By CH Smith
Next time you’re in the mountains or at C.O.P. and you see snowboarders going huge, take a closer look, you might be taking a class with them. Last year when the U of C Snowboard Club reached over 600 members, Vice President Colin Hill saw the potential to expand with a competitive team. New executive… Continue reading No longer board
Hockey fans looked out their windows last Thursday morning to see the glorious white that marked the last day of the Canadian summer. The crispness in the air signalled the official coming of our unofficial national sport. Hockey’s back! There is a certain excitement that precedes this game. Its speed captures us and its drama… Continue reading Magic 8-ball predicts NHL future… read on, if you dare
Mark Borchardt is the ultimate dream chaser. As the subject of Chris Smith’s award-winning documentary American Movie, Borchardt does anything and everything to realize his own cinematic vision. Borchardt, a thirty-something man from Wisconsin, ekes out a living delivering newspapers and working in a cemetery. He still lives with his mother and can’t pay his… Continue reading The American dream dissected
I can remember seeing Richard Bohne play. More than seeing him play, though, I remember how he filled the Jack Simpson Gymnasium with screaming fans. The only Dinos events to come close since, have been various volleyball Dino Cups, but the excitement generated by Bohne hasn’t been duplicated. Richard Bohne’s jersey–number 11–will be retired at… Continue reading Paean to Richard Bohne
Have you ever watched celebrity interview shows like E-Now, and wished for the interviewers to probe their subjects deeper? Were the questions too superficial? Well, leave it to two guys from Canada to keep American celebs on the edge. Torontonians Daryn Jones and Mista MO (Morgan Smith: "I don’t use the last name because it… Continue reading Mista Mo and a Sunshine Boy get buzzed
• If the NFL season were to end today Kurt Warner of the St. Louis Rams would probably end up MVP. Your first question may be "Who the hell is Kurt Warner?" and your next "The Rams are in St. Louis?" This is just the start of the craziness in the NFL this season. Not… Continue reading Kris’ Korner: the crazy NFL season