Results for "The Lady Dinos"

By Ruth Davenport

The weekly meetings of the Students’ Legislative Council are a hyperchronically under-attended affair. Typically, the only people in the room are the councillors themselves and a few stalwart reporters from the Gauntlet. We feel this is a shameful state of affairs. Not only are students missing the opportunity to keep their student representatives accountable but… Continue reading Just when you thought you were safe

By James Keller

Myths and folklore are part of any institution or community and the University of Calgary is no exception. In a history that spans almost 40 years, it would be surprising if no myths or folklore had developed. And although there’s no Big Foot crawling in the depths of engineering, campus lore tells the tales of… Continue reading The tales and myths of campus lore

By Kris Kotarski

On an afternoon like any other, two University of Calgary students made a foray into the world of crime fighting. Lucas Ferguson and Chris Boulanger witnessed a bank robbery at the Varsity branch of the CIBC on Mon., Oct 1 and followed the fleeing suspect until Calgary Police arrived on scene. "Very seldom are we… Continue reading AND FOR OUR NEXT TRICK…

By Lawrence Bailey

Dan Vanhooren is a happy man, all things considered. After a season riddled with injuries and bad luck, the second-year Dinos’ mens basketball Head Coach has a couple of highly-touted new recruits joining the fold next season. Calgary native Chris Wright, a forward from William Aberhart High School, and Mark Gillirie, a guard from Ladysmith,… Continue reading New weapons for the arsenal

By Scott Lepp

Loyalty, versatility, respect and love. These are just a few of the words that Head Coach Shawnee Harle uses to describe two of her fifth-year players, Alison McGinn and Sarah Williams. The 22-year-old McGinn joined the Dinos as a freshman out of W.G. Murdoch high school in Crossfield, Alberta. Harle started watching McGinn in her… Continue reading For Whom The Bell Tolls

By Daorcey Le Bray

Men’s V-ball – Randy Lewis Talent: A With Bill Byma and Denis Zhukov, the Dinos possessed one of the deadliest one-two punches in the country. Surrounding the all-stars was a supporting cast that had no detectable flaws. In each of the individual statistical categories for the Canada West conference, the Dinos had at least one, if… Continue reading Men’s and Women’s V-ball

By Kris Kotarski

How’s this for pioneer journalism? It’s the story of the first ever American broadcast from the Soviet Union. It’s 1958, and a young journalist by the name of Keith Jackson is going into foreign territory to cover a sporting event. "They were stoning our embassy, the Brits were sinking ships in the Suez and the… Continue reading There are so many stories to tell…

By Scott Lepp

The regular season has come and gone and our lady Dinos are heading into post-season play as the second seed in the Canada West Conference with a record of 16-6. This record comes after another weekend sweep, this one over the Trinity Western University Spartans. Calgary dominated play throughout the entire weekend, paced as usual… Continue reading Weekend Update: One team gets to play on

By Scott Lepp

Last weekend marked the last time a few familiar phrases will be heard over the loudspeaker at the Jack: "Sarah Williams for three!" and even more often, "Leighann Doan for two!" It was the last regular season home game for the Dinos this season and the last game in Calgary for four of the girls.… Continue reading Harle’s Heros honoured