By Ryan Laverty
The Composition of an astounding Dino:–exceptional athletic ability–determination–alarming confidenceThe Look of an astounding Dino:–strength beyond years–discombobulating good looks? Maybe. Elvis shades? Definitely.–big, blond "Fro"The Name of an astounding Dino:–Joe BentleyAt the 35th Annual Night of the Dino, the composition and the look gave rise to the name announced as the 2001/02 Bill Popplewell Dinos Male… Continue reading National silver medallist top rookie
On an evening dominated by thundering applause and the game of volleyball, it was no surprise that Denis Zhukov came away with the biggest prize of the night. The third-year outside hitter from Almaty, Kazakhstan, received Male Athlete of the Year honours, beating out tough competition from swimmer Rick Say, football player Greg Hoover and… Continue reading Volleyballers take top honours
While it wasn’t necessarily the trophy she envisioned herself holding when the season began, Krista Kinsman was all smiles as she accepted the Dr. Dennis Kadatz Award as Dinos Female Athlete of the Year for 2001/02.With the sting of a loss to the University of Manitoba Bisons in the national championship game last month still… Continue reading Volleyballers take top honours
By Вen Li
Digital Sugar is neither a traditional art show, nor a motion picture exhibition, but it is interesting nonetheless.Described as an evening celebrating new media artists, the show at the EMMEDIA Gallery and Production Society features digitally-produced and edited videos by various local students at the Alberta College of Art and Design."This presentation is composed as… Continue reading Projecting the future of art in EMMEDIA
By Natalie Sit
Dating from the Boer War, Canada’s war artists took paintbrushes, pencils and cameras to the front to capture the military’s experiences. In 1993, Allan Harding McKay was the last war artist to go to war. He took a video camera to Somalia to record images of the Canadian soldiers during Operation: Somalia. While serving in… Continue reading Seeing through the eyes of war
By Diana Olowa
The complexity of graphic art is currently on display by John Hewitt and six of his Royal College of Art colleagues in the collective exhibition Vernacular Inscription. With all the artifacts produced through popular print, the exhibition acts as a commentary on graphic, or comic art as it is also known.Donald Parsnips, Chris Orr, Oran… Continue reading Popularizing popular print
Love and strife are the main ingredients in Tortilla Soup.The combination of a talented cast and creative filmmakers produced an intelligent and heart-filled drama worth watching.Tradition and values are high in the priority list for the Narango family. Viewers follows the family’s traditions while they attempt to keep those values intact. All of the characters… Continue reading M’m m’m good
By James Keller
While Luke Doucet has been hammering away at a newly discovered solo side of himself, many a fan have feared that his band, Veal, had broken up. However, with a new Veal CD near finished, this couldn’t be further from the truth."It kind of seemed that way," says the Vancouver native. "We took a while… Continue reading Aloha, modern rock and roll
A promising debut novel from first time author Pamela Duncan, Moon Women traces the deep complexities of relationships within families. The book asks: "How much do we owe each other?" "Do we owe each other the truth or perhaps is it sometimes necessary to withhold the truth to protect the ones we love?"Moon Women centers… Continue reading Well-crafted emotion
By Phil Serchuk
Federal Health Minister Anne McLellan unveiled new legislation on Tuesday aimed at toughening the government’s stance against dangerous and addictive substances. Citing the 1997 amendments to the Tobacco Act which introduced the once-controversial graphic cigarette warning labels, McLellan outlined her plan to expand the program to include several other dangerous and addictive substances. Though many… Continue reading Forget Jesus, what would Philip Morris do?