By Taylor McKee
Every March, an all too familiar feeling floods over would be bracketologists. For three weeks, the world is suddenly taken over by college basketball experts analyzing statistics, studying injuries and predicting seeding. The tournament is announced, brackets are assembled and all is optimistic — “this year I know the Zags are going deep, Syracuse is… Continue reading Sportspinion: upsets make March Madness better
The year of the Dino for the University of Calgary men’s hockey team sadly came to an end last weekend at the University Cup in Fredericton, N.B. For the first time in over a decade, the Dinos competed against the top teams in the nation for the University Cup. Hosted 4,500 kilometres away, the tournament… Continue reading Hockeysaurs make early exit at nationals
By Remi Watts
Having grown up in rural Alberta, I have been witness to numerous attempts by eccentric country-folk in starting up “zoos.” This strange phenomenon was often unsettling and left me with uncomfortable emotions toward the unnecessary containment of non-livestock animals. However, the cages and pens of GuZoo Zoo– located out on the prairies just a few… Continue reading Feces? Gross
I have three friends (the real kind) who do not have Facebook accounts. I know this because we sometimes discuss it at informal gatherings in actual physical locales (they’re adamant about old-fashioned methods of communication). We talk in person and on the phone and occasionally swap texts, but can’t tag photos of each other, comment… Continue reading The risks of social media and teenagers
As we all know by now, a federal election campaign is currently under way. So far this campaign has been dominated by talk of “coalitions,” that scary sounding word and frightening political circumstance that, ever since 2008, has haunted the nightmares of every Canadian. Or not. It isn’t clear that the public has unified feelings… Continue reading Coalition talk is distracting
The New York Times launched its paywall in Canada on March 17 and started charging for digital content globally as of Monday. While many papers, including The Times, have tried paywalls in the past and taken them down, this is a significant step toward improving many of the problems with the current print news business… Continue reading Charging for online content is fine
By Ellen Lloyd
Horrifically long line-ups at Tim Horton’s are a permanent fixture in MacEwan Hall. But even at 4:30 p.m., long past the usual lunch hour, the University of Calgary food court is appreciably busy. Students empty their wallets and fill their bellies with typical, if not particularly varied, fare from the many fast food joints. Second-year… Continue reading Freedom from frozen dinners
By Amy Badry
News Assistant Amy Badry participated in The Food Hamper Project — an initiative to raise awareness about the Campus Food Bank and food insecurity on campus. Nine participants from the university community were asked to live off a typical food bank hamper for one week. My initial feeling toward the contents of The Hamper Project… Continue reading Eating at the campus food bank
Dr. Derek Hillman is a University of Calgary registered botanist specializing in coniferous reproduction. Each week Hillman responds to questions and concerns about pinecones and pinecone issues sent via e-mail from teenagers mocking him. Dear Dr. Idiot, Why don’t you just kill yourself now? No one cares about pinecones at all. Not even trees care… Continue reading Let’s talk pinecones! with Dr. Derek “Pinecone” Hillman
The University of Calgary has closed the Olympic Oval until Aug. 1 while repairs to the aging facility’s roof are completed. The almost $10 million worth of refurbishment to the 1988 Winter Olympics skating facility will see roofing panels removed and repaired while insulation is replaced. The repairs aim to fix a leaking roof, a… Continue reading Olympic Oval closed for $10 million repairs