By Jon Roe
The men’s b-ballasaurs will hope to reverse their season long road woes, and keep in the running for the playoffs, as they take on the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns in Lethbridge, Jan. 12-13. Though no team in the mountain division has been good on the road–the University of Alberta is the best with a 2-4… Continue reading Men’s Basketball: Crunch time
The barbecues were alight and the claws sharpened Jan. 5-6, with the University of Calgary hockeysaurs ready to take their first victim of the new year. After suffering an embarrassing sweep at the hands of the University of Alberta Golden Bears during the final week of play before the holiday break, the Dinos looked to… Continue reading Hockeysaurs battle Thunderbirds! Yeah!
While countless fans were glued to their seats–and the pages of the Gauntlet–throughout the past semester, many students hit the books and missed out on the sporting achievements of the Dinos. Here’s what the studious around campus missed. Tollestrup is silver lining to Dinos’ dismal season The Dinos football team faced tough competition in 2006,… Continue reading The exciting fall semester of the Dinos
By Jon Roe
Four of the five remaining University of Calgary Dinos men’s hockey team’s home games have been moved from the Father David Bauer Arena to the Max Bell Centre. “We found about it through the City,” said Dinos assistant sports information director Ben Matchett. “As far as I know, it’s an international figure skating competition, that’s… Continue reading Hockeysaurs vacate the Padre for mysterious competition
By Todd Andre
For anybody that missed it: basketball playoffs began last weekend. The bitter battle between the University of Calgary Dinos and the University of Alberta Pandas Jan. 5-6 could be a taste of what we can look forward to in February. The Dinos chomped the Pandas Friday night with a 73-69 win, but were robbed of… Continue reading Women’s Basketball: Drivin’ the lane to the playoffs
By Jon Roe
It’s a mixture of soccer, rugby, basketball and NFL football all in one,” describes Troy Rose, head coach of the local Aussie rules football club, the Calgary Kangaroos. Though that might not clear the confusion about Australian rules football–a sport derived from Gaelic football–it might give a slight impression of how the sport works. It’s… Continue reading Football down under
Good news has come for all potential Katimavictims. The Canadian Ministry of Heritage announced Dec. 20 that it would fund another Katimavik after cutting funds to the youth volunteer program in July. The funding is guaranteed until fall 2008. “That’s great,” said Toronto St. Paul’s MP Carolyn Bennett. “Their vision for Canada was inspiring, that… Continue reading Katimavik funding reinstated
By Kendra Perry
Development plans for the University of Calgary West Campus are finally underway. After a selection process which began in September, the university chose world-renowned Sasaki Associates for the task of master planner. Sasaki Associates is a multidisciplinary firm that boasts a client list of over 100 educational institutions from all over North America, Asia and… Continue reading West Campus plans underway
A generous donation has put the University of Calgary digital library back on track. Last month, Don and Ruth Taylor pledged $25 million to further the creation of the Campus Calgary Digital Library, now renamed in their honour. Don Taylor is a Calgary entrepreneur who formerly headed Engineered Air, a heating and air conditioning company.… Continue reading $25M donated to digital library