By Josh Rose
Good thing basketball is not a fashion show because last weekend was not pretty for the Dinos. On Friday, the men were handed a 94–51 beating by the University of Alberta Golden Bears. Saturday was not as brutal, with a 78–68 loss, as the Dinos seemed to regain some of their prowess that we know… Continue reading Bears dominate men’s basketballsaurs
Little iApps has faced a variety of well-deserved reactions for their iPhone app, Confession: a Roman Catholic App, which is targeted at pious sinners. The app, which aims to help the forgetful during confessionals, was developed with help from actual reverends and with official church imprimatur. The Catholic Church has been quick to point out… Continue reading Confession: a Roman Catholic app isn’t a good idea
By Brad Halasz
20 Odd Years is a celebration of Buck 65’s 20 year history in the Canadian hip-hop scene. He’s part of a cohort of Canadian rappers who carved out their own niche with a unique style, rather than imitating high-profile Americans. Where others would release a greatest hits album to mark this milestone, Buck 65 does… Continue reading Spun: Buck 65
By Ken Clarke
Although this aptly-named female trio from Ontario has only been around since 2006, it sounds like they’ve been singing together for about 60 years. The Good Lovelies are reminiscent of girl groups of the 1940s and ’50s like the Andrew Sisters, and they wear it well. Let The Rain Fall is the third full-length offering… Continue reading Spun: Good Lovelies
What do chocolate milk, tandem bicycles and this album have in common? All of them are based on great original ideas, changed up to make them that much greater. The London Sessions has a set list that spans all stages of James Murphy’s career recorded as a live-in-studio album. It’s a fitting analogy for a… Continue reading Spun: LCD Soundsystem
By Josh Rose
Other than clinching a playoff spot, not much else exciting happened for the Dinos women’s basketball team last weekend. Thompson Rivers University was handily beaten by UBC giving the Dinos peace of mind about playing in the post season. However, like their male counterparts, the women’s team was dominated twice by the U of A.… Continue reading UBC win two against women’s basketball
The Dinos women’s volleyball team closed out the regular season with a pair of games against the team they will face in the first round of playoffs — the University of Alberta Pandas. Both matches were close and potentially foreshadow what the Dinos can expect next weekend. The Dinos took a close match 3-2 (17-25,… Continue reading Volleyball finish season sixth in CW
The Dinos took to the mat at last weekend’s CW wrestling championships and came out with three individual awards and a banner for the women. The Dinos won the women’s team competition by four points over the University of Alberta with Saskatchewan coming in third. “I had three fifth-year players and a fourth-year player, all… Continue reading Women’s wrestling win CW banner
The Dinos men’s volleyball team went into last weekend with the chance at a perfect season. Unfortunately, their hopes were dashed by the University of Alberta, who handed them their only two defeats of the season. “There was a sense of disappointment,” said men’s volleyball head coach Rod Durrant. “We had high expectations and there… Continue reading Perfect season dreams die
On what should have been an average Monday night last December, third-year fine arts student Claire Berenger found herself in a change room with 15 half-naked men. On the third-last game of the intramural hockey season, Berenger and the two other females on the predominantly male team were not provided with a separate female changing… Continue reading Women in the change room