Month: March 2009

DON’T SPEAK

By Jordyn Marcellus

The English language can be, at best, maddening at times. With homonyms, parallel structure and the horrors of their, there and they’re, the language’s eccentricities can drive a person to kill sometimes. In Bruce McDonald’s latest horror flick, Pontypool, a virus infects the townspeople’s speech, slowly and insidiously destroying the small town community of Pontypool,… Continue reading DON’T SPEAK

Vanhooren reflects on successful b-ball season

By Jon Roe

It’s hard to believe that the defining moments for a year’s worth of work and effort could be just a few games. But that’s what most sports teams experience and that’s what the Dinos men’s basketball team experienced this weekend when they flew out to Ottawa to take part in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport Final… Continue reading Vanhooren reflects on successful b-ball season

Dinos good as GOLD

By Chris Pedersen

The Dinos waited a long time to avenge last year’s championship defeat but finally finished the job and claimed the top prize in the province this season. The Dinos finished the year with drama on Sunday and lifted the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference championship trophy with a 1-0 win over the Mount Royal Cougars, wining… Continue reading Dinos good as GOLD

Dinos downed by UBC rivals in Final 8 semis

By Jon Roe

Four points. Five points. For this year’s Dinos men’s basketball squad, those numbers ultimately defined their season. There were only four points between the Dinos and the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds in the Canada West Final, which the Dinos won 80-76. And there were only five points between the two teams in the Canadian… Continue reading Dinos downed by UBC rivals in Final 8 semis

Ballers sting Concordia in O-Town

By Brad Halasz

If the Concordia University Stingers took away anything from the 76-67 beating handed to them by the University of Calgary Dinos in the quarterfinal game at the Canadian Interuniversity Sport Final 8 men’s basketball tournament last Friday at Scotiabank Place in Kanata, Ontario, it’s that size does indeed matter. The freewheeling brothers Bekkering proved too… Continue reading Ballers sting Concordia in O-Town

Burning down racism

By Sarelle Azuelos

I had my first experience with anti-Semitism when I was 11. My synagogue, Agudas Israel, was hit with a Molotov cocktail in the middle of the night and over $130,000 worth of old books and foundation was destroyed. Many were brought from Israel and could never be replaced. I grew up in a small town… Continue reading Burning down racism

Liberals revamp community communication

By Noah Miller

The new leader of the Alberta Liberals and a former Edmonton Member of Legislative Assembly have teamed up to revamp the Liberal party and attract voters. After nearly four decades of a Progressive Conservative majority, Dr. David Swann set up a Renewal Committee to write the terms of reference for a thorough renewal process. Swann… Continue reading Liberals revamp community communication

Canada’s forgotten medical past

By Morgan Haigler

The University of Calgary shed light on many unheard-of medical topics this month after embarking on its 18th annual History of Medicine Days conference called “Evolution, Genetics and Eugenics: The Misuse of Biological Theory, 1900-1945, Lessons from the Past.” The two-day conference was held in the Libin Theater of the Health Sciences Centre on March… Continue reading Canada’s forgotten medical past

News for the unnewsed

By Morgan Haigler

Shoe thrower handed three-year sentence Muntadhar al-Zaidi, the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at former President George W. Bush, was sentenced by an Iraqi court to three years in prison for assaulting a foreign leader. Dhia al-Saadi, the head lawyer of al-Zaidi’s defence team, promised to appeal his client’s sentence. He said the verdict… Continue reading News for the unnewsed