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Pandas hockey look to win finals for higher seeding at nationals
Rebecca Medel, Sports Editor
A two-win series over the Saskatchewan Huskies last weekend in the Canada West semi-finals means the puck Pandas are headed to Calgary this weekend to face-off against the Dinos for top spot in CanWest.
Puck Pandas host Huskies in first round of playoffs
Rebecca Medel, Sports Editor
A season of strong play has paid off for the puck Pandas. As the second-place team in Canada West, they’ve earned the right to host the University of Saskatchewan Huskies in the first round of playoffs this weekend.
Volley Pandas set for WolfPack
Atta Almasi, Sports Staff
The volleyball Pandas are looking to start their post-season in the very same way they started the regular season — with a pair of home victories over the Thompson Rivers WolfPack.
Last conference games crucial for hockey Bears as they host ‘Horns
Rebecca Medel, Sports Editor
Despite only one weekend of regular season games left for the hockey Bears — who have already nabbed their playoff spot and are sitting at number two in Canada West at 18-6-2 — this weekend’s games matter for a few reasons.
Wrestling dominates CanWest
Andrew Jeffrey, Gateway Staff
The highlight of a strong year for the University of Alberta’s wrestling program came this past weekend at the Canada West championships with an impressive showing that cemented both the Bears’ and Pandas’ positions as strong contenders for nationals.
NHL undeserving of recent racist label
Atta Almasi, Sports Staff
I can still remember those late Saturday nights in Toronto as a nine-year-old, trying to stay up just a little bit longer after the Leafs games had finished to catch the first period or two of the Hockey Night in Canada doubleheader. More often than not that game would feature the Edmonton Oilers.
Family the key for CanWest volleyball points leader
Alana Willerton, Gateway Staff
Behind every student athlete there’s a support system responsible for helping them to get where they are today. For Bears volleyball right side Mitch Irvine it comes from his family, who, despite being separated by distance, have continued their undying support from their hometown of Red Deer. Irvine is first in Canada West in kills at 279 and overall points averaging 4.7 each game.
Volley Bears look to extend six-game win streak
Jonathan Faerber, Gateway Staff
The Volleyball Bears won themselves a home playoff spot against the University of Regina Cougars this weekend, with a pair of 3-0 victories at the Saville Centre guaranteeing them at least a third-place finish in the Canada West standings.
Basketball Bears undefeated in home court wins with two to go
Matthew Hirji, Gateway Staff
The Green and Gold are undefeated at home, and they’d like to keep it that way after a two game tip-off against the lowly Brandon Bobcats this weekend in the last regular season games of the year.
Volley Pandas hope to end regular season on streak
Atta Almasi, Sports Staff
Although the volleyball Pandas came out victorious at home last weekend against the Regina Cougars, it was a bittersweet conclusion to their regular home season schedule.
Concerns about digital rights doesn’t mean sympathy for child pornographers
02/15/2012
Legislating the internet is comparable to doing brain surgery on yourself while riding a roller coaster: It’s going to go terribly wrong, and even if it does go alright, it won’t be pretty. I don’t know; I’m not a doctor.
Pandas hockey look to win finals for higher seeding at nationals
02/20/2012
A two-win series over the Saskatchewan Huskies last weekend in the Canada West semi-finals means the puck Pandas are headed to Calgary this weekend to face-off against the Dinos for top spot in CanWest.
Opinion Podcast — February 21, 2012
02/21/2012
This week, Vic Toews, mandatory Indigenous Studies classes in university, Americans loving Canada, and a guy who spent seven years digging out a basement with toy tractors.
Opinion Podcast — February 21, 2012
This week, Vic Toews, mandatory Indigenous Studies classes in university, Americans loving Canada, and a guy who spent seven years digging out a basement with toy tractors.
