It has been almost a year since I was in India as part of the University of Calgary Term Abroad Program for Fall 2001. When people ask me about my experiences, the first story I inevitably tell is riding the train to northern India. My roommate and I were on a 22-hour train ride to… Continue reading Memories of India
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Dinos set to defend their Cup
By Ryan Laverty
The Jack will be abuzz with activity this weekend as the University of Calgary hosts the 11th Annual Husky Dino Cup Volleyball Tournament. Always a showcase of unreal talent and competitiveness, this year’s edition may be one of the hottest fields in the tourney’s history. Here is a quick rundown of each team, and what… Continue reading Dinos set to defend their Cup
CIAU: watch out
It was pretty much a given that the Dinos men’s volleyball team would beat the University of Regina Cougars last weekend. All that really needed to be determined was by how much. The Dinos took nine of 10 games from the Cougars, winning 4-1 on Friday and 5-0 on Saturday. The two wins, coupled with… Continue reading CIAU: watch out
Volleyball leader: Warren Henschel
Muhammad Ali’s famous saying, "Float like a butterfly sting like a bee" comes to mind upon meeting Warren Henschel. At a glance, standing at an imposing 6’4"Henschel, the senior player of the Dinos men’s volleyball team is no butterfly. With his spike of the ball, Henschel’s sting becomes quickly apparent. Vet off court this athletic… Continue reading Volleyball leader: Warren Henschel
They ain’t pretty and they don’t look that way
Back from the deep-end and swimming in local watering holes, the Northern Pikes are getting ready to start a tour in support of their new release, Hits and Assorted Secrets. Their first in six years, the album is made up primarily of greatest hits with three unreleased tracks. "We had tonnes of material that never… Continue reading They ain’t pretty and they don’t look that way
It’s hard work being #1
By Chris Johns
The University of Calgary men’s volleyball Dinosaurs have chosen a difficult way to get themselves in game shape this year. Play until the other team quits. For the second week in a row, the Dinos played a match which took over three hours to complete. The Big Red Machine rolled into Vancouver to play the… Continue reading It’s hard work being #1
Volleyball men overcome Spartans
By Chris Johns
It is pretty clear what the Dinos men’s volleyball team thought going into their weekend series with Trinity Western University. "We are playing the equivalent of an expansion team. Piece of cake, right?" The Dinos found out otherwise when the TWU Spartans took them to a fifth game on Friday night before the Dinos regained… Continue reading Volleyball men overcome Spartans
1999 Husky Dino Cup
Each October the University of Calgary hosts an event of epic magnitude. Renowned both locally and nationally, it attracts crowds like no other campus event. The images seen there will stand out in your mind for years to come. No, I’m not talking about the Imaginus poster sale. I’m talking about the Husky Dino Cup.… Continue reading 1999 Husky Dino Cup
Volleyballer far away from Kazakstan
By Laura Glick
The Dinos men’s volleyball team will add some extra depth in their outside hitting department this season–about 6′ 5" worth of depth, to be exact. Twenty-three year-old Denis Zhukov from Almaty, Kazakhstan recently arrived in Calgary to join the Dinos after a six-month courtship with head coach Greg Ryan. "He emailed me, he sent me… Continue reading Volleyballer far away from Kazakstan
Calgarians have hand in Pam Am haul
Sixty-one Calgary-based athletes are representing Canada in the Pan Am Games. Naturally, there are a lot of medal hopes riding on those athletes. So far, Calgary’s participants have been doing their country proud, but until Wednesday no gold medals had been won by a Calgarian. More on that later.Cyclist Tanya Dubnicoff was the first Calgary… Continue reading Calgarians have hand in Pam Am haul