By Ryan Pike
As a wanna-be journalist, there’s nothing so great as having a story fall into your lap. This space was originally going to be used, as promised last week, to comb over the tentative agreement between the Directors Guild of America and the Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers. Agreed to on Tue., Jan. 22,… Continue reading Heath Ledger rides off into the sunset
By Ryan Pike
In today’s hustle and bustle, time is at a premium. Sleep substitutes are often used to elongate the working day and allow the average person to do more than they could otherwise. The most widespread replacement for sleep is a cup of coffee, which is often served with cream and sugar to sweeten its bitter… Continue reading Your sugar’s not so sweet
By Darren Young
In the hustle and bustle of a booming city, where stress levels are only matched by blood pressure, it is safe to say that Calgarians need a break from time to time. The Pro Arts Society is offering anyone in the city with ears a brief moment of sanity in their Music @ Noon series,… Continue reading U of C students got brass
The wolf is a noble animal. It’s no surprise that so many bands looking to channel their primal animal spirits look to the wolf as their totem of choice. Their gleaming fangs, sharp eyes and proud demeanour are all traits that anyone would want to demonstrate. With bands like Wolf Eyes, Wolfmother, Wolf Parade and… Continue reading We Are Wolves are on the prowl
By Brad Halasz
Often, individuals are defined by the people around them and the same occurs to countries. As such, Canada has been labelled as dull compared to the boisterous United States. Canada’s southern neighbours have often chided them as being boring and plain, so perhaps it was only a matter of time before America’s newest revered funnyman… Continue reading Hungry like the wolf
January is typically slow in all respects, especially for entertainment. For movies, the post-holiday slump signals the exit of serious Oscar contenders and blockbusters from theatres, leaving audiences with, well, not very much. That’s why a movie like Cloverfield is such a surprise at this time of year: it has the buzz, the special effects… Continue reading It was a mash! It was a monster mash!
Forwards Rebecca Niehaus, who had two goals and one assist, and Beth Nerland, with one goal and two assists, led the charge for the Dinos Thu. night, stunning the Queens and handing them their first home loss of the season. Leading 2-1 with little time left to go in the game, the lady hockeysaurs saw… Continue reading Hockeysaurs split home and away series
With playoffs less than a month away, the men’s volleyball team hit the court twice at home to take on the number-one team in the country and Calgary’s provincial rivals, the University of Alberta Golden Bears Jan. 18 and 19. Though the Bears delivered two straight losses to the Dinos, the home team took the… Continue reading Dinos lose to Bears
While many teams in the world of Canadian Interuniversity Sport men’s basketball would be fine with splitting a weekend series against the University of Regina Cougars and the extremely tough Brandon University Bobcats, the University of Calgary Dinos men’s basketball team was not. Theirs is a team that expects to win every game and has… Continue reading Dinosaurs versus Cougars and Bobcats
At 9:27 p.m. on Fri., Jan. 18, opening night of the University of Edmonton’s Golden Bear Open track meet, the relay batons were missing. Dinos head coach Doug Lamont was confident that, once the batons turned up, the relay teams would put in strong performances. His confidence translated into domination by all four Dinos relay… Continue reading Dinos relay racers push track team towards win