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By Daorcey Le Bray

The University of Calgary Students’ Union and the Dinos Athletic Advisory Council are suffering from an on-again, off-again relationship. For almost a year, the SU has refused to recognize or support the DAAC. SU Vice-president Events Alix d’Archangelo was a member of DAAC when the SU elected to no longer recognize the athletic council, citing… Continue reading Athletic council still debated

By Daorcey Le Bray

Watching Escape from New York and its ever-so-witty sequel Escape From L.A., only one thing is for sure: Snake will never die. Even if there is a bad guy sneaking up behind him, Snake will spin around, homemade knife in hand, and pin the dude right between the eyes. Then he’ll grace us with a… Continue reading Women’s Volleyball: Weekend Update

By Daorcey Le Bray

"We absolutely stomped them!" Breathless with excitement, Amanda Moppett celebrated her team’s second straight win over the second-ranked University of Manitoba Bisons last weekend. The triumph, which culminated in wild applause from the moderately-filled Jack Simpson Gymnasium and much rejoicing on the Dinos’ side of the court, was a key event in illustrating that the… Continue reading Dinos force Bisons over the edge

By Daorcey Le Bray

Although Trinity Western University’s women’s volleyball team has improved since their Canadian Intercollegiate Athletics Union debut last year, they still insist on claiming the last place in Canada West for their own. Pitted against the formidable Dinos last weekend, the Spartans maintained their ability to roll over and be spanked like a bad, bad donkey.… Continue reading Weekend Update: Women’s Volleyball

By Daorcey Le Bray

A thick layer of snow covered the field where a handful of seventh grade boys organized themselves for the daily game of football. Each one of them dreamt of becoming a famous sports star. Each one billowed out storms of frozen breath as they tensed for the next play, a field goal attempt. The stuff… Continue reading The scary realm of the Alpha-male

By Daorcey Le Bray

The Yay or Nay coin for Women’s Volleyball has just about landed, and as the team steps away from the first part of their season, the numbers appear to be in their favour. I know that it means about as much as a mark from a prof of 500, but here’s how those numbers stack… Continue reading Women’s Volleyball: Report card time

By Daorcey Le Bray

It’s time for another unfair parallel. At the beginning of this week, a good load of this nation’s public turned their eyes to the CBC twice. First it was to see that old fashioned Grey Cup final, and next it was to watch the unfolding of yet another federal election. Both impacted the nation and… Continue reading Saving Canada one oddball at a time

By Daorcey Le Bray

"Gee whiz, we like what you do! What’s your name?" This is the reality of what comedian Ron James calls "the oxymoron" known as Canadian stardom. Even though the born-and-raised maritime comic is an alumnus of Second City Television and has appeared on CBC’s Just For Laughs, Comics! and Made in Canada, he still gets… Continue reading Ron James: you’ll laugh til you pee

By Daorcey Le Bray

A lesson on the nature of sports critics: they can’t help but give their opinion. Fearing nothing, they willingly raise their voices above the match recaps of the sports section while risking one or both feet in their mouths. That said, let me suggest where the women and men of Dinos volleyball are headed. Just… Continue reading V-ball predictions

By Daorcey Le Bray

There is a certain challenge that comes with beginning a new season. For Dinos men’s and women’s volleyball, the challenge was greater than merely the pressure of performing for points in the Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union–it was the challenge of playing away from the safety of their own gymnasium. "To win in this league, you… Continue reading Volleyball Dinos roll over Trinity Western