By Todd Andre
The tyrannosaurus rex: the tyrant king of the carnivores, the most feared predator ever to live on this planet and the insignia of the University of Calgary Dinos. The Dinos women b-ballers are beginning to live up to their ominous emblem of late, winning their last four games and six of their last seven, extending… Continue reading Women’s Basketball: Dinos gorge on great plains prey
By Todd Andre
Editor, the Gauntlet [Re: “U of C helps students butt out,” Christina Lam, Jan. 18, 2007] That’s great, smoking is bad, WE GET THE MESSAGE. I am not sure if there is one student attending the University of Calgary who actually believes that inhaling smoke at a temperature of 500 degrees Fahrenheit is good for… Continue reading Letter: Smoker’s Retort
By Todd Andre
The Dinos women b-ballers abandoned mercy last weekend, as they killed the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns’ remote playoff hopes with two decisive victories in front of the ‘Horns’ home crowd. The Dinos exploded into a 14-0 run to end the first quarter of the Fri., Jan. 12 game, and they never relinquished their lead, holding… Continue reading ‘Horns easy prey for Dinos
By Todd Andre
For anybody that missed it: basketball playoffs began last weekend. The bitter battle between the University of Calgary Dinos and the University of Alberta Pandas Jan. 5-6 could be a taste of what we can look forward to in February. The Dinos chomped the Pandas Friday night with a 73-69 win, but were robbed of… Continue reading Women’s Basketball: Drivin’ the lane to the playoffs
By Todd Andre
The University of Calgary Dinos (4-6) snatched a road trip split with the University of Saskatchewan Huskies (8-2) last weekend, trouncing the Dogs 84-81 Sat., Dec. 2, after being bit by the beasts the night before in an 81-69 loss. The Dinos were dominated in the third quarter of Friday night’s game, surrendering 32 points… Continue reading Women’s B-ball: Dinos earn surprising split with Huskies
By Todd Andre
It’s official, icy temperatures killed the dinosaurs. Last weekend’s trip to Alberta’s arctic capital ended in the extinction of our b-ballin’ women’s winning streak, as the University of Calgary dropped both frosty matches to the University of Alberta Pandas Nov. 24-25. It was a disastrous weekend for the Dinos, as sub-par play guided the girls… Continue reading Women’s Basketball: The frozen freeway to deadmonton
By Todd Andre
The University of Calgary Dinos women’s basketball team boosted their winning streak to three last weekend, crushing the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns in two matches Nov. 17-18. The Dinos’ third-ranked offence fired in 75 points Friday, sinking a lethargic 57-point performance by Lethbridge. The ‘Horns kept it close on Saturday night, but Calgary snuffed out… Continue reading Lady b-ballers win two straight on home court
By Todd Andre
A Friday night fight spilled out into a Saturday night shellacking for the Dinos last weekend, as our women b-ballers improved their record to 1-3 after the first two home games of the season. It began Fri., Nov. 10 with a tough 94-84 loss to the second-ranked Simon Fraser University Clan, and finished Sat., Nov.… Continue reading Women’s Basketball: B-ballers split weekend set
By Todd Andre
The Dino’s trip to the West Coast failed to produce points, as our woman’s basketball team dropped both games over the weekend. In the season opener on Fri., Nov. 3, the girls lost 61-58 to the University of Victoria Vikes in a defensive battle. The next night, the team crossed the Georgian Strait to face… Continue reading Online Exclusive: Women’s Basketball – Dinos lose twice over weekend.
By Todd Andre
Calgary born architect L. Frederick Valentine spent his life defining the cityscape of modern Calgary, and now the city will seek to define him through his body of work currently on display at the Triangle Gallery of Visual Arts. The downtown gallery is showcasing 40 years of the University of Toronto/Harvard graduate’s designs, ranging from… Continue reading Where architecture meets artwork