Sports

Leaving the team but not the game

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Noreen Mae Ritsema
After a remarkable soccer career with the Bisons, Desiree Scott looks back on her last five years on the team with satisfaction and contemplates the future and her love for the game. Understandably unwilling to...
Sports

Contemporary versions of athleticism

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Noreen Mae Ritsema
In the popular imagination, athletic prowess is frequently associated with organized sports, competition and even masculinity. The athletic skill of contemporary dancers helps give athleticism a new definition and a new image. Contemporary dancing is...
Sports

Football’s Thomas Hall recognized for his efforts on and off the...

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Noreen Mae Ritsema
Linebacker Thomas Hall is a proud Bison who acknowledges that he has a lot to be thankful for. He was recently nominated for the 2009 Canada West Football Russ Jackson Outstanding Student-Athlete award. The...
Sports

Teams out of playoffs but players still shine

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Noreen Mae Ritsema
Women’s soccer This season’s women’s soccer team came close, but did not make the playoffs. With a regular season record of 7-6-1, their Canada West hopes were lost, but three fifth-year players were selected as...
Features

Feel younger without technology

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Noreen Mae Ritsema
In reality, there are many things we can do to feel younger, or at least to feel close to our real ages. According to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), there are three...
Features

Addressing violence through empowerment

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Noreen Mae Ritsema
An integral aspect of any person’s health and well-being involves feeling a sense of personal security. Unfortunately, for many people, this sense of safety is not a given. In Canada, where nearly 200 women...
Sports

Volleyball’s Dane Pischke excels

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Noreen Mae Ritsema
Apparently superb volleyball skills run in the family. At least this is the case for the Pischke family. Graduating from Fort Richmond Collegiate with the distinction of being named Manitoba Volleyball Association’s Graduating High...
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