By Carly Benson
Not having won a game since the new year, the Dinos men’s hockey team needed a victory against the University of Manitoba Bisons. The Bisons ranked ten points ahead of the fourth-place Dinos. The games took place on Dinos’ home ice Jan. 21-22. Friday’s first period started slowly, with no real action until Manitoba broke… Continue reading Bisons on ice
By Emily Senger
The Dinos swim team finished second overall at the Canada West Swimming Championships in Lethbridge Jan. 23-25. They fell short to their rivals, the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds by a hefty 212 points. While they didn’t come out on top, the lady Dinos’ were historic. They qualified 18 of a possible 18 swimmers for… Continue reading Swimmers gasp for win
By TanyAmanda
Just when the Dinos men’s basketball team thought they were sitting securely in first, the chair got knocked out from under them. The men traveled to the University of Lethbridge and were defeated by the Pronghorns 70-64 on Jan. 21, but won 87-66 on Jan. 22. Unfortunately for the team, they were only traveling with… Continue reading Things to do in Lethbridge: split
By Jo Wynn
With only four games left in the regular season, the Dinos women’s volleyball team is streamlined for success. The Dinos are still undefeated this season after winning against the University of Saskatchewan Huskies Jan. 21-22. Friday night the Dinos opened the weekend at home in the Jack Simpson Gymnasium by slaughtering the Huskies 25-14. The… Continue reading Lady volleysaurs unstoppable
Aries (Mar. 21-Apr. 19) This week is going to be trouble for you. If you’re currently with someone special, your bungling and constant inane babble will inevitably drive them away. If you’re single, expect to remain that way for years to come. Also, your best friend is lying to you about something really important. It… Continue reading Super Happy Horoscopes
Editor, the Gauntlet, Re: “Hardened: an awkward juxtaposition,” Dec. 9, 2004, A few issues ago, someone lamented becoming increasingly hardened to homeless beggars while saying to them, “No, I’m sorry.” My roommate used to say “sorry” and stuff as we passed prostitutes. “If you think it through,” I told him, “You’ll see that a simple… Continue reading The kindness bug
By Ian Semmens
Editor, the Gauntlet, On Wednesday Jan. 12 at one o’clock, my friends and I were enjoying our break by relaxing at a table near the Soup Link until we were rudely interrupted by a small group of engineers out on their annual golf trip. I normally try and ignore their antics, however this time rather… Continue reading Unkind engineers
By Chris Blatch
What are the arguments for gay marriage? 1) That it is an arrangement between consenting adults; 2) It is an issue that is private, as it does not harm anyone else in society (the old Trudeau defense); and 3) What place is it for the government to stand between two people who love each other… Continue reading The comfort zone
By Falice Chin
All middle-aged women working at customer services are bound to the most disastrous marriages I have ever witnessed. In this particular relationship, their partner is some kind of twisted god–all powerful, authoritarian, oppressive and intolerant. His name happens to be “the computer”–not just a computer, but the computer! The University of Calgary’s library contains a… Continue reading A match made in hell
Dear Bishop Henry, As a citizen of Canada, and a firm believer in the freedom of speech and religion, I am deeply disappointed in your comments regarding the homosexual community in Canada, when and how their actions are akin to adultery and other social ills which you have deemed “evil.” I have always been of… Continue reading Dear Sir