Month: March 2000

By Kevin Rothbauer

University sports fans in western Canada will be able to watch their favourite teams from the comfort of their own homes next season, thanks to Headline Sports. On March 24, the network, which currently televises sports highlights 24-hours-a-day, received amendments to its license from the Canadian Radio and Telecommunications Commission that permit it to broadcast… Continue reading CIAU to get more airtime

By Kevin Rothbauer

After eight seasons as head coach of the Dinos field hockey team, Deb Covey-Barnett announced her resignation on Wednesday. Covey-Barnett’s husband, Andy–with whom she has a 14-month-old son, Matthew–accepted a position with an athlete-training complex near Tampa, Florida, that starts in May. "I’m sad to be leaving the program–it’s been building for awhile," she said.… Continue reading Coach Covey-Barnett announces resignation

By Kevin Rothbauer

April 6, the University of Calgary Athletic Department will hand out its annual awards at the Night of the Dino. This year, there will be a few changes. Five nominees for athlete of the year will be announced ahead of time, giving interested parties time to speculate about the winners. As well, a rookie of… Continue reading Our picks for this year’s best athletes

By Bonnie Leung

Imagine an anvil sitting on your mantle. On Fri., March 24 at the Ad Rodeo, University of Calgary student Dave McLean and Mount Royal College student James Stangroom won the Anvil award for the best student ad design. The Ad Rodeo is the awards ceremony for the Calgary advertising industry. Held at the Jubilee Auditorium,… Continue reading U of C student wins ad rodeo

By Mary Chan

Bus fare may be $1.60, but on Wednesday, the Students’ Union gave students soup for free to get them on a bus to Edmonton. The soup kitchen was the second in a series of activities related to the SU’s planned bus trip to the provincial legislature on April 6. The soup kitchen, held by the… Continue reading Hoop and soup to Edmonton

By Fifi Enyi

As hordes of students flock to Mexico for spring break, a group of 14 students will make the journey for reasons other than sand and string bikinis. From April 30 to May 8, students will journey to Mexico to administer Operation Amigo. This year’s program will provide assistance to a Christian orphanage with medical, dental… Continue reading Students off to help Mexican orphanage

By Banji Li

The SU’s decision to pull out of a campus-wide lobby group was caused by administration’s delay in finalizing a tuition agreement, say senior SU officials. CORE–which includes administration and the Graduate Students’ Association–is now without the SU, one of its founding members. "We would like the university to deal in better faith with the SU,"… Continue reading SU pulls out of CORE

By Stephen Slessor

Close your eyes and visualize a night-time world without light. Now you see how half of humanity passes each night–in the dark," says University of Calgary professor Dr. Dave Irvine-Halliday. Irvine-Halliday, an Electrical and Computer Engineering professor wants to change that when he heads to Nepal next week as part of Canada’s Everest 2000 expedition.… Continue reading Prof lights up Everest

By Roman Zakaluzny

Late last summer, several massive explosions rocked Russia, killing over 300 innocent civilians while they slept. While no one claimed responsibility for the atrocity, Russian President Boris Yeltsin and his Prime Minister Vladimir Putin placed the blame squarely on "Chechen terrorists." Chechnya, a tiny landlocked nation of less than one million people located in the… Continue reading Chechnya presentation examines war

By Mary Chan

University students could face a $13 increase in their Dinos Athletics levy in the next two years. The increase, which sees the current $25 fee go up by $6.50 next year and another $6.50 the following year, was passed by the Dino Athletics Advisory Council on March 23, and will go to the Planning and… Continue reading Expansion financing in jeopardy