By Jon Roe
The women v-ballasaurs started their season in fine form, winning both matches over the visiting Simon Fraser University Clan Fri., Nov. 3 and Sat., Nov. 4 at the Jack Simpson Gym. The Clan finished last season with a record of 3-17, and were completely outclassed Friday night when the Dinos took the match in three… Continue reading Women’s volleyball: Dinos dominate dazzled Clan
The Universite de Laval will welcome Canada’s best 250-or-so university male and female runners to the historic Plains of Abraham Sat., Nov. 11. The first five finishers from each school have their placings added together to determine team scores, with the lowest total winning. From the desks of student newspapers across the country, here’s a… Continue reading The running of the bulls
There was carnage in the air and Cougar steaks on the barbeque, as the University of Calgary men’s hockeysaurs roared their way to the top of the Canada West standings, with a sweep of the University of Regina Cougars in their Nov. 3-4 weekend series. The Dinos dominated the opening game with a 3-0 spanking… Continue reading Hockeysaurs devour competition
By Jon Roe
The toughest soccer division in Canadian Interuniversity Sport had their playoffs Nov. 4-5 in Edmonton, and the University of Calgary Dinos men’s team earned their spot after a grueling season. The Dinos opened the weekend Saturday with a 1-0 upset over the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds, and then ended their weekend with a disappointing… Continue reading Men’s Soccer: Dinos out
Anyone who has any knowledge of technology dreads the inevitable phone-call, whether it’s from a friend, relative, or complete stranger: “Hey, uh… Could you come fix my computer? The Internet… it’s… uh… broken…” We’ve all been there, whether it be getting an urgent phone-call at 3 a.m. from some ex-roommate, or unwittingly being roped into… Continue reading This Week On The Internet: How not to break the Internet, Pt. 1
By Marina Foo
Tomi Swick isn’t a name that turns heads, and yet, he’s opening for heavy-hitters like the Goo Goo Dolls. So he’s got to have something to show for it. He’s a Canadian born singer/songwriter that sings honest tales of love and reality. When he departed from the Hamilton band where he began a solo career,… Continue reading Swick has quick upward mobility
By Robin Ianson
One of the most bizarrely named festivals ever to exist is celebrating its second birthday. The Giant Incandescent Resonating Animation Festival, better known by its less cumbersome acronym, GIRAF, is the brainchild of ACAD student Brandon Blommaert. Blommaert felt Calgary was lacking a venue to showcase the world of animation, in particular the realm of… Continue reading Weird name, weird cartoon
Many people on campus don’t even know where Craigie Hall is, let alone what lies beyond. The sixth floor of the Art Parkade seems an even more remote and bizarre location, but it serves its purpose as the visual artistic hub on campus. It follows that in true underdog style, the University of Calgary Fine… Continue reading Little Gallery, lots of stuff
Start with mystery, seduction and an abundance of clever dialogue rife with sexual innuendo. Throw in a high-class-prostitute-cum-dangerous-spy and a nun with a mouth so foul it would make George Carlin blush, and the premise is set for the latest production out of the University of Calgary drama department, The True Life Fiction of Mata… Continue reading Sexpionage!
By Darren Young
Sometimes being a slacker can have its perks. Though there are obvious flaws with being lazy, what with the failure and inevitable weight-gain, during lengthy periods of lethargy slackers have been known to concoct ingenious plans to fix the messes they have gotten themselves into. In Accepted, Bartleby Gaines opens up his own post-secondary institute… Continue reading DVD Review: Accepted