By Phil Serchuk
With the completion of the new MacEwan Hall, students are finally breathing a sigh of relief. While many undergraduates believe that the Student’s Union expansion fiasco has come to an end, Gauntlet reporters have recently discovered documents detailing plans for a new project which completely eclipses MacEwan Hall expansion. Construction work is scheduled to begin… Continue reading Oops! They did it again
By Вen Li
When we first looked at Internet music-swapping technologies a year ago, things were quite different. Napster had been slaughtered by the courts, Gnutella was immature, and the tech bubble funding the dozens of file-sharing networks hadn’t quite yet burst. Since then, music swapping, driven mostly by the 18–24 demographic, continued to grow and adapt around… Continue reading File sharing after Napster
By Ryan Laverty
"Ain’t life a bitch?"So asked Billy Cole from the movie The Last Boy Scout just following an on-field killing spree as he then proceeds to turn his pistol on himself. If fiction mirrors reality then that scene is the dramatization of Mike Tyson’s rapidly approaching end.Once feared for his punishing blows and calculated attack, Tyson… Continue reading Laverty’s notes from the Sportsdesk
By Еvan Osentоn
One has to feel some pity for Felis concolor, the common cougar found across much of Western North America. Nearly eradicated in the 19th century by hunters and farmers, its comeback in the mid-to-late 20th century was marred by the emerging double meaning of "cougar" as any sexually lecherous middle-aged bar-going human being.It is thus… Continue reading Men’s Hockey
By Chris Johns
It’s easy writing about the Dinos men’s volleyball team, just read.On (insert date here) the Dinos played a two-game set against the (insert opponent here). Calgary came out with a great effort (insert day here) winning a thrilling (insert score here) match on the strength of Denis Zhukov’s (insert number of kills). (Insert teammate here)… Continue reading Men’s Volleyball
No one said it was going to be easy. Anytime you play the number one team in the country in their own house, you know you’re in tough. But, Dumbo had a feather that let him fly and the Dinos men’s basketball team rolled up to Edmonton equipped with the knowledge that they were the… Continue reading Men’s Basketball
Following their meet at Saskatoon on Jan. 26–27, the feeling around the University of Calgary track team is a very positive one."The results were the best you can ask for at training meet," said Dinos Assistant Coach Michael Steen.Samantha Anderson won the pentathlon and qualified for nationals in hurdles and high jump while the women’s… Continue reading Track and Field
By Ryan Laverty
They got off on the wrong foot and a tough lesson followed as the Dinos winning streak came to an end last weekend.On Fri., Jan. 25, the Dinos took on a difficult battle against the University of Alberta Pandas in Edmonton-trying hard to settle the game in their favour. A close game, there was no… Continue reading Women’s Basketball
Last weekend’s volleyball action between the second-ranked Uni-versity of Calgary Dinos and the 10th-ranked University of Alberta Pandas was about as evenly matched as a fight between your local karate club and assassins from the Yakuza. While both got skills, the gory outcome was never in doubt.The Dinos gutted the Pandas with ferocious efficiency not… Continue reading Women’s Volleyball
By Ryan Laverty
"I don’t run without a goal. And I don’t box by beating my fists in the air. I keep my body under control and make it my slave, so I won’t lose out after telling the good news to others." –Corinthians (9:26, 9:27)Athletes face adversity off the field as much as on it. Their resiliency… Continue reading Athletes say a little prayer for you