November 2010

Extraordinary sport: chessboxing

Boxing and chess are two competitive past-times that appear, on the surface, very unlikely bedfellows. Boxing is a sport that is both violent and physically…


Here comes Treble

This week I thought I had the symptoms of Bieber fever: incredible pain, sweating and shitting like there’s no tomorrow. In the end I realized…


Bison briefs

Basketball The Bison men’s and women’s basketball teams were both on the road over the weekend, playing the Fraser Valley Cascades in back-to-back games October…


Manitoban hockey pool

Greetings hockey fans! Whether you’ve officially entered the 2010-11 Manitoban Hockey Pool or just interested in keeping up with the goings on of the NHL…



Ignorance is bliss

Congratulations! If you have managed to stand up, walk over to a Manitoban stand and pick up a copy of this paper then there is…



Over the sea and back again

It is winter as you walk through the streets of St. Petersburg. The snow drifts gently down, quietly blanketing the canals and bridges on your…


This is no Disney movie

Recently, Praxedis G. Guerrero, Mexico, has been under international scrutiny for a reason other than drugs and violence. Last week, Marisol Valles Garcia, a 20-year-old…