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Olympic Fever
Just in time to beat the winter blues, the 2014 Olympic Winter Games are almost here! By: Erin Dunlop After a winter full of polar vortexes, ice storms, and otherwise freakish weather, it’s about time we all had something to look forward to throughout the rest of this chilly season. Personally, I’m counting down the days to one thing in particular: the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. It seems like light years ago that the last winter Olympics in 2010 (officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia) took place. At the time, I was just beginning the second term of my first year at…
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Curling: It’s Not Shuffleboard
Understanding curling for non-curlers By: Reanna Sartoretto It’s a Sunday morning at the arena. I’m surrounded by kids, slipping and sliding on the ice, and nearby, girls and boys huddle together, flipping coins, and trying to maintain their balance. No, this isn’t hockey. I’m watching the little ones learn how to curl. Canadians have been divided into two camps: those who curl and those who have no idea what this ice-shuffleboard-bowling thing is all about. In anticipation of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, here is your guide to understanding one of Canada’s oldest sports.
