The University of Calgary Students’ Union is feeling the heat of added fuel on the U-pass fire. Last April, the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors implemented a universal transit pass without any extensive consultation of SAIT students or the SAIT Students’ Association. "Student response from a market research report presented to SAITSA… Continue reading SAIT STUDENTS BOOTED ON THE BUS
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Men’s Basketball
Sometimes the best thing to do is nothing at all. While there were a few off-season acquisitions by the University of Calgary men’s basketball program, the key to their summer was the time off–time to heal. With last season seeing starters falling faster than shares of Nortel, the team limped through the last few weeks… Continue reading Men’s Basketball
Widow’s writing wonderful
By Nicole Kobie
During the red carpet Oscar preview show, a movie critic noticed that Juliette Binoche always manages to perform in good movies. It’s hard to argue with such acclaimed films as Chocolat and The English Patient. Well, she’s done it again. In The Widow of Saint Pierre, Binoche plays the eccentric and modern Madame La. She… Continue reading Widow’s writing wonderful
Patriarchal doctrine denies female sexuality
In ancient Hinduism, the abstract female genital symbol, the yoni, was worshipped as more powerful than its male counterpart, the lingam. Tantrism operates on a central tenet that man can only achieve spiritual fulfilment through sexual and emotional union with a woman’s superior spirituality. Buddhism teaches that Buddhahood resides in the female vulva and Sufi… Continue reading Patriarchal doctrine denies female sexuality
Dinos head to Laval
By Randy Lewis
For the third consecutive year the Dinos had the opportunity to claim the Canada West championship for the University of Calgary but for the third consecutive year they came away empty-handed. Last weekend, in a repeat of last year’s conference final, the University of Saskatchewan manhandled the Dinos, winning six straight sets to sweep the… Continue reading Dinos head to Laval
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee, Dinos go down to UBC
For a bunch of likeable, fun-loving guys it was unusual to see them shutout for a whole weekend. For the boys it all started with a Thunderbird defence that was more determined than a Catholic school girl who had just gotten a sermon from the pope. Calgary went into last weekend’s Canada West championships at… Continue reading Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee, Dinos go down to UBC
Local guys replay Summit Series
I am sitting here with Greg Mann right now and we are basking in our own glory; we are on top of the world. That’s right, you guessed it, we did indeed win the Summit Series on NHL 2000 on the Sony Playstation. Let me tell you it was not easy, even painful at times.… Continue reading Local guys replay Summit Series
Calgary devours Dino Cup competition
By Randy Lewis
For the sixth time in the illustrious 14-year history of the Husky Dino Cup, the championship trophy will reside in the hallowed halls of the University of Calgary’s Kinesiology department. The men’s volleyball Dinos made that a certainty on Saturday night by defeating the defending National Collegiate Athletic Association champions, the University of California at… Continue reading Calgary devours Dino Cup competition
Hometown meltdown
By Scott Lepp
The University of Calgary’s Men’s Hockey team made a first attempt to follow up last year’s exciting season this weekend. The Dinos finished with a record of 16-9-3 during the 1999/2000 campaign and put on an excellent performance at the CIAU national championships, falling just short in both games. Calgary played their third pre-season game… Continue reading Hometown meltdown
Great Whit hype
The University of Calgary men’s basketball squad has a new young recruit joining the team this year. Hailing from Regina, Saskatchewan, Whit Hornsberger has already compiled a solid resume. The five-foot-nine point guard was Regina’s leading high school scorer, averaging an awesome 37.5 points per game and scoring over 2,700 points throughout his high school… Continue reading Great Whit hype