By Emily Senger
Enter the basement of kinesiology. It’s a land populated by windowless concrete weight rooms, a sunless land where Dinos roam, their muscles rippling under form-hugging spandex as they lift rep upon rep to the tune of banging weights and loud rock music. This is an underground land few non-varsity university students will enter in their… Continue reading Breaststrokers are the best strokers
By Paul Jarvey
“I’ve never played the drums or bass before,” admits musician Kate Maki, laughing. “I can’t believe how much we’ve learned from each other. This [experience] has really improved all of our performances.” Experienced or not, though, Canadian winters are as notorious as Siberia’s and few musicians dare to tour through their fury. Braving forty below… Continue reading Music Interview: Midwinter minstrels
Last weekend, the Dinos men’s basketball team presented an interesting rendition of Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde. On Friday night they lost by 13 points to the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns, then returned on Saturday night to win by 25. Friday’s game began with an impressive slam-dunk straight from the tip-off by Dinos forward Chris… Continue reading Dinos play possum with Pronghorns
Raised religious in Pensacola, Florida, singer/songwriter Jim White has his own style that takes the Fundamentalist imagery of his childhood and seamlessly blends it with his more worldly experiences. White sat down with Gauntlet staffer Chris Morrison at the 2002 Calgary Folk Music Festival for a drink and some pleasant conversation.Folk festivals have come a… Continue reading A kid from the buckle of the Bible belt
A spoonful of sugar may not be enough to get the medicine down.On Mon., Jan. 28, Dr. Erminia Guarneri, Interventional Cardiologist and Medical Director for the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine in La Jolla, California, delivered a lecture on the need for integrative health practices in day-to-day life."This is the typical American meal," she said,… Continue reading A new look at medicine
By Michael Poon
Poets from all walks of life gathered on Sunday for the annual Stroll of Poets literary festival. Big ones, small ones and some you would never think to be poets came from Calgary and the surrounding area to display their art. Starting at Annie’s Book Company, they cut a swath through Calgary’s north-end right into… Continue reading Poets, bards and storytellers go for a stroll
The Olympic Oval once again became the site of international competition last weekend at the EssentIsu World Cup of Speed Skating. Big names from 20 countries were in attendance, including Canada’s premier skaters, such as Olympic medallists Catriona Le May Doan, Susan Auch, and Jeremy Wotherspoon. Also among this highly decorated field, were Steven and… Continue reading Records crash