Month: December 2007

By Ændrew Rininsland

Friday’s meeting of the Board of Governors is of special concern to students and anyone who values the cost of their university education, even if the Students’ Union is unwilling to fight against the likely tuition increase. Despite being at the ungodly hour of 8:30 a.m., it is particularly important that students show up for… Continue reading Editorial: The Grinches who raised tuition

By Katy Anderson

The prediction of the coldest winter in fifteen years will affect all of us, but for the homeless population of Calgary it could be catastrophic. Homeless Awareness Calgary does a count of the city’s homeless every two years. The last count was done in fall 2006 and totaled 3,400. Because of both the lapse in… Continue reading Editorial: Homeless population needs help now

By Jon Roe

Talent: This year’s Dinos football team, like last year, was young, but there was no shortage of talent, unpolished as it may be have been. Runningback Anthony Woodson, who had a great rookie year that was perhaps overshadowed due to quarterback Dalin Tollestrup’s outstanding ’06 season, was superb in his sophomore run, picking up a… Continue reading Dinos Report Card: football

By Amanda Hu

Talent: The team’s roster was full with strong players, including, Morena Ianniello, who ended the season with eight points, Katie Blundell, finishing with six points, and goalkeeper Alana Knowles. Effort: The girls gave it their all, maintaining a chance at playoffs all season, though it was just out of their reach. Coaching: Robin Slot has… Continue reading Dinos Report Card: women’s soccer

By Amanda Hu

Talent: The team was plagued with a large number of rookie-related blunders that seemed to keep them from organizing a cohesive winning strategy. Fifth-years Brian McDonnell and Matthew Deeprose demonstrated the team’s most noticeable strengths, keeping some balls out of the net and leading successful offensive attempts, respectively. Effort: The team seemed unable to meld… Continue reading Dinos Report Card: men’s soccer

By Amanda Hu

Talent: Fielding another crop of rookie-heavy girls, the field hockeysaurs had the short end of the stick when it came to experienced players. There were some shining stars on the roster, like fourth-year player Kaelyn Barrie and stand-out rookie Jenn Hosfield who were both out from injuries for several games. Effort: Though the team didn’t… Continue reading Dinos Report Card: field hockey

By Derek Neumeier

Riding a season-best, four-game winning streak into their last contest before exams and Christmas break, the University of Calgary Dinos women’s hockey team had high hopes about continuing their winning ways and finishing off the first half of their season with another “W.” However, things didn’t go according to plan as the ‘saurs were outplayed… Continue reading Dinos hockeysaurs lose momentum with loss against Griffins

By Joshua Goard-Baker

In what was the closest of matches played by the University of Calgary Dinos women volleysaurs this year, the young team prevailed over their northern rivals, the University of Alberta Pandas. Sticking with the formula that has brought them out to a 6-2 start this year, Coach Boyles kept his young stars on the court.… Continue reading You can do it, put your back into it

By Stewart Pallard

A mumps-free University of Calgary Dinos men’s basketball squad swept their series against the University of Saskatchewan Huskies this weekend. The pair of victories improves the Dinos winning streak to six games and gives them a four-point lead over the University of Alberta Golden Bears for top spot in the Central division of Canada West.… Continue reading Dinos basketballers totally dominate

By Jon Roe

Is it time for more bucks for the Students’ Union bang? The SU is looking at their policy for paying commissioners. Under review is the maximum honorarium each commissioner can be paid per month and the policy for reduced compensation for late reports. Currently, commissioners can be paid an honorarium of up to $400 per… Continue reading SU commissioners discuss pay raises