Results for "Victoria Lee"

By Kevin Rothbauer

The University of Calgary was among the most successful schools in the Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union this year. Collecting one gold medal, three silvers and a bronze, the Dinos put together the third-highest total, behind only the University of Alberta (four gold, two silver, three bronze) and the University of Victoria (2-2-2). As well, 22… Continue reading How it all came down: a year in review

By Laura Glick

Sometimes following tradition is the best way to go. For more than a dozen years Theatre Calgary has staged the classic Charles Dickens tale, A Christmas Carol. This year’s rendition is nothing short of enchanting. With Stephen Hair as the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge, A Christmas Carol is brought to life. From conveying the initial wretchedness… Continue reading Enchanting Christmas

By Еvan Osentоn

Artist Emily Carr, Victoria, British Columbia (1871-1945) Among Canadian painters, Emily Carr stands alone. Indeed, while the Group of Seven and Tom Thompson may be considered more influential than Carr, they fed off each other while working together in Ontario where benefactors weren’t scarce. Carr, on the other hand, lived and worked alone in underpopulated… Continue reading Canadians of our century

By Kevin Rothbauer

Last year may have ended with a national championship, but it started out poorly for the Dinos women’s soccer team. You may remember that the Dinos lost the first three games of the 1998 season on their way to a 4-6 season. This year, after one game, at least, they’re off to a better beginning.… Continue reading Soccersaurs win opener

By Josh Truba

It was a lovely midweek afternoon here on campus when I had the occasion to speak with Andy Gibbs, the head coach of the Dino’s men’s soccer team. My day up to that point had seemed so perfect–sleeping in, no scheduled classes, an unusually warm and sunny day, and a supersized "Two Cheeseburger Value Meal"… Continue reading Sorry, folks, men’s soccer anticlimactic

By Chris Koentges

Robin Slot and his motley squad of girls arrived at the Victoria Laurel Point Inn Wednesday evening for check-in. It had been raining steadily on the island for over a month and the soccer team was dying for a reprieve from the downpour. All they wanted was a good night’s sleep before their first round… Continue reading Arriving in glass slippers

By Paul Haavardsrud

Somewhere between Melissa’s 10 km Road Race and the distance Mao Tse Tung walked on the Long March lies a road of indeterminate length. With two games under their early season belts, the Dinosaurs women’s soccer team is ready to find out just how far the road to Canada West respectability can stretch. After a… Continue reading O’Neill Avenue