Month: April 2000

By Editorial

A bit of grit.There’s a reason why Edmonton always beats us at every sport. We are pansies. Fire some city workers and let the sidewalks crack for a couple years, then see who’s laughing. An outdoor concert venue at Nose Hill. A Hollywood Bowl Greek-style theatre built right into the hill would provide an nice… Continue reading Ten things Calgary desparately needs

By Kevin Rothbauer

The nominees are in, the ballots have been cast, the plaques have been engraved. On April 6, the University of Calgary’s annual athletic awards banquet, also known as Night of the Dino is upon us. Three nominees for each of the rookie-of-the-year awards and five for each of the athlete-of-the-year awards have been named, but… Continue reading Night of the Dino: the real nominees

By Kris Kotarski

I don’t know what US Basketball was doing when they didn’t invite Vince Carter to play for the Olympic team this summer. As a Raptors fan, I felt downright insulted, so I can’t even begin to imagine how Vince Carter felt. It must have been hard for him, especially with the media frenzy that followed:… Continue reading Air Canada flies to Sidney

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 Mike Flach

After a brief trip to Minnesota last week, in which men’s hockey head coach Tim Bothwell considered defecting, the coach returned to Calgary with a smile and great expectations for his future, here in Calgary and beyond. Bothwell interviewed for a coaching position with the University of Minnesota Duluth, but has returned to the University… Continue reading Bothwell not Duluth-bound after all

By Kris Kotarski

The sky is blue, the sun is shining, the snow is melting, and the sweet smell of spring is in the air. Is it time for love? Maybe, but it’s also time for the University of Calgary baseball team to kick some ass. In their first season together, the U of C team does not… Continue reading Diamond days at the U of C

By Bonnie Leung

The Magna Scholarship Fund is offering its annual $10,000 As Prime Minister Awards to students across Canada to come up with new ideas to improve the country. According to Magna of Canada Scholarships Managing Director Joan Crocker, students can enter the competition until June 5. "Students write an essay whichis 2,500 words," she said. "After… Continue reading I wanna be like Jean

By Mary Chan

Excellent professors were honoured Wednesday night when the Students’ Union held their annual Teaching Excellence Awards ceremony. “I think it’s important for the SU, the undergrad representatives, to honour profs excellent at their teaching jobs,” said Co-chair of the tea Committee and SU Academic Commissioner Nic Porco.”According to Porco, the SU received a total of… Continue reading Teaching excellence awards

By Roman Zakaluzny

And you thought democracy wasn’t alive on campus. With just under nine percent club approval, Jordan Bonner was elected Club Committee Chair last Friday. Bonner, a third-year political science/history student, won the race in which each Students’ Union sanctioned club was allowed one vote. Of the 147 eligible clubs, only 28 took the time to… Continue reading New Club Committee Chair aims to up club activity