By Rhia Perkins
The rodeo is back in town, but don’t worry about digging out your cowboy boots. One Yellow Rabbit is again playing host to the High Performance Rodeo, a showcase of the newest and the best of performance arts in Canada. The festival sets out to find and support unique voices in the performing arts, according… Continue reading High Performance Rodeo rides into town
By Katie Forman
You roll over and expose The vulnerable landscape:Notch rocks in the river, flowingUnder brittle islands,Down through twin curvesDusted in cold.And I’m so easy ready With toy daggers retracting on the crust. And failing, To dig you out
To call Paranormal Activity the most frightening movie in recent years is more an attack on the modern horror genre than a compliment to the film. Though it has been hyped to be one of the scariest films of the decade, as a theatrical experience it sadly lacks anything approaching thrills. With the recent shift… Continue reading Not Paranormal at all
Every summer, University of Calgary staff take time to show miniature humans how fun learning can be. This year’s Campus Fair runs Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and features a program involving every faculty, as well as a plethora of campus groups. Each participant has excitement lined up for the kids, ranging from… Continue reading Ankle biters set to invade campus for university fair
By Brad Halasz
Women’s volleyball Jesse Knight was named the full-time head coach of the University of Calgary Dinos women’s volleyball team. Knight was interim-coach for the 2008-09 season. He led the Dinos to 16-4 record and won a silver medal in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport volleyball championship. Next year will be his second season with the Dinos… Continue reading Sport shorts
It was an evening of despair and frustration for the Dinos women’s hockey team as all valiant efforts to score were beaten by NAIT netminder Lauryn Dzioba and they lost their first game of the new year 2-1 to the Ooks at the Olympic Oval on Friday. The Dinos followed this loss with a commanding… Continue reading Dinos use tough loss for motivation
By Daniel Pagan
Like the ancient Vikings of the past, the University of Victoria Vikes have a certain reputation for being a tough team that raids the opponent’s nets. The University of Calgary Dinos field hokcey teamchanged all of that with a 2-1 victory over them on Saturday. “We really played well and took it to them,” said… Continue reading Field hockey squad finishes year on high note
Calgarians all across the city will soon know the sadness of an empty nest as local indie darlings the Neighbourhood Council leave for Montreal in the fall. In one short year, the band has burst into the consciousness of music fans with the release of their Set Pieces EP and their recent mention in the… Continue reading Calgary’s indie music babies
By Amanda Hu
The comic book world has a penchant for reinvention. While the common bystander usually knows of the characters, the universe that surrounds those heroes and villains is a swirling labyrinth of information, open to complete change at the whim of a new writer or editor. Batman hasn’t escaped this practice, being catapulted from dark to… Continue reading Holy Batman, Batman! Why so awesome?
The last stop of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport women’s volleyball season rests in Calgary for the second season in a row. This year, the Dinos are hoping to grab the top prize, improving upon the surprising bronze they received last year. Unfortunately, seven of the country’s top teams stand in their way. With the amount… Continue reading The road to a national title