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Host hockey Pandas take fifth-place at nationals
Andrew Jeffrey, Sports Editor
Despite hosting the 2012 CIS women’s national hockey championship this past weekend, the Pandas weren’t able to capitalize on their home ice advantage and finished fifth after playing in their second-straight consolation game.
Bears and Pandas clean up at tennis qualifiers
Remi LeBlanc, Sports Writer
The Golden Bears and Pandas tennis team annihilated their competition this weekend to qualify for CIS nationals in August, and are hoping to medal for the third time in as many years.
Juggling two varsity sports is a dream come true for Wright
Rebecca Medel, Sports Editor
You’d never know from Smith Wright’s track and field record that he taught himself how to throw while competing in shot put, weight throw and discus throw back in high school.
Women’s hockey – CIS national championship recaps
Rebecca Medel, Sports Editor
CIS Women’s Hockey National Championships Schedule
Hoop Bears head to nationals as CanWest champs
Matthew Hirji, Gateway Staff
A pair of three pointers drained by Daniel Ferguson in the waning seconds of the Canada West divisional championship game on Saturday has launched the Golden Bears to national prominence.
Athletics cuts field hockey team, withdraws from CanWest
Rebecca Medel, Sports Editor
After a hastily-called meeting, the Pandas field hockey players and coaches were informed last Thursday night that they are no longer part of a U of A funded team.
Decision to cut field hockey team poorly carried out
Alexandria Eldridge, Editor-In-Chief
University of Alberta Athletics has decided to drop the Pandas field hockey team. The main problem is not that they’ve cut the team — it’s the way it happened.
Volley Bears finish sixth in CIS
Andrew Jeffrey, Sports Editor
The men’s volleyball CIS championships continued to be dominated by Canada West teams last weekend in Kingston, Ont., but it wasn’t due to any help from the University of Alberta, who finished nationals in sixth place.
2012 CIS Women’s Hockey Championship Preview
Rebecca Medel, Sports Editor
CIS women’s hockey championship participating teams.
Huskies oust ice Bears to play in CanWest final
Remi LeBlanc, Sports Writer
The University of Saskatchewan Huskies ended the ice Bears’ 15th consecutive CanWest final appearance with a 4-3 overtime win on Sunday night. Ranked only one point behind the Bears, the matchup proved to be a clash worthy of semi-final action.
Winning at cheating: a not so comprehensive guide
03/30/2012
Life is hard. There’s no secret or manual — we’re all just sort of playing it by ear. There’s no right or wrong way to go through life, just an easy way and a hard way. The hard way involves work, dedication, motivation, aggravation, archaeological excavation, rhyming skills, etc. So we can all agree the hard way is way too hard. It’s clear you need to take the easy way out. After all, with great effort comes great responsibility.
New Dean of Science has high hopes for his faculty
05/20/2012
Artificial intelligence has been the focus of Jonathan Schaeffer’s research during his past 28 years at the University of Alberta, but his new role as Dean of Science will rely solely on his own intelligence.
The Gateway Opinion Podcast Sells Out!
For the final show of the year, Ryan, Darcy and Adrian sit down for an hour and talk about stuff they like.
