By Ryan Laverty
After months of negotiations, University of Calgary basketball legend Leighann Doan finally knows where she’s going to spend her first year of marriage. The recently wed, former Dino forward has decided on Clermont-Ferrand, a Division II team in Central France, for her first excursion into the professional ranks. "My agent was responsible for talking to… Continue reading Here’s looking at you, kid
Carl Dalton is hardcore. So hardcore, in fact, that he calls field hockey "hockey," as if it were the most natural thing in the world. While many Canadians might misunderstand him and get confused, maybe that’s exactly the attitude the University of Calgary Dinos need from their new field hockey head coach. Dalton, a native… Continue reading I come from the land down under
t seems that nobody can resist a tantalizing story of drugs, money and corruption. Such was the case with a recent documentary aired on the 5th Estate, the CBC’s–and indeed, Canada’s–leading TV newsmagazine show. At $2.8 million dollars, that documentary culminated in the largest libel lawsuit in Canadian history. The story began in 1995 when… Continue reading The libel line
By Вen Li
Call them the Boris and Natasha of cyberspace. Two notorious computer viruses accosted University of Calgary computers last week. While the CodeRed worm tried and largely failed to infect web servers running Microsoft’s Internet Information Services server software, over 600 copies of the SirCam e-mail virus were sent and received per hour at the height… Continue reading CYBERWORMS AND VIRUSES, OH MY
By Wendy Maloff
Inter-university transfers in Alberta just got a lot easier. Last month, the Universities Coordinating Council decided to have Alberta’s four universities and five university colleges adopt a universal grade point average system. "The universities and colleges currently use several different grading systems, " explained University of Calgary registrar Dr. Gary Krivy. "It was decided that… Continue reading One grading system for all
Campus 5-0 Staff Shakeup Following the resignation of Security Operations Coordinator Bob King in July, supervisor Ken Kress was selected as the new Operations Coordinator. "With Bob leaving, we’re losing some experience," said Campus Security manager Lanny Fritz. "But we’re also looking forward to the experiences that Ken Kress is going to bring this year… Continue reading News that got left in the dryer
University of Calgary clubs can now eat cake, monster eggplants or whatever else their hearts desire. On July 31 the Students’ Legislative Council passed a resolution that legislated existing procedures for the selection of club events caterers. "There isn’t a major change here," said Students’ Union president Barb Wright. "This resolution was more a commitment… Continue reading Let them eat swordfish quijo
Canada’s best budding political advisors will gather in Toronto next week, with a University of Calgary graduate student among them. Environmental Design student Rachel McCormick was recently chosen from over 850 competitors as one of 50 semi-finalists in Magna International Inc.’s 2001 As Prime Minister Awards. "It’s great, it’s kind of interesting," said McCormick of… Continue reading Enviro-thinking your way to the top in one easy step
This year’s Calgary Folk Music Festival brought together some of the world’s best musicians–folk and otherwise–and some of folk music’s best kept secrets. From workshops to booths selling jewellery and rugs to full-out mainstage concerts, these are the experiences and images that began and ended with Calgary’s only annual folk music festival.
By David Kenney
David Byrne, take a bow. Thursday night saw a healthy variety of folk, blues, pop and world music. Yet, it was former Talking Heads member Byrne who had the most "wow" factor. Playing with a band that included three violins, one cello and a set of African drums, Byrne slid up and down a playlist… Continue reading David Byrne meets Whitney