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 University of British Columbia Thunderbirds over the weekend and emerged with their number one ranking intact, with two five-set victories over the T-Birds.

The University of Calgary men's volleyball team begins the second half of the Canada West schedule after a valuable six day trip to southern California.

The University of Calgary Dinosaurs are keeping their heads just above the water.

I'm not referring to the swimming team. I'm referring to the men's hockey team. After splitting last weekend's series in Winnipeg against the University of Manitoba Bisons, the Dinos' record, now stands at 862 which is above .500, but not comfortably so.

Mon. Dec. 6, 1999 marks the 10th anniversary of the Montréal Massacre, when a gunman opened fire at the University of Montréal's École Polytechnique and killed 14 women. Since then, the day has been marked as a National Day of Action for Violence Against Women.

As with previous years, the University of Calgary is commemorating the anniversary with various activities, including a White Ribbon Campaign. Ribbons will be sold in MacEwan Hall from Wed., Dec. 1 to Fri., Dec. 3, and again on Mon., Dec. 6.

Provincial student leaders, including University of Calgary Students' Union President Rob South and Vice-president External Nassr Awada, met with about 40 MLA's in Edmonton last week, including Treasurer Stockwell Day, Health and Wellness Minister Halvar Jonson and Technology and Innovation Minister Dr. Lorne Taylor. Organized by the Council of Alberta University Students, a provincial student lobby group, the meetings took place Nov. 23-25.

Ten years ago in his inaugural address then us President George Bush laid the ground work to justify our newly crowned economic hypothesis.

"Freer markets undoubtedly lead to freer people."

While it's not a direct translation from Milton Friedman it's the sound-bit summation of the libertarian's philosophy. It is also very incorrect. The link between capitalism and democracy which we've all accepted for years has yet to rear it's head in dictatorships of China, Singapore, Indonesia, et cetera.