The Bekkering family has been a staple of the University of Calgary’s basketball program for years. The revered Taber, Alberta basketball dynasty produced Anna and Cory Bekkering who both started on the Dinos women’s team earlier this decade, with Cory winning the Tracy Macleod Award in 2004-05 in honour of her determination and perseverance after… Continue reading B-ballin’ with the Bekkerings
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Royalty Review Report released
The Alberta government was blasted by the opposition parties when the Royalty Review Report was released last week. The report was part of Premier Ed Stelmach’s leadership campaign promise to initiate an independent review of the province’s royalty regime and for the process to be open and transparent. Unfortunately for the Stelmach government, the review… Continue reading Royalty Review Report released
Policy makers seek environment solution
The Alberta Environmental Stewardship Coalition held its launch event at the University of Calgary, Wed., March 14. The coalition assembled a panel of five prominent Albertans from differing political backgrounds to discuss ideas with the public on what Alberta could do to help improve the environment. The event–attended by several hundred people–is part of the… Continue reading Policy makers seek environment solution
Men’s Basketball: Dinos downed in the ‘toon
The University of Calgary men’s basketball team saw their season go the way of the dinosaurs as they were swept in their opening playoff series against the University of Saskatchewan Huskies. The Dinos didn’t play very well during the first game on Fri., Feb. 16, and their defensive play, which was solid in previous meetings… Continue reading Men’s Basketball: Dinos downed in the ‘toon
Men’s Basketball: Dinos split, Odland out
The University of Calgary men’s basketball team is battle-ready after splitting a Feb. 9-10 series against upcoming playoff opponent, the University of Saskatchewan Huskies. The split gives the Dinos a record of 11-11 on the season and a third-place finish in the Central division. Fri., Feb. 9 was an emotional night for the Dinos as… Continue reading Men’s Basketball: Dinos split, Odland out
Men’s Basketball: Dinos keep rolling, clinch playoff spot
The University of Calgary men’s basketball team is playoff-bound thanks to another pair of weekend victories. Wins over the University of Manitoba Bisons and the University of Winnipeg Wesmen bring the Dinos winning streak to four games and improve their season record to 10Â-10. The Fri., Feb. 2 match against the Bisons was extremely close… Continue reading Men’s Basketball: Dinos keep rolling, clinch playoff spot
Men’s Basketball: Second-half success
The University of Calgary men’s basketball team are one step closer to the Canada West playoffs, thanks to a couple straight wins. The Dinos went head-to-head with the University College of Fraser Valley Cascades and handed the Cascades their worst loss of the season Fri., Jan. 26. The Dinos scored a Canada West season-high 109… Continue reading Men’s Basketball: Second-half success
Men’s Basketball: Dinos take lead in playoffs race
The playoffs are nearing and the Dinos hoped a Jan. 19 -20 homestand could improve their chances of reaching the Canada West knockout rounds. The Dinos earned a crucial victory over the University of Regina Cougars Fri., Jan. 19. The men’s b-ballers were plagued by bad passes giving the Cougars an 11 point lead 8:53… Continue reading Men’s Basketball: Dinos take lead in playoffs race
Online Exclusive: Men’s Basketball: Robbed!
The University of Calgary men’s basketball team was robbed of victory and a two game series sweep against the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns this past weekend when Dino forward Ross Bekkering received a very questionable foul call from the official with mere seconds left in the game and a Dinos 74-73 lead. Bekkering tried to… Continue reading Online Exclusive: Men’s Basketball: Robbed!
Measuring up: Dinos Report Cards
Final grades. The words sound like a death sentence handed from above. Luckily, most students are only graded once in their scholastic activities. Unfortunately for the hard-working Dinos, they’re graded once by their professors and once by the smarmy critics at the Gauntlet. Here are the final grades for the winter team sports. Men’s Hockey… Continue reading Measuring up: Dinos Report Cards