By Curtis Wolff
The scene will not be a welcoming one. Halfway across the country, on national television and in front of up to 19,500 loud and hostile Rouge et Or fans at Telus Stadium in Quebec City, lining up against an incredibly accomplished University of Laval football program that breeds quality university football players like Alberta breeds… Continue reading Dinos face familiar foe in Vanier Cup
By Kaleem Kahn
Batman may be the master of fighting crime and hiding in the shadows, but in Batman: Arkham Origins, he can’t escape the shadow of his predecessors. Although adapting and enhancing the combat system from the previous instalments in the Arkham series, it offers little originality and lacks the finesse that made both Arkham Asylum and… Continue reading Game review: Batman: Arkham Origins
By Curtis Wolff
The Dinos’s final game at McMahon Stadium in 2013 was a microcosm of their entire year — completely underestimated and convincingly victorious. Pegged as the underdogs in the Mitchell Bowl national semi-final despite an undefeated season, the Dinos stunned the No. 1 nationally ranked Western Mustangs on Saturday, Nov. 16. The Mustangs’s highly touted offence… Continue reading Dinos shock Mustangs to win Mitchell Bowl 44–3
By Riley Hill
On Nov. 13, University of Calgary provost and vice-president academic Dru Marshall defended administration’s proposal to open a privately owned international college on campus under a barrage of criticism from the U of C Faculty Association and academic staff. In response to plans for the corporate-run college, UCFA president Paul Rogers said his organization has… Continue reading Academic staff battles International College
By Sean Willett
Kohei Tanaka, a University of Calgary PhD student, won the Colbert Student Poster Prize at this year’s Society of Vertebrate Paleontology annual meeting. The prize is awarded to a student at the meeting who presents important research clearly and effectively, and is one of the most prestigious awards available to students studying paleontology. “Winning the… Continue reading U of C student wins prestigious paleontogy prize