By Mike Flach
The Dinos fell flat in the first game of their home and home series this weekend with the Lethbridge Pronghorns. After a miserable 6-1 loss Friday night to the Pronghorns, the Dinos picked themselves up, dusted themselves off, and kicked a little heinie with a 4-3 win on Saturday. "We were poorly prepared on Friday,"… Continue reading Hockey Dinos battle ‘Horns to split
By Mike Flach
After being dealt a tremendous blow this week with the defection of sniper Eric Schneider, the Dinos men’s hockey team took out their frustration in a two-game romp over the University of Brandon Bobcats. The Dinos trampled the Bobcats, winning 8-5 Jan. 7 and 4-1 on Jan. 8. Christmas turkey didn’t slow the boys down… Continue reading Schneider gone, but Dinos move on – Bobcats do everything wrong
By Mike Flach
Christmas will be more jolly for the Dinos men’s hockey team this year, as the team closed out the first half of the season in third place. Beating the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds last Friday 3-1, and then tying 4-4 on Saturday, the weekend was reasonably successful. Both Lethbridge and Manitoba gave the Dinos… Continue reading Hockey Dinos win and tie
By Mike Flach
I can’t think of a more boring car trip than the drive to Saskatchewan. I have recurring nightmares about having to do the trip more than once a year. The Dinos men’s hockey team lived through something far worse than my nightmare, making the drive two weekends in a row. They managed to survive, playing… Continue reading Prairie hockey
By Mike Flach
Try running with your pants down. You’ll notice immediately that pavement doesn’t taste good, and you’ll also notice that by the time you get up, that beautiful boy or girl you were chasing is far, far away. You’re behind from the start and bitter disappointment ensues. If you try this, you could feel like the… Continue reading Men’s hockey team needs a new belt
By Mike Flach
A sleepy Dinos team woke up near the end of their home-and-home series with the Lethbridge Pronghorns to eke out a win and a loss over the weekend. "We didn’t really play with enough enthusiasm, passion, intensity either night," said head coach Tim Bothwell. Even though the team didn’t play to the coach’s expected form,… Continue reading Hockey men split with ‘Horns
By Mike Flach
The Dinos laid the smack down last weekend and forced the UBC Thunderbirds and Regina Cougars into submission, while being narrowly smothered by the York Yeomen. The Dinos men’s hockey team came out of the weekend first place tie in the Vancouver Father David Bauer Invitational tournament with a 2-1 record. The weekend started off… Continue reading Holmes and Schneider lead Dinos
By Mike Flach
Running over hills, rocks, trees, bodies of unconscious opponents, and anything else in their way, the University of Calgary Dinos cross-country team returned from a meet last Saturday in Missoula, Montana. "We were competing against NCAA schools," said cross-country coach Doug Lamont. "The men ran an 8 km distance, the women ran a 6 km… Continue reading Dinos cross-country team unstoppable, like Hannibal
By Mike Flach
He doesn’t say much, but one doesn’t need to when you’re busy pounding the opposing defense like starting running back Alan Giacalone. His actions speak for themselves. "Alan had a tremendous season last year, particularly as a first-year player," remarks head coach Tony Fasano. After a tremendous rookie season, he is expected to be a… Continue reading Giacalone lets his game do the talking
By Mike Flach
University of Calgary grad students have organized a conference this weekend with an international flair. The conference, called Globalization 2000: Convergence or Divergence will examine the effects and true meaning of this common topic. "The topic of globalization is an important topic," said Mebs Kanji, one of the event coordinators. "Globalization is a buzz-word that… Continue reading Poli Sci students host conference