By Kara Martens
Pounding feet under a yellow sun, speed pulling sweat along concentrated foreheads, or a blue sky framing a vaulter over a hair-thin pole. The traditionally summer sport of track and field gives everyone lasting images of the classic sport. But as snow and Arctic winds force us into tocques and mittens, the Dinos track and… Continue reading New track season opens for Canada West
Words like redemption and revenge come to mind for the women’s national hockey team who–after losing to their arch rivals from the us in the Olympics two years ago–have reclaimed their winning tradition. In Montréal at the Three Nations Cup in mid-December, the Canadian squad pulled off some impressive victories, going undefeated against the us… Continue reading Dinos star in Three Nations Cup
The University of Calgary men’s basketball teamed roared into the new year with two consecutive wins over the University of Winnipeg last weekend. The Dinos posted a 71-68 victory on Friday night, then slammed Winnipeg for a 89-71 victory Saturday. It is the first time this season the team has posted two wins in a… Continue reading Surprise! Dino men sink Wesmen
By Mike Flach
After being dealt a tremendous blow this week with the defection of sniper Eric Schneider, the Dinos men’s hockey team took out their frustration in a two-game romp over the University of Brandon Bobcats. The Dinos trampled the Bobcats, winning 8-5 Jan. 7 and 4-1 on Jan. 8. Christmas turkey didn’t slow the boys down… Continue reading Schneider gone, but Dinos move on – Bobcats do everything wrong
On the surface, it was a two-win weekend. If you looked deeper, though, there were dozens of smaller stories hidden in the Dinos women’s basketball team’s series against the University of Winnipeg. Cathy Payne scored a last-ditch three-pointer to claim the win on Friday. Leighann Doan moved into fourth place on the Dinos all-time scoring… Continue reading Dinos walk all over Wesmen
By Mary Chan
Hypnosis, acupuncture and speakers will help students overcome their bad habits as part of the Students’ Union’s Kick it Campaign. Launched on Mon., Jan. 10, Kick it runs until the end of January. "It’s a campaign to help people stop smoking," said SU Vice-president Events Jared Lorenz. "Considering that 27 per cent of the population… Continue reading Breaking up is hard to do
Much like the rest of the world, the University of Calgary rang in the year 2000 with few problems. According to Campus Security Manager Lanny Fritz, attacks of the Y2K bug were few and far between. "The switchover went very well," said Fritz. "We had a full team complement. In other words, we had seven… Continue reading We still didn’t find those B&E punks…
By Mary Chan
The Students’ Union is asking students, faculty and alumni to donate out-of-date textbooks published after 1975 to its annual book drive, which runs until Feb. 18. "It’s part of the Campus Recycling Board’s mandate to recycle, reuse and reduce," said SU Vice-president Operations and Finance Amanda Affonso. "We help other schools who don’t have the… Continue reading We’re roundin’ up books fer Guyana, yeehaw!
By Bonnie Leung
University of Calgary Medicine student An-Wen Chan recently won one of three Rhodes Scholarships offered in the prairies. The winners receive a two to three year scholarship to study at the University of Oxford in England. Chan credits his winning to family, friends and mentors. "It’s an incredible feeling of just about any positive emotion… Continue reading U of C Med student off to Oxford on scholarship
By Daniel Krut
University of Calgary students picked up their first shipment of Millennium Scholarship cheques at the Fees Office this month. This was the first year students received money from the $2.5 billion fund. Students who receive the scholarship were notified by the foundation by mail in December . "The disbursement was fairly smooth," said Fees Office… Continue reading Millennium money in