Month: November 2013

By Sean Sullivan

By Curtis Wolff

It took 12 games and a trip across the country to the national championship, but the 2013 Dinos football team were finally handed their first loss of the year in the Vanier Cup, losing to the University of Laval Rouge et Or 25–14 on Saturday, Nov. 23, ending a magical and improbable run. The no.… Continue reading Rouge et Or defeat Dinos in Vanier Cup

By Salimah Kassamali

By Curtis Wolff

Andrew Buckley can add one more accolade to his medical school application. Already boasting a shiny 3.93 grade-point average and coming off an outstanding season as the starting quarterback for the undefeated Dinos football team, the third-year kinesiology major was awarded the Russ Jackson Award for outstanding student athlete and citizenship at the Sun Life… Continue reading Buckley wins Russ Jackson Award

By Curtis Wolff

Four Dinos football players were named to the 2013 Canadian Interuniversity Sport All-Canadian first team at the Sun Life Financial All-Canadian Banquet in Quebec City on Thursday, Nov. 21. Canada West Most Valuable Player and second-year Dinos running back Mercer Timmis was the sole Dino named to the first-team offensive unit. Timmis lead the country… Continue reading Four Dinos named to All-Canadians first team

By Jack Middleton

By Katalina Watt

A large part of our self-definition comes from our artistic tastes and the reasons we value them. Our tastes add to our personalities and relationships in unexpected ways. While they are an important part of who we are, tastes are not a replacement for other parts of a social self-identity, particularly because people often like… Continue reading Learning to accept personalities of taste

By Joey Maslen

Campus Pro-Life’s recent display of crude images failed at both shocking the university community and generating debate. Feeling sympathy for a group who compares abortion to Nazi Germany is difficult, but as easy as it would be to push them out of our minds, the failure of Campus Pro-Life deserves a second glance. Campus Pro-Life’s… Continue reading Sidewalk not the space for abortion demonstrations

By Alex Procyk

Nov. 22 marks an unpleasant historical milestone — an event too impactful and sobering to be forgotten. For good or evil, U.S. President John F. Kennedy’s assassination continues to haunt us and capture our imaginations. The 50th anniversary of this tragic event casts a shadow over the path to closure on that day’s dark events.… Continue reading Remembering a great man, John F. Kennedy