After forward Rajiv Mathur and defender J.P. "meal-money" Khouri decided not to come back to the Dinos’ varsity soccer program next year, they made alternate plans. "We’re going to go across North America on a motorcycle," says Khouri. "And this Beetlejuice-looking guy will be in the buggy." "With the little goggles on," adds Mathur. It’ll… Continue reading A duo of epic proportions
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Out to pasture, but still giving thanks
It’s been fun–seriously, it has. Even though you see me running around all stressed out, and even though I curse, yell and threaten all of you, it’s been a blast. Gauntlet sports editor is the funnest (is funnest a word?) job on campus because of you. Not you, the reader. I like you too, but… Continue reading Out to pasture, but still giving thanks
All your votes are belong to us are belong to us
Despite allegations of sleeping on the job, rampant gambling and mud-slinging, the Gauntlet stumbled drunkenly through another Tier II election. At the helm of the Academic Probation section next year will be Andrew "The Red" Ross, whose Viking army won a commanding victory over Kyle Siler. "I promise a year of pillaging, followed by raiding,… Continue reading All your votes are belong to us are belong to us
Men’s Soccer: Report card time
By Rob South
This year’s performance by the men’s soccer team was a bit like the horny, class dork on prom night–it was their best chance of making it, but still they came up short. While the dork probably lacks style, charisma and social graces, the team lacked a ball winning midfielder, a threatening striker tandem and somebody… Continue reading Men’s Soccer: Report card time
Morpheus deals with separation anxiety
Jay Newman’s second directorial foray for the Morpheus Theatre deals with inevitability, intellect and emotion. Six Degrees of Separation follows a young black con man, who knows which buttons to push, and the wealthy couple who is affected by his exploits. With a track record of performances and a feature film resulting from the script,… Continue reading Morpheus deals with separation anxiety
Dinos poach Golden Bears, Huskies
By Ryan Laverty
The University of Calgary Dinos men’s soccer team kicked off their season this weekend at Forest Lawn Athletic Field with a couple of convincing wins. While the team’s core is pretty much intact from last year, this is definitely not the same squad. Saturday’s game saw our provincial rivals from Edmonton come to town and… Continue reading Dinos poach Golden Bears, Huskies
Night of the Dino: the real nominees
The nominees are in, the ballots have been cast, the plaques have been engraved. On April 6, the University of Calgary’s annual athletic awards banquet, also known as Night of the Dino is upon us. Three nominees for each of the rookie-of-the-year awards and five for each of the athlete-of-the-year awards have been named, but… Continue reading Night of the Dino: the real nominees
How it all came down: a year in review
The University of Calgary was among the most successful schools in the Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union this year. Collecting one gold medal, three silvers and a bronze, the Dinos put together the third-highest total, behind only the University of Alberta (four gold, two silver, three bronze) and the University of Victoria (2-2-2). As well, 22… Continue reading How it all came down: a year in review
Our picks for this year’s best athletes
April 6, the University of Calgary Athletic Department will hand out its annual awards at the Night of the Dino. This year, there will be a few changes. Five nominees for athlete of the year will be announced ahead of time, giving interested parties time to speculate about the winners. As well, a rookie of… Continue reading Our picks for this year’s best athletes
SU spends $23,000 to lobby province
By Mary Chan
The Students’ Union allocated a total of $23,000 toward government lobbying efforts at Tuesday night’s Students’ Legislative Council meeting. The money was approved in two motions, one of which earmarked $15,000 for the Tuition Action Committee. "TAC is back," said SU Vice-president External Nassr Awada. "Our issue’s still the same. Our issue is that tuition… Continue reading SU spends $23,000 to lobby province