By Ryan Laverty
We’re nearly a month into the school year and most of us have finally settled in. Some of us know what to expect from this institution and what it expects from us. However, for many others, the overwhelming magnitude of university hasn’t set in and it may not for years to come. And that’s okay.Despite… Continue reading University is a place to figure it out
By Joel McNally
A lifetime of violent media has made me a difficult person to shock. Despite this, I can’t help but be surprised by a statement made in the Calgary Herald this Monday by a member of the university faculty.It was in an article about Co- Motion’s training camp, a place where people learn effective techniques for… Continue reading Sticks, stones and broken bones
Two Students’ Union initiatives wrapped up on Fri., Sept. 28, though neither came to a final conclusion. Shinerama, the fundraiser for the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, ended for the time being on Friday after raising over $2,000. "I think we did really well," said SU Vice-President Events Chris Kerr. "We have until February to hold… Continue reading Small but important
Don’t let lazy 20 C days fool you–it’s almost winter. While Canadian summers mean beer and patios, winters mean beer and hockey. And October means another National Hockey League season is about to begin. Mario is back for a whole year (hopefully), Peter Forsberg has no spleen and the Islanders are performing "Stupid Human Tricks"… Continue reading The good, the bad and the ugly
By Natalie Sit
While the Province of Manitoba may represent an appalling lack of civilization to some, volleyball fans got some relief with a pre-season tourney at the University of Winnipeg last weekend. The Dinos men’s volleyball team travelled east to play the hosts as well as the University of Saskatchewan, University of Toronto and University of Regina.… Continue reading Volleyball appetizer
By James Keller
Imagine rowing for 24 hours straight but not going anywhere. Don’t worry, it doesn’t sound as disappointing when you’re the University of Calgary Rowing Club and you’ve raised over $2,000 for new equipment. The Erg-A-Thon, which began Thurs., Sept. 27 at noon and continued through to Friday at the same time, consisted of members from… Continue reading Row, row, row your boat gently in Mac Hall
By Ryan Laverty
There seems to be no rhyme or reason to this year’s Dino football team. After back-to-back weeks of serious punishment on the road, the crew bounced back last Friday night at McMahon Stadium to stun the previously unbeaten second-ranked team in the nation, the Regina Rams, in a 35-33 nail-biter. And while he may not… Continue reading How do you spell relief?
At 7:30 a.m. Saturday morning, most of us were sleeping off hangovers. The exception to that rule is the University of Calgary men’s soccer team. While the rest of the world tossed, turned and stumbled to the toilet, our pitch warriors were boarding a bus for a high noon showdown with the University of Lethbridge… Continue reading A new force in the universe
There are faint outlines of an angel and a devil sitting on Katie Lee’s shoulders. The angel is quietly paging through an engineering textbook, dressed in a comfortable hoodie with a look of innocence common to the divine. The devil is restless, shifting and adjusting a red soccer uniform while juggling a ball with a… Continue reading A solid mix of Heaven and Hell
The free trade debates of the early 1990s are now but a blink on the globalization map. We’ve travelled long roads since then, not the least of which was a path towards increasing harmonization between the United States and Canada. Several seemingly radical suggestions were floating around and the more economic-minded amongst us were pushing… Continue reading The mouse and the elephant