gallery of Visual Arts. The downtown gallery is showcasing 40 years of the University of Toronto/Harvard graduate’s designs, ranging from… Continue reading Where architecture meets artwork
By Kyle Francis
Haikus can be fun But they can be boring too And hipsters are dumb Siobhan Adcock Wrote a book combining both The results are mixed It is fun to see The world’s most pretentious folk Be skewered for it Especially by A fellow hipster to boot They had it coming Unfortunately Adcock is often too… Continue reading Hip poetry
By Darren Young
Sometimes the politics of rock music can interfere with a band’s progress. Members jostle for control of a group, take the songwriting reins, hog the media spotlight, and generally fight for what they want instead of championing what is best for the band. The members of the Halifax-based foursome Sloan do not operate in such… Continue reading Not goan’ anywhere soon
By Jon Roe
Through adversity and illness, the Dinos women’s volleyball team came away with a bronze medal over the Trinity Western University Spartans in the Husky Dino Cup. Typically it’s player health that is the concern going into big games, but the Dinos faced a different problem going into day two of the Oct. 19-21 event. “I… Continue reading Bronze ain’t so bad
By Jon Roe
The Husky Dino Cup glittered like fine gold for the Dinos men’s volleyball team, who earned the first place prize for the first time since 2000. The Oct. 19-21 tournament featured stiff competition from National Collegiate Athletic Association opponents Stanford Cardinals and the Lewis University Flyers, and local-rivals the University of Saskatchewan Huskies. The Dinos… Continue reading Men’s Volleyball: Dino Cup gold
The young University of Calgary Dinos women’s hockey team played in another home-and-home split this past weekend, this time versus the Red Deer College Queens. The Dinos left the weekend still hunting for their elusive first victory, but showed serious signs of improvement following up their 3-1 loss Thur., Oct. 19 by fighting tooth and… Continue reading Women’s Hockey: Dinos earn first point
Don’t let the score sheets and statistics fool you. The University of Calgary men’s hockeysaurs dominated the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns, sweeping the Oct. 20-21 home-and-home series, although the scores reflected close contests. The Dinos won 7-6 in Lethbridge Friday night despite being outshot 33-48, and put away the Pronghorns in front of fans at… Continue reading Men’s Hockey: Goals are piling up
The Dinos women’s soccer team went into their final set of home games Oct. 21-22 having won three and tied two on their home turf while avoiding any losses. However, like any resilient plague, it became evident that a loss was impossible to evade forever. On Saturday, our ladies battled the University College of Fraser… Continue reading Women’s Soccer: Dinos drop duo of decisive home dates
By Aneesha Birk
This past weekend the Dinos men’s soccer team hosted their final two home games, a 1-1 draw against the University College of Fraser Valley Cascades on Sat., Oct. 21 and a 1-0 win over the Trinity Western Spartans on Sun., Oct. 22. The Dinos single goal of Saturday’s game was scored by Adam MacDonald and… Continue reading Men’s Soccer: Victories lock Dinos in for playoffs