The holidays are a prime time for the release of potentially high-quality movies. As studios are aware of the warm-and-fuzzies that are involved in being with various loved ones around this time of year, there are plenty of the usual weepers, family flicks and inspirational Oscar candidates to go see. Thankfully, there are also a… Continue reading Films to fill the Holidays
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Western Business Games gone wild!
By Emily Senger
Intoxicated, rowdy, g-string clad business students ran amok in the usually upscale Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise last weekend, resulting in several RCMP and Emergency Medical Services visits and the arrest of a University of Calgary student. The festivities were part of the Western Business Games, an annual business-networking event which ran Nov. 3-4. The event,… Continue reading Western Business Games gone wild!
Bronze ain’t so bad
By Jon Roe
Through adversity and illness, the Dinos women’s volleyball team came away with a bronze medal over the Trinity Western University Spartans in the Husky Dino Cup. Typically it’s player health that is the concern going into big games, but the Dinos faced a different problem going into day two of the Oct. 19-21 event. “I… Continue reading Bronze ain’t so bad
Homeless people warm my heart
An adventurer, gatherer, fighter and overall powerful individual perfectly describes a man that many don’t know about. The legacy of a man we will just call Bob for now, shall live on for decades to come, enriching our understanding of how we accept people in our world. Whether he greeted you with a handshake, funny… Continue reading Homeless people warm my heart
Dinos ladies feelin’ Pronghorny
By Sean Nyilassy and Lee Bogle
As our powerhouse women’s basketball team went into combat mode at home Fri., Nov. 19, they must have been thinking one thing: We are playing the unranked University of Lethbridge Pronghorns. “We learned a hard lesson,” Associate Coach Claire Mitton confided, “but fortunately we learned it quickly.” It’s a lesson some of us learn the… Continue reading Dinos ladies feelin’ Pronghorny
An All Night Girl
By Jeff Kubik
All I want is an all night kind of girl. You know the kind I mean?” His words came too quickly for me to respond, flowing easily one on top of the other. There was an easy rhythm in it, perfect control that sliced through the thick haze of alcohol. That he was standing at… Continue reading An All Night Girl
The Massacre returns
By Rob Scherf
Despite its cult status as a transcendent horror movie, it is this reviewer’s opinion that 1974’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is little more than a childish romp through the slasher genre. A shoestring budget–the general-consensus reason for the massacre’s lack of style, form or content–is no excuse to skimp on a decent story and appropriate… Continue reading The Massacre returns
Step into a world…
Generally, I’m not one for routine. I tend to be more of an impulsive type, especially when it comes to drinking and nights out. Which further demonstrates the power of my three-year-old Thursday routine.You see, there are certain combinations that should never be tampered with. Bombay Sapphire, tonic and a slice of lime. Jack Tripper,… Continue reading Step into a world…
History Supplement Introduction
It was about midnight on a warm summer night and I was sitting at the Elephant and Castle Pub with the newly elected Students’ Union President Barb Wright. Joining us were Gauntlet photographer Cory Bass and Toby White–Barb’s predecessor atop the throne of campus politics. We were talking about Dinos basketball star Leighann Doan, who… Continue reading History Supplement Introduction
The day the music died
By Nicole Kobie
The music of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra hasn’t died, though it has been silent for two weeks. The classical triumphs that usually echo through the Jack Singer Concert Hall are gone. Things are quieter since the CPO Board of Directors locked out the musicians on midnight Sat., Oct. 7, over contract disputes. It’s a strange… Continue reading The day the music died