By Brad Halasz
It only took the University of Calgary men’s basketball team two games to claim the Canada West Central Division Championship title for the second year in a row. It was only fitting the wins did not come easy against arch-rival University of Alberta Golden Bears who split the 2008/09 season series with the Dinos at… Continue reading Dinos prove to be more than Alberta can Bear
The University of Calgary women’s volleyball team moved one step closer to the Canadian Interuniversity Sports championships with the defeat of the University of Regina Cougars at the Jack Simpson on Feb. 13-15, and a bronze medal win at the Canada West Final Four in Edmonton from Feb. 20-22. They defeated the Cougars 2-0 in… Continue reading Lady v-ballers win big when it counts
With high expectations the Dinos men’s volleyball team took to the court on Feb. 13 looking to advance to the Canada West final four and the CIS championships. Coming into the post-season with the strongest record any of the current players had seen, and with the added boon of home-court advantage, the Dinos hit the… Continue reading Men’s volley season ends with nail-biter
The history of sport is one full of rivalries– the Calgary Flames versus the Edmonton Oilers, Muhammed Ali versus Joe Frazier and, of course, the Calgary Stampeders versus the Edmonton Eskimos. The swimming rivalry between the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds and the University of Calgary Dinos has been over a decade in the making.… Continue reading The golden age of Dinos swimming
By Ryan Pike
Oh no! Gauntley had too much fun on Reading Week and caught an intestinal parasite in Aruba. Help Gauntley finish his page so Jon Roe doesn’t smother him to death in his large, smokey beard.Click on image for larger version.
The Alberta Medical Association is fighting the Alberta government’s plans to introduce Bill 52 under the Health Information Amendment Act, 2008, fearing patients will not receive the quality health care and privacy of information they deserve. If passed, Bill 52 would include patient information that is usually stored in doctor’s offices in the provincial electronic… Continue reading Online Only: Online health records a cause for concern
Afghani protesters blame Canadians for death of two boys Protesters shouted “death to Canadians” following the death of two Afghani boys in their village on Monday. The Canadian military believes the boys’ deaths were caused by an undetonated explosive in the ground, however some villagers and Afghani police believe the explosion came from a mortar… Continue reading Online Only: News for the Unnewsed
Carnivores may be able to chow down on hamburgers without fear soon, thanks to new research from the University of Calgary faculty of medicine. U of C researchers have been looking at a new method to detect Mad Cow Disease by using blood samples from live cattle. Currently, the only way to test for Mad… Continue reading New research allows for live Mad Cow testing
It was by way of helicopter that Lanny Fritz got to where he is today. The current campus security director obtained his private pilots licence while completing high school at Saint Mary’s in the late ’60s and was interested in pursuing a career as a helicopter pilot. There were a number of good helicopter flying… Continue reading Helicopters, Vietnam, pigeons and campus security
By Daniel Pagan
Students and drinkers may have to mourn the end of unregulated pub crawl party buses. A task force comprised of police, fire, city and Alcohol Gaming and Liquor Commission officials are looking at regulating party buses due to concerns about on-board drinking, lewd behaviour and aggressive crowds. Party buses are used for pub crawls, bachelor… Continue reading Pub crawl bus regulations under review