No regrets. Her career may have had its share of ups and downs but all in all, she had a great time.Jen "Fireball" Goldade more or less started playing basketball as soon as she shed her after her diapers, picked it up fast and liked it a lot."I always knew that I wanted to play… Continue reading Departing hoopster was solid gold
Month: March 2002
Wrestlers return from nationals
“I shit the bed,” said Dinos wrestler Elise Comeau. “I lost two close matches by two points.”This is pretty much how the weekend went for the whole team. The women were blind sided by the Brock University Badgers who rose to the occasion and defeated Calgary by four points. The Dinos left the Canadian Interuniversity… Continue reading Wrestlers return from nationals
Male Volleysaurs fifth in Canada
After months of practice, preparations and games, the 2001/02 season ended with two hours of magic. There is simply no other way to describe the Canadian Interuniversity Sport men’s volleyball final between the University of Winnipeg Wesmen and the University of Alberta Golden Bears."This is so unbelievable, " said tournament Most Valuable Player Ryan Taylor… Continue reading Male Volleysaurs fifth in Canada
Politicians fuel the Indian fire
“The next war will be a national war. It will not be settled by one decisive battle but will be a long wearisome struggle with an enemy who will not be overcome until his whole national force is broken… a war which will utterly exhaust our own people even if we are victorious.”General Helmut von… Continue reading Politicians fuel the Indian fire
Ensure your voice is heard this election
By Barb Wright
Get out and vote March 13, 14, and 15th! It’s Students’ Union General Election time again, and this year it’s more important than ever to get out vote. With a new university president in his first year, provincial government funding woes, and proposals for new directions at the University of Calgary, the voice of students… Continue reading Ensure your voice is heard this election
Switzerland’s strange bedfellows
It’s high noon, it’s dark, and clouds of angry locusts are swarming outside the window. Switzerland has joined the United Nations and the Angel of Death is having coffee in your living room.He speaks German and French-two of his four official languages. He represents 12 of the 23 Cantons and 54 per cent of the… Continue reading Switzerland’s strange bedfellows
Democracy?
While there will be cries that the Gauntlet is unduly influencing the Students’ Union General Election, a fine example of true aborted democracy is on display in Zimbabwe.When laws outlawing anti-government media and campaigning by opposition parties are coupled with growing numbers of dead or beaten political opponents, it is painfully clear that no election… Continue reading Democracy?
Bang a gong
By Editorial
It’s surprising how easy it is to have $23,700 handed to you by simply filling out a form and getting five signatures. It’s especially surprising to Matt Stambaugh, your newly acclaimed Students’ Union President. What’s more disconcerting, however, is that Stambaugh’s acclamation stands among several others-nearly the entire SU, in fact.Every single commissioner position was… Continue reading Bang a gong
Setting sights, raising bars
The President of the University of Calgary is on a mission and he’s taking the U of C with him.On Tue., March 5 U of C President Dr. Harvey Weingarten and Associate Vice-President Student Affairs Dr. Peggy Patterson met with the Students’ Legislative Council to discuss the new academic plan for the U of C,… Continue reading Setting sights, raising bars
A new age of spelunking
“What is behind these doors?”On Feb. 28, University of Calgary Professor of Medicine Dr. Christoph Sensen was finally able to give an answer.The Sun Centre of Excellence for Visual Genomics recently launched at the U of C Health Sciences Centre at Foothills Hospital, is the first Java 3D technology-enabled research "CAVE" in the world.CAVE is… Continue reading A new age of spelunking