Get ball, pass, shoot, score– the most important aspects of many sports and ones the Dinos women’s soccer team are figuring out just in time for a push towards the playoffs. On a windy weekend in Calgary, the Dinos scored plenty of goals, but lost their first game to the Trinity Western University Spartans 4-2… Continue reading Women’s soccer team in last playoff spot with four games left
Month: October 2008
Roberto Luongo: O captain, my captain!
By Daniel Pagan
Something is rotten in the city of Vancouver. An announcement made by the Canucks general manager Mike Gillis has shocked hockey fans. No, it is not the Canucks’ unusual pre-season exhibition victories. No, the rumours about Mats Sundin becoming a Vancouver Canuck have not come to fruition. It’s the news that Roberto Luongo has been… Continue reading Roberto Luongo: O captain, my captain!
Goyette guides women’s hockey squad into new ACAC season
By Brad Halasz
Physically demanding practices and intense off-ice training is how University of Calgary Dinos women’s hockey coach Danielle Goyette plans to prepare her team for Canadian Interuniversity Sport league play as they hope to join in the 2009-10 season. Until then, the team will enter another season in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference with a championship… Continue reading Goyette guides women’s hockey squad into new ACAC season
Soccersaurs down and out in doubleheader
Coming off their most dominant offensive performance of the year– a 4-0 drubbing of the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns– the University of Calgary Dinos men’s soccer team looked to carry their momentum forward against two tough opponents last weekend. First up for the Dinos was an afternoon match against the Trinity Western University Spartans, who… Continue reading Soccersaurs down and out in doubleheader
Topplin’ trees
Caring about the environment is the new black. Just like the clothing and accessories of the modern day hipster, the ideals of peace, love and protecting Mother Earth are back like a bad cold. The old ideas of the hippy movement have combined with technology to create a love child named the green movement. Solar… Continue reading Topplin’ trees
Quit hatin’ dem Rhinos
By Roman Auriti
“Don’t run for Parliament.” According to the Rhino Party website, Brian Gardner (a Rhino Party activist) stated that “Rhinos should cycle for Parliament or walk for Parliament, because running is dangerous.” This is just a taste of a myriad of party platform ideas, which unlike the mainstream parties, are letting party activists suggest parts of… Continue reading Quit hatin’ dem Rhinos
Sex swings
You’ve seen the ads, done the research online and joined the millions of curious sexercizers across the country by investing in a Love Swing. As you stare at it, suspended either by a large hook in your ceiling or held in the air by a portable stand, you anticipate all the possible excitement and can’t… Continue reading Sex swings
Disturbing deficit
After watching the leaders debate, It is difficult to accept that all the federal parties find the prospect of financial deficit completely unacceptable, but not one of them can even bring up the concept of an environmental deficit. This is a serious issue and one that our leaders are too short sighted to even mention.… Continue reading Disturbing deficit
SU View
This year, the Students’ Union is going green. From our events to our business operations, SUstainability is what we’re all about. We’re taking big steps to reduce our eco-footprint and we want to help you do the same. Currently, the Students’ Union Sustainability Board is funding a composting pilot project, revamping its sustainability policy and… Continue reading SU View
The return of freak power
Let’s get it straight right here: unless you vote Conservative, you are a member of the freak power demographic here in Alberta. By this I mean that unless you subscribe to the Conservative dogma of environmental inaction and even closer ties with our best buddies to the south, your voice is largely unrepresented by our… Continue reading The return of freak power