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Month: February 2007
Online Exclusive: SU op-fi commissioner forum
Students will have to think long and hard before submitting their choice for vice-president of operations and finance if the op-fi Candidate’s forum was any indication. Held Thur., Feb. 8, the forum spanned the major issues that will face the next elected VP Op-Fi. All three candidates, Kyle Olsen, Michael Prang and Fraser Stuart, were… Continue reading Online Exclusive: SU op-fi commissioner forum
Online Exclusive: SU VP op-fi forum
Depending on the results of the Students’ Union operations and finance commissioner election, the future may be very blue for patrons of MacEwan Student Centre. During the forum for op-fi Commissioner candidates, held Thur., Feb. 8, the questions posed ranged from the light hearted, “What color should be Mac Hall be painted?,” to the serious,… Continue reading Online Exclusive: SU VP op-fi forum
Online Exclusive: SU presidential forum
By Emily Joyce
It can’t be easy to sit for two straight hours of questions. Nonetheless, the three candidates vying for next year’s SU presidency, Julie Bogle, Julie Labonte, and Wilma Shim, remained poised throughout the SU presidential forum, which took place Fri., Feb. 9 in MacEwan Student Centre.The forum followed a standard question and answer format, with… Continue reading Online Exclusive: SU presidential forum
A rare win
By Alex Baron
There was a lot of entertaining volleyball being played at the Jack Simpson Gym Feb. 2-3 as the University of Calgary Dinos battled for the last playoff spot. The Dinos took on the University of Winnipeg Wesmen in a two-game series over the weekend. Knowing their playoff chances were slim and thinning by the minute,… Continue reading A rare win
Men’s Hockey: Dinos drop fourth straight, fall to last in the division
The winter weather froze a few noses this weekend, as well as the University of Calgary men’s hockeysaurs. Their attempt at getting back to their winning ways fell short during their Feb. 2-3 series in Richmond, B.C. against the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds. The T-Birds picked the Dinos clean with a last minute 3-2… Continue reading Men’s Hockey: Dinos drop fourth straight, fall to last in the division
Curling: Italian gold
By Alex Baron
Canada struck gold at the 23rd Winter Universiade Games in Torino, Italy, thanks to the women’s curling team from the University of Calgary. The Winter Universiade Games are the equivalent of the Olympics for university students. The successful team consisted of skip Brittany Gregor, Katrine Fisette, Heather Hansen and Hayley Pattison and was coached by… Continue reading Curling: Italian gold
Baseball: Former player speaks
By Amanda Hu
The sport of baseball has been host to many inspirational players over the years. An example of this long standing tradition is one-handed wonder Jim Abbott. The University of Calgary Dinos Baseball Club held their annual charity dinner and hosted the former professional baseball player in the MacEwan Hall Ballroom Wed., Jan. 31. Due to… Continue reading Baseball: Former player speaks
Women’s Basketball: Dinos heat up Winterpeg, pick up eighth straight win
By Todd Andre
Global warming is not an issue in Winterpeg. Just ask the University of Calgary women b-ballers. They had to fight off intolerable Winnipeg weather–as well as two of the toughest teams in the league–to extend their incredible winning streak to eight straight games. But streaks don’t come easy. “It was -49ºC with the wind-chill [on… Continue reading Women’s Basketball: Dinos heat up Winterpeg, pick up eighth straight win
Women’s Volleyball: T-Birds pose problems for perplexed Dinos
By Jon Roe
Though stumbling slightly during a road trip in B.C., the Dinos women’s volleyball squad held a good playoff position coming into the series against the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds Feb. 2-3. Unfortunately, the Dinos’ poor play against the Trinity Western University Spartans Sat., Jan. 27 carried over to the home series against the T-Birds,… Continue reading Women’s Volleyball: T-Birds pose problems for perplexed Dinos