Editor, the Gauntlet, How can we save the beauty in this world? We live in a world suffocating on it’s own greed, choking on the desire to have material things and money. A world obsessed with instant gratification. A world blinded to the future and filled with short-sighted people who can’t see two feet in… Continue reading Letter: A beautiful life
Month: January 2007
Prevent the preventable
As any decent workplace safety program will reinforce, there is never a single cause behind an accident. Rather, there are multiple oversights and mistakes behind every tragedy, numerous miscalculations that lead to the moment when things go terribly wrong. A six-year-old girl lost her life this week. The daughter of a University of Calgary student,… Continue reading Prevent the preventable
Editorial: Sheesha showdown
I’m what I’d like to call an ambivalent smoker. By that I mean I smoke the occasional bowl of sheesha with friends–flavoured molasses tobacco — at one of the several cafes downtown. I’m not the only one, as these places are near-capacity most of the time. Most people who smoke sheesha do it as a… Continue reading Editorial: Sheesha showdown
Football: Three Dinos join coach Nill for trip to U-19 championship
By Jeff Clemens
For the first time since the inception of the Under-19 Football World Championship, a large group of players representing Canada will be coming from the west. The University of Calgary has the honour of sending three players and a coach. The star Dino rookies going to this event are quarterback Dalin Tollestrup, offensive lineman Dylan… Continue reading Football: Three Dinos join coach Nill for trip to U-19 championship
Men’s Basketball: Dinos take lead in playoffs race
The playoffs are nearing and the Dinos hoped a Jan. 19 -20 homestand could improve their chances of reaching the Canada West knockout rounds. The Dinos earned a crucial victory over the University of Regina Cougars Fri., Jan. 19. The men’s b-ballers were plagued by bad passes giving the Cougars an 11 point lead 8:53… Continue reading Men’s Basketball: Dinos take lead in playoffs race
Road trip split for men’s hockeysaurs
The University of Calgary men’s hockeysaurs hit the open prairies the weekend of Jan. 19-20 to take on the University of Regina Cougars, in a rink similar to a barn with a frozen puddle inside. Each team walked away with a hard-fought, lop-sided win, with the Cougs taking the opener 4-2 at the Sherwood Twin… Continue reading Road trip split for men’s hockeysaurs
Women’s Basketball: Dinos gorge on great plains prey
By Todd Andre
The tyrannosaurus rex: the tyrant king of the carnivores, the most feared predator ever to live on this planet and the insignia of the University of Calgary Dinos. The Dinos women b-ballers are beginning to live up to their ominous emblem of late, winning their last four games and six of their last seven, extending… Continue reading Women’s Basketball: Dinos gorge on great plains prey
Emotional win for the lady hockeysaurs
With the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference playoffs just around the corner, the University of Calgary Dinos women’s hockey team knows that every game is crucial for determining playoff positions. The Dinos waged war against one of their inner-city rivals, the SAIT Trojans, this past weekend. Each team won one, and the Dinos grabbed a much-needed… Continue reading Emotional win for the lady hockeysaurs
Swimming: Pool Sharks
This year’s Canada West swimming championships were gripping, with the race for the conference title separated by just one point. The University of Calgary Dinos beat the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds 1670 to 1669. The Championships were held at the U of C’s aquatic centre Jan. 19-21. The Dinos men’s team took the gold… Continue reading Swimming: Pool Sharks
Online Exclusive: Men’s Basketball: Robbed!
The University of Calgary men’s basketball team was robbed of victory and a two game series sweep against the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns this past weekend when Dino forward Ross Bekkering received a very questionable foul call from the official with mere seconds left in the game and a Dinos 74-73 lead. Bekkering tried to… Continue reading Online Exclusive: Men’s Basketball: Robbed!