By Ken Whyte
[Re: “U of C disputes Maclean’s rankings,” Katy Anderson, Nov. 9, 2006] You guys did a more thorough and fair-minded story on our university rankings than either of the national newspapers. With appreciation, Ken Whyte,editor-in-chiefMaclean’s
Hallways and corridors are spaces designed to move people. Geographers call these “non-places,” designed so that people do not loiter and linger. Non-places should encourage and facilitate movement by being nondescript. I used to walk freely and quickly through such spaces on my daily routes through the Earth Science and Social Sciences buildings. Now I… Continue reading Letter: Hooray for hallways!
[Re: “The Muslim,” Sarah Malik, Nov. 9, 2006] In the spirit of equality please provide for the Jewish and Christian communities on campus to write as extensively on their self-understanding as you have the Muslims. Arthur JC Schmidt [Editor’s note: Our volunteer base is open to all members of the university community.]
The University of Calgary held one of their oft-repeated publicity stunts again this week, only this time there was a twist: there was something worth publicizing, and the fireworks were mysteriously absent. Following on the heals of a slew of “groundbreaking” ceremonies held over the past eight months to celebrate new buildings and projects that… Continue reading We’re in the money!
By Emily Senger
Nothing ruins a dinner date downtown like stepping on a large, yellowish, bubbly glistening gob of slippery spit. If a new City of Calgary bylaw passes next week, spitting will not only be gross, but illegal within city limits. Citizens caught spitting or performing other socially inappropriate public acts like putting feet up on public… Continue reading Editorial: Bylaws to be spat at
By Todd Andre
A Friday night fight spilled out into a Saturday night shellacking for the Dinos last weekend, as our women b-ballers improved their record to 1-3 after the first two home games of the season. It began Fri., Nov. 10 with a tough 94-84 loss to the second-ranked Simon Fraser University Clan, and finished Sat., Nov.… Continue reading Women’s Basketball: B-ballers split weekend set
By Jon Roe
The men’s b-ballasaurs bounced back from back-to-back losses in B.C. the previous weekend with consecutive wins on home court Nov. 10-11. The Simon Fraser University Clan came to town looking for a win Fri., Nov. 10, and were sent home with an 84-66 loss. Saturday the Trinity Western University Spartans were hoping the Dinos would… Continue reading Men’s Basketball: Double-double
It’s been a season of sevens for the University of Calgary men’s hockeysaurs. Earlier this year, they ended their seven-year losing streak against the University of Alberta Golden Bears in Edmonton, but the weekend of Nov. 10-11 seven was anything but lucky, with the University of Manitoba Bisons’ obliterating the Dino’s seven-game winning streak. After… Continue reading Men’s Hockey: Seven-game streak snapped
By Malin Jordan
QUEBEC CITY (CUP)– Geoff Kerr of the University of Calgary Dinos won the gold medal in the men’s 10 km race last Saturday in Quebec City at the 2006 Canadian Interuniversity Sport cross country national championships. Hosted by Universite Laval, and held on the historic Plains of Abraham, the championships brought student-athletes from across Canada… Continue reading Cross Country: Gryphons take team gold, Kerr takes individual gold
By Jon Roe
It’s been a luminescent season so far for Geoff Kerr. The Dinos cross country runner kept up his winning streak Sat., Nov. 11, by grabbing the individual gold at the Canadian Interuniversity Sport cross country championships. The gold is his fourth of the year, in only four events. “Everything’s sort of come together this season,”… Continue reading Cross Country: Solid gold