By Noah Miller
A new face will join Danielle Goyette behind the bench of the University of Calgary Dinos women’s ice hockey team next season. Along with unveiling next year’s recruiting class last month, Goyette announced the addition of former teammate Kelly Bechard to the Dinos women’s hockey coaching staff. Bechard has strong ties to the U of… Continue reading Another Olympian joins Dinos coaching staff
By Ken Clarke
Most people know Juliette Lewis as a successful actress who has starred in such films as Cape Fear, Natural Born Killers, From Dusk To Dawn, Kalifornia and Strange Days, to name but a few. What many of these people don’t realize is that she is a successful, hard-working, hard-touring and hard-rocking musician. Lewis is currently… Continue reading Online Exclusive: Juliette Lewis, the extended interview
Musician Shane Ghostkeeper got his start when friend and singer Cindy Scott “duped” him into playing at a festival after showing him around backstage before one of her shows. She had convinced him to bring his guitar as a back up in case she broke a string during her performance. After playing a few songs,… Continue reading Ghostkeeper haunted by first live show
While some people sip on gin and juice, Dojo Workhorse prefer whiskey and OJ. Passing a flask around on a warm summer afternoon along the Bow River, frontman Dan Vacon and drummer Scott Ross discuss the band that is often overshadowed by their better-known group, The Dudes. Dojo Workhorse is anything but a side project,… Continue reading Dojo Workhorse more than just a couple of Dudes
Aaron Meyer does things backwards. In a city that thousands flock to with aspirations of finding work in oil and gas, Meyer finds himself in Calgary without job prospects. Yet when he’s not jamming with friends here, he spends his time in the birthplace of grunge rock not playing music. Instead, the Washington native divides… Continue reading Honeybear finds his hive
Calgary gets a bad rap on the cultural front. Despite being the fifth-largest metropolis in the country, touring musicians often skip the city in favour of the greener pastures of Canadian cultural juggernauts Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto. Critics also frequently posit that the infamous boom-town economy of Calgary has left the city devoid of any… Continue reading Klassen calls Calgary home despite the hard winters
Chris Gheran describes himself as a “hard folk” musician. It seems like a strange distinction to make, but once you hear his music, it makes sense. The influences of old-school folk musicians like Woodie Guthrie and Bob Dylan resonate in his insightful lyrics and meaningful music. “It’s funny, because both my parents are executive white-collar,”… Continue reading Military buff/folk musician takes shots at Calgary
By Noah Miller
Miramar, Florida stirs memories of Tom Cruise and fighter jets making high-speed passes, whizzing by control towers to the Top Gun anthem. Now the mention of Miramar will conjure a new image of speed for at least one University of Calgary Dino. U of C sprinter Sam Effah blazed through the 100 metres final at… Continue reading Dino captures NACAC gold with strong personal best
By Noah Miller
The University of Calgary has scored in two of its three bids to host Canadian Interuniversity Sport nationals. Earlier this month CIS announced the Jack Simpson Gym will host the 2012 CIS women’s basketball championships as well as the 2014 CIS men’s volleyball championships following some tough deliberation in Ottawa last month. A CIS selection… Continue reading CIS announces future championship hosts
By Richard Zach
Editor, the Gauntlet, With grave concern I have learned of the Notice to Vacate that the Campus Planning office has sent to the Bike Root community bicycle shop on June 21, 2010. As you know, the Bike Root is a successful community-run bicycle workshop and bike library. It is one of only two community bike… Continue reading Letter: Regarding Bike Root