By Dale Miller
Premier Ralph Klein spoke frankly of health-care reform at the University of Calgary for the Markin Institute Symposium on 21st Century Public Health, Thu., Feb 1. Doctors and professors gathered in the Rozsa Centre for the day long event to discuss the future of the Markin Institute, which has a goal to create healthier communities,… Continue reading Klein outlines Alberta’s health-care future with his ‘third way’
The setting is the McGill University Conference Hall in Montreal. Delegates from around the world debate intensely over global issues such as peace and security, human rights, and globalization. Is it a United Nations session in progress? Well, not quite. This scene is from the 2005 McGill Model UN Conference, where our very own U… Continue reading Model UN team takes top honours
By Sean Nyilassy and Lee Bogle
Well that was a waste. The 30 bones we spent on a three-nippled fortune teller and her crystalline-like ball told us what we already knew would happen. As predictable as not the weather, the Dinos dropped one to the top-ranked Simon Fraser University Clan and defeated the bottom dwelling Trinity Western University Spartans Jan. 28-29.… Continue reading I think I clan…
By Sean Nyilassy and Lee Bogle
After a season turning-point first win Jan. 22 against the Grant MacEwan College Griffins, the Dinos women’s hockey team went like a record baby, right round baby, right round. Their first rotation was back into uncharted territory, a 3-2 last-minute loss to the top-ranked team in the ACAC. The Red Deer College Queens paid a… Continue reading Lady Dino hockey’ers “throne” out of contention
By Carly Benson
The Dinos faced off against the University of Saskatchewan Huskies Jan. 28-29, hoping to pull their record above the .500 level. Heading into the double-header, the Dinos had a 7-8-5 record with eight games left. Coming off a hard-fought victory against the University of Manitoba Bisons their last game, the Dinos hoped to keep the… Continue reading Huskies bad on ice
By Aritra Das
Winnipeg was the site of the latest Canada West track meet, the Cargill Indoor Games, sponsored by you guessed it… Cargill foods. As expected, the Dinos women performed well in the middle and long distance events. The ladies dominated the 600m event, claiming the top three spots. Veronique St. Pierre, Jackie Jones and Renee Kaylor… Continue reading Tracksters on the right track
By Jo Wynn
In the battle for volleyball greatness Jan. 28-29, the Dinos women’s volleyball team faced off with their nemesis the University of Alberta Pandas, to gain supremacy. The two teams have been rivals for what seems like forever, but the weekend showed which team is truly the best as the Dinos came back both nights to… Continue reading Lady volleyballers don’t suck at all
By TanyAmanda
Just like the Jeffersons, the Dinos men’s basketball team is “movin’ on up.” After defeating the Simon Fraser University Clan Fri., Jan. 28 and the Trinity Western University Spartans Sat., Jan. 29, the men are sittin’ pretty (pronounced: pre-TAY) on top of Canada West’s mountain division. Things started off a leetle shaky for the Dinos… Continue reading Ballers “home” in on victory
By Jo Wynn
One thing that is not hard to find on the Dinos women’s volleyball team this season is praise for star player Joanna Niemczewska. The fact that fourth year just won Canada West player of the week may seem impressive to most, but as Dino Janelle Findlay aptly puts it: “Jo’s athlete of every week.” Well… Continue reading The Jo Show
By Carly McKay
A showdown between rivals, the University of Calgary Dinos and University of Alberta Golden Bears, always raises the stakes of a match, and men’s volleyball contests Jan. 21-22 were no exception. The Dinos men headed north to face the top-ranked Golden Bears on Friday, hoping to salvage some points in the last few weeks of… Continue reading Dinos lose their Bearing