By Brad Halasz
Smashing their way to gold at the Cougar Invitational, the University of Calgary women’s volleyball team is ready to take on the Canadian Interuniversity Sport Canada West season. “I think all the girls are excited about the upcoming season,” said head coach Jesse Knight. The Dinos had a slow start to the tournament, losing to… Continue reading Dino volleysaurs tourney champs
The Dinos women’s soccer team finally got their roar back as they chased, attacked and ultimately defeated the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns. They managed to bank seven goals beating the Pronghorns 5-1 and 2-1 in a home-and-home series this past weekend. The wins bring the Dinos within one spot of a playoff berth as they… Continue reading Women soccersaurs get their roar back
By Brad Halasz
The University of Calgary Dinos enter Canada West play this year looking to carry last years’ second half surge forward into this campaign. Complicating matters for the team is the loss of former NHLer and short-lived Canadian Interuniversity Sport superstar Jared Aulin and former all-star captain Ryan Annesley. Together Aulin and Annesley combined for 25… Continue reading CIS CANADA WEST MEN’S HOCKEY PREVIEW 2008-09
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! No, not Christmas, election time! Students get to head to the polls twice in October and this SU view is to let you know when and why you will be voting this month.The SU By-Election is fast approaching with nomination days (the days you can hand in… Continue reading SU View
If you had the chance to save a young woman from dying from cancer, what would stop you? The Calgary Catholic School District recently passed a motion refusing to offer the human papillomavirus vaccine to young girls in their schools. The trustees voted six to one to opt out, claiming they feel it would unintentionally… Continue reading The incorrect response to HPV: jeopardizing the health of young girls
What do Pamela Anderson, Jude Law, Lily Allen, Britney Spears, Tommy Lee and now Kanye West have in common? They’ve all been arrested for allegedly assaulting photographers. As of Sept. 11, West can claim membership in the exclusive club of those who have gone on rampages, after he and his bodyguard allegedly smashed a $10,000… Continue reading The trouble of being Kanye
It doesn’t seem fair that shady Joe can make shoddy mugs emblazoned with the Vancouver 2010’s new slogan and come away with a profit. The Vancouver Organizing Committee recently released their official motto for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, “With Glowing Hearts,” and has proceeded to trademark the line from our national anthem. Such an… Continue reading With Glowing Hearts we trademark thee
In elementary school, every kid wanted to be an astronaut. However, the ideas for future careers broadened when the realization set in that the likelihood of being an astronaut is less than a four-foot-one kid playing in the NBA. In 1985-86, Ronald Reagan proposed sending a “citizen passenger” into space to promote the space program.… Continue reading The benefit of teach-o-nauts
For people who are afraid of flying, having to board an aircraft for a flight can be a startling ordeal. When faced with the actual logistics of flight, the potential for disaster increases in our minds. But as the famous saying suggests, “You are more likely to die in a car accident than in a… Continue reading People who shouldn’t nap:
O Canada! Our lost and forlorn land. True foreign owned. Under all the world’s command. In the last several years, large Canadian businesses such as Fairmont Hotels and Resorts and the Hudson’s Bay Company have been bought out by foreign businesses. Today when you walk around Lake Louise and look back at the beautiful Chateau,… Continue reading A country’s degradation