By Mike Flach
After an incredibly slow start against Regina, the Dinos kicked it into high gear last weekend, giving the Cougars a lesson in what it feels like to get stomped. The Dinos faltered on Friday in Strathmore to a 2-2 tie, but annihilated last place Regina the following night in Okotoks 5-2. The venue change was… Continue reading Home games played away
Homecomings seem to be the theme for the Dinos women’s basketball team. Last weekend, the Dinos played their first-ever regular season games at Brandon University, where Shawnee Harle coached before joining the Dinos. This weekend, the Trinity Western University Spartans will be in town, bringing with them former Dinos Denise Page and Heidi Suderman. The… Continue reading Basketsaurs chew up Brandon
By Kara Martens
When the Dinos mens’ wrestling team came home last week to take on Canada West rival and reigning champions, the University of Regina Cougars, they had to settle for another luke-warm tie. The 20-20 team score was a replay of their finish with the University of Alberta Golden Bears in Edmonton the week before. However,… Continue reading Wrestling Report
The University of Saskatchewan Huskies dealt a serious blow to the Dinos women’s volleyball team’s playoff hopes, but all is not lost… yet. "From a playoff standpoint, we let them off the hook," said coach Kevin Boyles. "It was a bit of a missed opportunity." The Dinos won 3-1 on Friday, but the Huskies reversed… Continue reading Volleyball women learn to share with the Huskies
A split last weekend with the University of Saskatchewan Huskies helped the Dinos men’s volleyball team move into the top spot in the Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union rankings, but coach Greg Ryan wasn’t completely satisfied with his team’s performance. The Dinos lost 3-2 on Friday after being up 2-0, then turned things around and won… Continue reading Volleysaurs Number One
Packages were long unwrapped and put away as University of Calgary students found themselves back at work in January. Car prowlers, however, seemed to take some time off during the month, which is quite a contrast to December. According to Campus Security Manager Lanny Fritz, January was a relatively quiet month on campus, with only… Continue reading Car prowlings down; peeping tom seen
By Natalie Sit
December and the Holiday Food Drive are a recent memory, but hungry students need your help again. The Campus Food Bank is organizing the Shelf-Help Food Drive, which runs from Jan. 28 to Feb. 11. Its main objective is to collect non-perishable food items. The Campus Food Bank distributed paper bags to groups interested in… Continue reading Shelf help yourself
By Nicole Kobie
There’s nothing like free food, music and news cameras to draw a crowd. On Wednesday, the Students’ Union held a soup kitchen to raise awareness about the tuition increase and the Board of Governors meeting this Friday. Local television cameras were on the scene to interview students and SU members. Music was provided by Busking… Continue reading Mmmm, mmmm… free
By Rhia Perkins
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to fight for human rights abroad? Two members of Peace Brigades International were on campus recently to share their experiences on that topic. Canadians Stephen Law and Evelyn Jones spoke on Fri., Jan. 28 about the time they recently spent in Colombia with Peace Brigades International,… Continue reading Human rights in Colombia examined
While cold winds and snow began to blow outside on Wednesday evening, it was all hot air inside as provincial Liberal leader Nancy MacBeth spoke to a Town Hall meeting on health care. If Premier Ralph Klein has his way, she argued, the only winds in Alberta are those of change–to a privatized system of… Continue reading MacBeth visits campus in health town hall