By The Lee Bogle and Sean Nyilassy
The Dinos women’s basketball team left another pile of crushed dreams and really tall sobbing post-adolescent girls at the Panda HoopFest tournament Oct. 22-24. With the body count now at six straight, the girls wrapped up their pre-season with a bang and another trophy. The first victim fell Friday night when our Dinos met the… Continue reading Preseason princesses
By Lee Bogle and Sean Nyilassy
The Dinos women’s hockey team is employing a tortoise’s strategy this year. They kicked off their regular season with a sloooow start. Falling behind the hare quickly, they attempted to come back. Unfortunately, it was too little, too late. The hares on Thu., Oct. 21 were the Red Deer College Queens. Midway through the second… Continue reading NHL? Dinos women’s hockey come to entertain
By Lee Bogle and Sean Nyilassy
The historically mediocre University of Calgary women’s hockey team surpassed “Our” Lord’s expectations by reaching the Alberta College Athletic Conference final during their playoff run last March. Following a heartbreak loss to the Mount Royal College Cougars, Head Coach Julie Healy had only one comment regarding this season. “This is where we ended; we start… Continue reading Cougar infiltrates Dinos shower room
By Lee Bogle and Sean Nyilassy
“We’re bigger, we’re deeper, and we’re a year older.” Women’s basketball Head Coach Shawnee Harle’s words are filled with meaning. Because you are stoopid, we will tell you that meaning: An import of height or growth hormones has left the team taller than ever. There is enough talent for red-shirts this year, keeping everyone hungry… Continue reading Six rookie ballers to make things right
By Lee Bogle
Rockumentary is so passe. Its monstrous soul staked by VH1’s stakes of blah in the face of band woes. Until the hunter became the hunted in a metaphorical jungle codenamed DiG! Anytime you edit 1,500 hours of raw footage down to less than two hours, there are bound to be a few good shots. But… Continue reading Film Fest Preview: DiG!
By Lee Bogle
At the dawn of yet another stressful academic session, those seeking balance oft turn to sports or drugs. Some of the best do both, but most mortals must choose one. But this is no longer high school; you actually have to be good to play now. Or do you? Instead of striving to be good,… Continue reading And now for some real sports
By Lee Bogle
[Warning: Although Lee Bogle writes for the Gauntlet, he is quite possibly crazy and almost definitely an alcoholic. Read on.] Have you had your hit of opium today? Millions have, celebrating the nothingness associated with a false alter. The Summer Olympic games have just been played on a world willingly injecting complacency into its collective… Continue reading Hatin’ on the Olympics
By Lee Bogle
The Circle of Friends is more than the circle of friends we see in That 70’s Show. It’s a group created by the Calgary Health Region to promote awareness of social issues that affect everyone. Sat. Mar. 27 saw the culmination of a group of high school students’ work with the launch of a marketing… Continue reading Helping those affected by fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
By Sean Nyilassy and Lee Bogle
A representative of the carnivorous mascots from each of the Canada West Athletic Association member schools will meet May 4-6 to decide if the Bobcats’ extinction is imminent. In simpler terms, the Brandon University Bobcats basketball teams may not be allowed to play in the Canada West conference due to a technicality. Since the amalgamation… Continue reading Brandon University Bobcats an endangered species?
By Sean Nyilassy and Lee Bogle
As the University of Calgary Dinos entered the Alberta College Athletic Conference women’s hockey finals against the Mount Royal College Cougars Feb. 27-28, one question bothered them. Where are we? The answer? On thin ice.As their mediocre regular season record of 7-9 attests, the Dinos and their superior university-level intellect have no business facing the… Continue reading Too much brain, not enough brawn