By Curtis Wolff
Dinos goaltender Jacob DeSerres can add another accolade to his already impressive resume. The third-year athlete has been named Canadian Interuniversity Sport’s Goaltender of the Year. “Jake is very deserving of this award,” said Dinos head coach Mark Howell in a press release. “He has been consistent from start to finish this year, has played… Continue reading DeSerres nets top goalie award
By Curtis Wolff
Mark Laidlaw will give just about any athlete a chance on his team — as long as they’re in shape and willing to try something new. “We’ve got a girl who was a competitive skier. We’ve got a guy who was a swimmer and a guy who actually tried bodybuilding for a little while,” said… Continue reading New coach takes helm of Dinos rowing club
By Curtis Wolff
There’s a famous brain teaser called the Monty Hall problem in which a game-show contestant is faced with three doors. Behind one door is a prize, while the other two doors hide nothing. The contestant picks a door that he hopes contains a prize. The game-show host then opens one of the other doors, revealing… Continue reading Second guessing the stats revolution
By John Leung
By Kaleem Kahn
Avoter turnout of 28.8 per cent meant that the Students’ Union saw its highest voter turnout in the past three years. While this is an obviously dismal proportion, even by apathetic Albertan standards, the situation is not as bad as you might think. There is more than enough information to cast an informed ballot. Posters… Continue reading Voter enthusiasm unenforceable
Gossip feels good. At least, good in a way that virtue cannot compete with: it’s immediate, dangerous and full of exciting contradictions. A story is delicious when it’s distasteful and disgraceful. A forbidden secret tastes better than the biscotti it was shared over — so long as the secret is not about you. From a… Continue reading Finding the substance in the scandal
By Tobias Ma
During this year’s Students’ Union election, the student population voted down the MacHall redevelopment referendum and the CJSW levy increase. That’s fine. Nobody is mad. But we should really take this opportunity to re-examine how funds are distributed throughout the school, and assess where to trim the fat from nonessential services. Let’s start with washrooms.… Continue reading You win, you selfish bastards