By Ryan Laverty
They got off on the wrong foot and a tough lesson followed as the Dinos winning streak came to an end last weekend.On Fri., Jan. 25, the Dinos took on a difficult battle against the University of Alberta Pandas in Edmonton-trying hard to settle the game in their favour. A close game, there was no… Continue reading Women’s Basketball
By Ryan Laverty
"Why fight if you can seduce?" asked Federal Minister of the Environment David Anderson on Wed., Jan. 23, while visiting the University of Calgary for an interactive political discussion.Anderson, a B.C. Liberal, stopped in Calgary on his way back to Ottawa from the Okanogan to meet with students and media alike, and discuss the current… Continue reading Stopping for eco-breakfast
By Ryan Laverty
Nervous excitement sprinkled with bated breath hung thick in the air at Alberta’s Butterdome last weekend for the Golden Bear Open track and field meet.Silent anticipation consumed participants and the audience alike as they waited for the signal. Muscles twitched and hearts began to pound until it felt like they couldn’t take it for another… Continue reading Weekend Update – Track and Field
By Ryan Laverty
"It’s still hard to pull the puck out of the net," she sighed. Since coming to the University of Calgary in September 2000 Tonya Young has retrieved a lot of rubber from the twine but the Airdrie native has not let it destroy her positive demeanor. "I knew coming in that the first few years… Continue reading More rubber than the Trans Canada
By Ryan Laverty
Sitting nicely in sixth spot in the country, the lady Dinos have been desperate to go through a weekend series proving they belong in that spot. It hasn’t been easy so far. Coming into a weekend set with the Manitoba Bison, Calgary had yet to sweep a weekend series. This time things would be different.… Continue reading Women’s Basketball
By Ryan Laverty
The best album of the year has to be Tim McGraw’s Set This Circus Down on Curb Records. Just when country fans thought the music couldn’t get much better following 1999’s "A Place in the Sun" and the smash hits "Something Like That" and "Please Remember Me" McGraw came storming back with the a full… Continue reading Tim McGraw
By Ryan Laverty
The women’s national basketball rankings now make about as much sense as the U.S. football polls.It seems the Dinos moved up from ninth to sixth in Canada following last weekend’s split with the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns. The Dinos won 59-44 Fri., Jan. 4 at the Jack, but followed up with 70-61 loss the next… Continue reading Women’s Basketball
By Ryan Laverty
The loving punishment starts now. The men’s volleyball team closed out the first half of their season Nov. 30-Dec. 1 with a pair of fifth set losses at the hands of the University of Manitoba Bisons. The team fought hard throughout the weekend but did not see the fruition of their labours–something that has happened… Continue reading …men undaunted
By Ryan Laverty
She may have only been here for a single season but Carolyn Fitzgerald definitely left her mark on the Dinos field hockey team. According to sources the mark looks a lot like the one a beer bottle leaves on a hardwood bar. "I’ve drank with the best of them and she’s definitely not bad," laughed… Continue reading Fitzgerald era ends before it starts
By Ryan Laverty
The ’60s was a decade of uprising and revolution. Campuses across the continent came alive with the sentiments of people like Manuel Neira and Eldridge Cleaver. Students began to challenge the authority of the institution and right-wing ideology was rapidly swept under the rug in exchange for a new, more liberal idea of post-secondary education:… Continue reading The ’60s: We’re not talking revolution