Do you know why we wear poppies on and around Remembrance Day? Apparently some University of Calgary students have no idea. Either that or they don’t care. Surprised at the scarcity of poppies on campus, I surveyed a few random classmates in the halls. I wanted to know why they weren’t wearing a poppy. “I… Continue reading We’ve finally forgotten…
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Get to know your Dinos! (Even a little too well)
Nothing to report from this past weekend. The men’s volleyball team had a bye-week. So to do my part in drumming up some fan-support for the boys on the lankiest team on campus, I present to you an introduction to and some lesser-known tidbits about each of the guys. Here we go! (Disclaimer: All in… Continue reading Get to know your Dinos! (Even a little too well)
Dinos take the Bronze
The 16th annual Dino Cup came to a close on Saturday with a bittersweet victory for the Dinos in the bronze medal match. For only the second time in the tournament’s history the Dinos failed to qualify for the final. After opening the tournament with a disappointing loss to the University of the Pacific Tigers,… Continue reading Dinos take the Bronze
Dinos make poor contractors
The Dinos men’s volleyball team has been exactly the same for the last five years. Not all the players have been there the whole time, some have moved on, but the collective that is the Dinos is as unchanging as the beat to a Moby song. Every year it’s the same old thing. “We have… Continue reading Dinos make poor contractors
Will the Ewing Theory apply?
As a fan of sports, and The Sports Guy on ESPN.com, I have come across the Ewing Theory. When a media-hyped “superstar” is lost via injury, trade, or other means and his team performs better in his absence (case in point, the 1999 New York Knicks came back from the brink when Patrick Ewing tore… Continue reading Will the Ewing Theory apply?
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