By Amanda and Krista VanSteelandt
Perhaps no one is more surprised than the Dinos men’s soccer team that they are heading into the post-season. Their final three games were hard-fought and evenly matched, but they only prevailed in the last one.The U of C met their competition for the final playoff spot in Canada West, the University of Victoria Vikes,… Continue reading Goin’ to playoffs
By Lindsay Gerstmar and Andrea Poupart
Things didn’t seem to be clicking on another weekend for the Dinos women’s hockey team. The Dinos were at Red Deer College facing off against the Queens Thu., Oct. 27, returning home for a rematch Sat., Oct. 29.The Dinos got off to a slow start Thursday and, after giving the Queens a few power-play goals,… Continue reading Can’t be gold without goals
The Dinos women’s basketball team had a frightfully ghoulish pair of eve’s against the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds Oct. 28-29. Like introverted elementary school girls, the Dinos stood behind mommy’s leg at the haunted house when they should have been shooting baskets. “I felt like Friday’s game was a nasty Halloween joke,” Head Coach… Continue reading Ballers try bird watching
The Dinos football team took on the University of Saskatchewan Huskies in front of 1,600 rambunctious fans Sat., Oct. 29. After losing to the University of Manitoba Bisons the previous weekend–and being pushed out of a playoff spot–the Dinos were playing for pride. The Huskies were an undefeated team ranked second in Canadian Interuniversity Sport… Continue reading It doesn’t matter if you win or lose, right?
Two virtuosos of live performance are making their way to Calgary. The always captivating Hawksley Workman invades MacEwan Hall along with up-and-comers Cuff the Duke as part of Molson’s Molson Canadian Rocks the Campus promotion Thu., Nov. 10.The show marks Workman’s return to Calgary after delighting fans as a headliner at the 2005 Calgary Folk… Continue reading Music Preview: Workman coming
By Kenzie Love
If Russell Banks intended to prove he is capable of versatility by writing The Darling, now available in paperback, he succeeded. Having traditionally set his works in New England and cast them with male protagonists, composing a novel narrated by an American woman focusing mainly on her years in Africa marks a departure for Banks.… Continue reading Book Review: The Darling not quite darling
By Fiona McLay
After the success of last year’s play Zastrozzi, 8-0-8 Productions hopes to bring delight back into the lives of Calgary theatregoers with Nigh, their latest production.“8-0-8 Productions makes a conscious effort to create unique productions that feature Canadian writers and appeal to a dedicated community of theatergoers,” Operations Manager and Auteur Mike Rogers explains. For… Continue reading Theatre Preview: The beginning is Nigh
It can be heard everywhere. From Lite-FM radio to hard rock stations, from football stadiums to supermarkets. No matter where you go, it will follow you. It’s called “Wasting My Time,” a song released by Vancouver band Default almost four years ago. In 2001, it was one of the biggest singles in North America, and… Continue reading Music Interview: Success by Default
By Kyle Francis
From the man who brought the theatre community such scenes as a prison inmate being dragged through broken glass only to be thrown out a window and abused street children committing crimes comes a play aimed at children! Clem Martini, a playwright often celebrated for darker works such as Control and Illegal Entry takes a… Continue reading Theatre Preview: You say octopi, I say octopuses
By Colin Flynn
With the release of their newest album, Chapter V, Staind coaxes their audience into counting the predecessors leading to the latest chapter. In support of the new disc the band has also hit the road giving fans a live taste of fresh tunes as well as some old favourites. “We have a lot more songs… Continue reading Music Interview: It’s been awhile since you heard Staind