By Amanda Hu
The University of Calgary Aquatic Centre is buzzing as the Dinos get ready to host the Canada West swimming championships this weekend. The cw championships are held every five years by the U of C and are one of the largest and most important swimming events in the city. This year’s competition features over 20… Continue reading Swimming: We are hosting the champions!
After consistently improving over the first half of the season, the University of Calgary Dinos women’s hockey team went into the second half hoping to start the semester off on the right foot by winning their first weekend series, a pair of games against the Grant MacEwan Griffins. Unfortunately, the time off must have been… Continue reading Women’s Hockey: Second half starts slow for ‘Saurs
By Todd Andre
The Dinos women b-ballers abandoned mercy last weekend, as they killed the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns’ remote playoff hopes with two decisive victories in front of the ‘Horns’ home crowd. The Dinos exploded into a 14-0 run to end the first quarter of the Fri., Jan. 12 game, and they never relinquished their lead, holding… Continue reading ‘Horns easy prey for Dinos
The men’s hockeysaurs received an early Christmas present at the end of the first half of the season, with news of the addition of Arizona Sundog Torrie Wheat to the squad in the upcoming year. Along with his leadership and professional experience, Wheat joined the University of Calgary men’s hockey team with an impressive offensive… Continue reading Hockeysaurs receive CHL reinforcement
One by one the free lands of Ontario fell to the power of the Dinos one ringette club… The Dinos’ ringette squad travelled to Ottawa for the University Challenge Cup Jan. 4-7 and brought back gold after defeating the University of Alberta in the final. The Dinos have an excellent record in this tournament, having… Continue reading Ringette: One ringette to rule them all
Check out the local high school and post-secondary sports scene and you’ll find a number of sibling teammates using “sister power” to vanquish foes. But, what happens if the family is apparently geared to playing the exact same position?Red Deer natives Brittany and Tahnee Hutton discovered this past weekend when their respective teams–the University of… Continue reading Women’s Volleyball: Familial duel: Dinos-Huskies series match-up sisters
By Jon Roe
Consistency has been an issue all year for the women’s volleyball team. With depth at every position, the Dinos were expected to be a top team all season. However, inconsistent efforts have forced the team to play a Canada West high of 79 games, 10 more than the Simon Fraser University Clan, who are second… Continue reading Women’s Volleyball: Dinos need five to sweep Huskies
Minimalist posters featuring a bulls eye and the outline of a woman were hung around campus Wed., Jan. 17, igniting fears of a creator with ill intentions.The Smoke-free University of Calgary club put up the ambiguous posters to draw attention to National Non-smoking Week.The posters were not approved by the Students’ Union and were consequently… Continue reading Threatening anti-smoking posters removed
A triple hit combination will make January a prime time for University of Calgary smokers to finally butt out. National Non-smoking Week takes place from Jan. 21-27, and U of C Health Services is using the week and the recently passed City of Calgary bylaw banning smoking in all public places to encourage smokers to… Continue reading U of C helps students butt out
University of Calgary student Michael Anthony Jensen passed away suddenly last week, at the age of 29 years. Michael was well known to many students and professors on campus, and his untimely passing was a shock to all who had become accustomed to his seemingly effortless way of beating the odds. One of Mike’s most… Continue reading Michael Jensen remembered