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By Courtenay Adams

Eighty-year-old Jean Vanier spent over half his life doing humanitarian work for individuals with developmental disabilities. On Thursday, he’s asking young adults between the ages of 18-35 to spend one evening listening to him speak about the lessons he learned in the span of his career and the message of peace and hope that can… Continue reading Humanitarian comes to Calgary

By Courtenay Adams

Andrew Brash returned this week from Nepal after successfully climbing to the summit of Mount Everest. This was Brash’s second attempt up the mountain. His first found him within 200 metres of the peak when his team stopped to help a fellow mountaineer who was left for dead. Two years later, Brash, a University of… Continue reading Conqueriung Everest

By Courtenay Adams

Talent: Outside hitter Omar Langford was perhaps the most notable offensive talent on the Dinos court this season, registering a whopping 248 kills in the regular season. Oleg Podporin and Scott Price had strong enough service games, but this is an area the Dinos will have to improve on overall to enjoy continued success. Defensively,… Continue reading Dinos Report Card: men’s volleyball

By Courtenay Adams

It wasn’t easy, but the men’s volleysaurs managed to eke their way into post-season contention after splitting play with the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack Feb. 8-9. Going in to the weekend, the men were required to pull at least one win from the double-header to continue to the playoffs. While Fri. night’s nail-biter failed to… Continue reading Dinos split weekend with WolfPack to take a place at playoffs

By Courtenay Adams

The men’s volleysaurs headed out east to the University of Winnipeg to take on the Wesmen, a team in contention for the top spot of the Canada West Conference rankings this past weekend. Though the Dinos were not victorious in either of the back-to-back matches on Fri. and Sat., their fight to the bitter end… Continue reading Dinos left scrambling for playoff spot

By Courtenay Adams

It was a weekend of ups and downs in men’s volleyball. The Dinos played their final regular season back-to-back matches at home against the Trinity Western University Spartans. They dominated their game in straight sets with scores of 28-26, 25-14, 25-20. Sat. afternoon. However, Sun. saw an intense match eventually wobble in favour of the… Continue reading Volleysaurs split weekend with TWU

By Courtenay Adams

With playoffs less than a month away, the men’s volleyball team hit the court twice at home to take on the number-one team in the country and Calgary’s provincial rivals, the University of Alberta Golden Bears Jan. 18 and 19. Though the Bears delivered two straight losses to the Dinos, the home team took the… Continue reading Dinos lose to Bears

By Courtenay Adams

The Calgary Oval X-Treme team is gearing up for another successful season. While most of the roster is composed of familiar faces, a few new players are eager to enter the Oval mix. Having started the WWHL season with a victory on the road against the Strathmore Rockies, the girls are sharpening their blades for… Continue reading An X-Treme team