By Kay She
Molly Johnson does exactly as her album title, Messin’ Around, suggests–she messes around with her genre. It is important to note, however, that messing around is very different from messing up, and the melodic liberties she has taken are not mistakes. With a voice similar to Billie Holiday, this Canadian blues/jazz extraordinaire takes her audience… Continue reading Spun: Molly Johnson
By Chris Johns
The men’s volleyball season has been — to put it mildly — rocky, so far this season. After qualifying for the Canadian Interuniversity Sport championships last season, the Dinos now appear destined to miss the Canada West playoffs entirely. The Dinos ended the 2011–12 CIS playoffs with a win over the University of Alberta Golden… Continue reading Men’s volleyball
By Chris Johns
The Dino v-ballers rocked the red this year during the regular season, taking the Jack Simpson Gym by storm and refusing to lose at home. They finished the season ranked second in their conference and third nationally. Compared to last year, this year’s team showcased considerable improvement on the defensive end, engineering stronger blocking patterns… Continue reading Men’s volleyball
By Chris Johns
Talent With the exception of Sean Kendal, this team lacks the elite talent required to be a contender in national competition. With the departure of key players last year, the team is relatively new and inexperienced. Now don’t get me wrong, they’re a solid team, they just didn’t possess enough extra pizzazz. Coaching Trust within… Continue reading Men’s Volleyball
By Chris Johns
It’s easy writing about the Dinos men’s volleyball team, just read.On (insert date here) the Dinos played a two-game set against the (insert opponent here). Calgary came out with a great effort (insert day here) winning a thrilling (insert score here) match on the strength of Denis Zhukov’s (insert number of kills). (Insert teammate here)… Continue reading Men’s Volleyball
By Chris Johns
The University of Calgary Dinos have played a two-game series on eight different occasions. In that span, they’ve faced six different opponents and six times they have come away with a weekend split. The conlusion? They’re somewhere between the gutter and the stars."We have to be reasonably happy with winning on the road, especially in… Continue reading Men’s Volleyball
By Chris Johns
The University of Calgary men’s volleyball squad toppled Goliath one night and fell apart the next. On Fri., Jan. 11, the Dinos gave their fans an amazing 3–2 come-from-behind win over the second-ranked Saskatchewan Huskies only to follow it up with a 3–0 defeat the very next night. Why did two different Dinos teams show… Continue reading Men’s Volleyball
By Chris Johns
In keeping with the holiday tradition, the Dinos men’s volleyball team tried to stuff a bird last weekend.Heading into the weekend Calgary held an even 5-5 record on the year and were looking to improve with a sweep of the 1-9 chickenhawks from British Columbia. It should have been a no-brainer, but perhaps due to… Continue reading Men’s Volleyball
By Chris Johns
Killing defenceless animals is no laughing matter, but if it’s done to provide food for loved ones it is justiWable. However, when a Cougar is murdered for no apparent reason besides the predator’s own amusement it becomes criminal. Had the Dinos men’s volleyball team been a few hours south, in Canada’s Grasslands National Park, their… Continue reading Men’s Volleyball
By Chris Johns
Remember the Summer of Love in the `60s? While the Dinos men’s volleyball may have had some good lovin’, it’s actually been a summer of hard training. With the departure of fifth-year players like Bill Byma, Mark Ellingson and Wes Montgomery, the Dinos picked up some new players to fill the gaps. Namely, Paul Armbruster,… Continue reading Men’s Volleyball