By Julie Bogle and Mike Selnes
Can you say Canada West Champions? Our lady Dinos can, and are the first University of Calgary varsity soccer team to hold the title since the men did in 1980. They showed the grit and determination we have come to expect, pulling off two spectacular shoot-out victories Nov. 5-6. They came onto the pitch as… Continue reading Canada West Champions!
By Katie Hobday
Dinos field hockey is back in action for another season with a team as green as the turf they play on. “We have a very young team,” laughed Assistant Coach Carolyn Fitzgerald. “Because of the lack of experience, we are focusing on team unity. We don’t want to depend too much on one player.”There are… Continue reading Young enough to be stoked on school…
When it comes to sweet starts, the Dinos women’s soccer team are off to one comparable with the Olsen twins. Now, the trick is to figure out how that success can keep going as long as it has for little baby Michelle from Full House. Perhaps a publicist could do the trick, maybe even make-up… Continue reading Soccersaurs spread their wings and soar
By Katie Hobday
At most universities, if students’ marks are too low, they’re required to withdraw and it leaves them with no other alternatives to pursue further education. However, the University of Alberta is now offering a special program to help students who find themselves in a similar situation.The Fresh Start program, now in its second year, gives… Continue reading Fresh start for students with marginal grades
It’s difficult to say what was more frustrating, watching the FOX network trying to cover baseball last weekend or watching the Dinos women’s soccer squad trying to score a goal. Much to the chagrin of their fans, the maligned Calgary attack looked more confused than Forrest Gump at a spelling bee. The Dinos managed only… Continue reading Wanted: someone who can score
The people were lonely and sad–it had been weeks since the Dinos’ women’s soccer team last graced them with a performance. Depression and melancholy became the norm as the good old days of games at Foothills Athletic Park were all but forgotten. A weird Canada West schedule coupled with Thanksgiving gave the ninth-ranked Dinos two-and-a-half… Continue reading Soccersaurs ravage Pronghorns
There are faint outlines of an angel and a devil sitting on Katie Lee’s shoulders. The angel is quietly paging through an engineering textbook, dressed in a comfortable hoodie with a look of innocence common to the divine. The devil is restless, shifting and adjusting a red soccer uniform while juggling a ball with a… Continue reading A solid mix of Heaven and Hell
There are certain phrases a movie reviewer simply never expects to write. "A fine performance by Keanu Reeves" is a prime example of one such phrase. However, such a phrase must be employed to describe Reeve’s performance in The Gift. For the first time in his career, Reeves succeeds in making the audience forget they… Continue reading The Gift best left unopened
By Alex Brown
The problem one would imagine would be to find boys whose voices had not yet changed. Who else could properly imitate an appropriately feminine voice? Someone had to act the roles women were not permitted to take. So it was during the time of William Shakespeare, when plays were acted entirely by men. This is… Continue reading Shakespeare a labour in love on stage