Getting warmed up
It was only an exhibition game in the pre-season — and a split-squad game at that — but the MTS Centre seemed abuzz with an…
September 2011
Stadium on schedule
For those who have been patiently waiting for more details to be released about the new Blue Bomber stadium being built on campus, your wish…
Statistical advantage
Last Friday, the movie Moneyball debuted in theatres. It is based on Michael Lewis’s 2003 best-selling book of the same name and focuses on the…
Gazing into the (silicon) crystal ball
With NHL training camps and the pre-season wrapping up over the next week, hockey analysts from across the land are speculating how the season will…
Lookout!
On Sept. 23, 2011 NASA’s decommissioned Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) — a “bus sized” object, decommissioned in 2005 — re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere and…
Be like Bond
Forget Texas Hold ’em, James bond would never play such a common and crude game — unless he was seducing a beautiful woman that is….
Be like Rainman, but not really
Contrary to popular belief, counting cards in a game of blackjack is not illegal nor is it cheating, as long as the counting is done…
From real-life to fantasy
Betting on professional football has to be the most diabolical invention ever created; if you’ve ever bought a sports-betting ticket, you’ll know what I’m talking…
Injustice will not lead to justice
In a recent news article in the Manitoban, the topic of creating a new racialized student representative came up once again. I have written on…
Forum spurs discussion on Bipole III
A public forum on Manitoba Hydro’s proposed Bipole III power line was held at the University of Manitoba on Sept. 22 to analyze the heated…