By Steve Moody
Lead singer Trevor Hurst didn’t know Econoline Crush was playing the MacEwan Ballroom this Fri., Sept 21. Such is the band’s situation–for the past four years. Trevor himself said he was on a "need to know basis." It’s not that the band members are ignorant of their schedule. Instead, they’ve been unbelievably busy between their… Continue reading Econoline’s brand new crush
Love, hate, jealously and betrayal. It’s business as usual at the National Ballet of Canada. The acclaimed ballet company is celebrating their bicentennial by performing Shakespeare’s tragic love story, Romeo and Juliet. Although the story was originally adapted for ballet in 1785, it remained largely untouched until 1926, when it was made into a "cocktail… Continue reading Ballet by the Bard
By Matt Oakes
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade is definitely an animated film, not a cartoon. Its screenplay resembles a regular live-action feature film. It assumes few of the stereotypical anime characteristics of overly-dramatized action sequences and senseless violence. Call it a psychological thriller, call it a voyage of self discovery or call it a twisted romance. Whatever it… Continue reading The lost art of anime
By James Keller
In the upcoming years, NUTV may be coming to a television set near you 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It’s quite a long step since they became a non-profit organization 10 years ago. "We were sort of a club before that," says NUTV’s Executive Director Kevin Allen. "We wanted some kind of… Continue reading Campus TV over the hill
By Ryan Laverty
The University of Calgary can take solace knowing they didn’t suffer the worst defeat of the week in Canadian Interuniversity Sport football. The St. Mary’s University Huskies bestowed that honour on the Mount Allison University Huskies, in a 105-0 romp on the east coast. But, to say the Dinos weren’t quite up to par might… Continue reading Fumble in Manitoba
By Ryan Laverty
Reality finally hit the Dinos men’s hockey team. They have a new coach, a new system, and a whole whack of new players. It’s a good thing too, because at last weekend’s pre-season Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Eye Opener tournament, they lost two key players for at least six to eight weeks. Forwards Jason… Continue reading Pre-season hijinks
"You can do three things in the summer," said Dinos volleyball captain Amanda Moppett. "You can do absolutely nothing, you can play court like the girls on the national team did, or you can play beach. Being short and all, we played beach." Moppett and Canadian Interuniversity Sport Player of the Year Alisa Marriott joined… Continue reading Summer’s dynamic Dino duo
When you don’t score, it’s hard to win. This lesson was reinforced when the University of Calgary men’s soccer team visited Edmonton last Sat., Sept. 15 and played the University of Alberta. The next night they learned an equally valuable lesson: Scoring at will doesn’t come with any guarantees either. The Battle of Alberta, pitch… Continue reading Damned if you do, damned if you don’t
The following quote is from the Canadian Interuniversity Sport Web site. It’s a women’s soccer press release written by the University of Saskatchewan propaganda department. "The women’s team, fresh off a 5-0 victory over the Lethbridge Pronghorns, has to settle for 0-0 tie with the Dinos." Has to settle for a 0-0 tie? First, we’ll… Continue reading Soccersaurs draw a complete blank
By Ben Leung