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Athlete profile: Alexandra Regier

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Noreen Mae Ritsema
Alexandra Regier is a talented Bison cheerleader who placed first in the female tumbling competition at the recent national competition in Brampton attended by Bison Cheer. Acknowledging that cheerleading is “a competitive, athletic sport...
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Drawing a line between exercise and addiction

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Noreen Mae Ritsema
As most gym junkies can attest, the gym gets noticeably busier in January. Not only are more people visiting the gym trying to purge the excesses of the holidays and trying to compensate for...
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The weight of a nation

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Ryan Harby
On Dec. 30 Hockey Canada announced the roster for the 2010 men’s Olympic hockey team. For weeks, months, even years before the official roster selection was made public fans have projected, pondered and prognosticated...
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The 13th man let the 13th man down

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Marc Lagace
If you were outside or anywhere near an open window during this past Grey Cup, you could no doubt hear the entire province of Saskatchewan break out in joyful celebration as the final seconds...
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Soccer star moonlights as track star

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Noreen Mae Ritsema
Dana Baker’s soccer career started when she was five years old. “It probably wouldn’t be considered soccer at that age, as I was usually swinging from the goal posts or picking the dandelions, but...
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Bison briefs

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Ryan Harby
Hockey The men’s hockey team participated in an exhibition series last week, playing in honour of the late Jim Johnson, former president of Thunderwolves Hockey at Lakehead University. The TBayTel Varsity Cup Challenge pitted the...
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Reconceptualizing willpower to reach fitness goals

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Noreen Mae Ritsema
Willpower. It’s often thought of in terms of something we either have or don’t have. But willpower is being reconceptualized as a skill. This is an empowering way of thinking because, as a skill,...

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