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Naylor honoured for work on Herschel

The University of Lethbridge’s Dr. David Naylor will receive a Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) award for outstanding contribution to astronomy as part of the Herschel-SPIRE Consortium. Naylor (physics and astronomy), the Canadian lead on the Herschel-SPIRE Consortium, and his group are being honoured with the Group Achievement Award for

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Horns on home ice against Dinos

Despite being only the second weekend of January, this weekend’s home-and-home series between the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns women’s hockey team and the University of Calgary Dinos could be argued as the most important series of the season for both teams. Heading into the weekend, the Horns (6-9-3)

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Gamble pays off for both Brine and Horns

There’s a fine line between want and need, and the closer you come to the second, the more willing you are to take a leap of faith. For Brandon Brine and the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns men’s basketball team, each had reached a point where need was dominating

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Patterson, Campbell earn athlete of the week honours

A pair of hockey players get the nod as Subway Pronghorn Athletes of the Week following their performances in the first weekend of the second half of the Canada West season. Former Canada West first team all-star goaltender Crystal Patterson made a combined 61 saves for the Pronghorns women'

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Women's hockey team takes to the road

After a home heavy first semester the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns [http://gohorns.ca] women’s hockey team will have to be road warriors the second half of the season if they are going to make a return to the post-season. That challenge begins this weekend in Regina versus the

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Horns men's hockey looks for better results

Following a difficult first semester, the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns [http://gohorns.ca] men’s hockey team hopes that 2014 will bring the team better fortune. The Horns kick off the second semester of conference action this weekend hosting the Regina Cougars for a pair of games. Puck drops both

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University hours for the 2013-14 holiday season

If you feel the need to work off that holiday meal, the University of Lethbridge's 1st Choice Savings Centre for Sport and Wellness is open during the holidays! While the majority of offices in the University are closed from Christmas Day through New Year's Day, many

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Horns' Brine named CIS Male Athlete of the Week

Brandon Brine, a fourth-year forward with the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns men's basketball program, and Danielle Dube, a hockey player from the University of British Columbia, are the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) male and female athletes of the week for the period ending Dec. 1, 2013. Brine is

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Classes cancelled for remainder of day - Tuesday, Dec. 3

11:15 a.m. Update: Lethbridge campus classes cancelled for the remainder of the day The University of Lethbridge will remain open this afternoon and evening (Tuesday Dec. 3), however, due to continued poor weather conditions, the U of L has cancelled afternoon and evening classes at the Lethbridge campus

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Evening classes cancelled, library closing at 5 p.m.

Southern Alberta is currently under a blizzard warning because of high winds and heavy snow. The University of Lethbridge will remain open, however, due to poor weather conditions, the U of L will be cancelling evening classes for today (Monday, Dec. 2) at its Lethbridge campus only. The library on

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Horns look to cap semester on winning note

Coming off their second home sweep of the season, the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns men’s basketball team will stay on home court this weekend and host the Regina Cougars for a pair of games to close out the first semester of conference action. The Horns, who are 5-3 in

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World-class violist to play fundraising concert

The University of Lethbridge Faculty of Fine Arts is proud to present world-renowned viola player and honorary degree recipient Dr. Rivka Golani (LLD’13) at the Faculty Artists and Friends Scholarship Concert on Friday, December 6, 2013. Sponsored in part by the U of L Alumni Association, the concert is

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Operation Red Nose on the roads for its 19th season

For the past 18 years, volunteers from Pronghorn Athletics and the southern Alberta community have been helping to keep our roads free of impaired drivers. As the 19th season of Operation Red Nose hits the streets this holiday season, the impact of the annual program is felt throughout southern Alberta.

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Horns swimmer McAllister honoured with Queen's medal

At only 20 years old, University of Lethbridge Pronghorns swimmer Zack McAllister received one of Canada's highest honours recently when he was presented with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal in recognition of his accomplishments representing Canada on the international swimming stage. Created in 2012 to mark the

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Bailey, Reiter earn athlete of the week honours

Megan Bailey and Logan Reiter earned recognition as the Subway Pronghorns Athletes of the Week following their strong performances in Canada West action this past weekend. Despite dropping both games at home this past weekend, Megan Bailey of the Pronghorns women’s hockey team earned the nod as the female

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Horns women's hockey team looks to get back on track

The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns women’s hockey team returns to action this week after their first half bye a week ago, hosting the Manitoba Bisons for a pair of games at Nicholas Sheran Arena. The bye could not have come at a better time for the Horns, having lost

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Flavours of ancient Greece to tantalize audiences of Exia

Sink your teeth into one of the juiciest dramas of the Drama Main Stage season. Spicy, sensual and tantalizing, Exia, written by Governor General Literary Award nominee and Theatre and Dramatic Arts faculty, Meg Braem, promises to satisfy all audience appetites. Playing Nov. 19-23 in the University Theatre at 8

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Accommodated Learning Centre supporting students, changing perceptions

The services and support they offer are the same – and so is the location – but it’s a brand new day at the University of Lethbridge’s Accommodated Learning Centre (ALC). Formerly the Disabilities Resource Centre, the ALC has rebranded itself, and the reason is simple. “I think the name

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Pronghorn student-athletes earn Academic All-Canadian awards

A total of 44 student-athletes representing Pronghorn Athletics have been recognized as Academic All-Canadians by Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS). Every year, the CIS honours student-athletes who excel in sport at the university level while maintaining an 80 per cent or greater average in academics. Achieving Academic All-Canadian status is an

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Hockey programs take it on the road

For the first time this season, the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns women’s hockey team heads out on the road for a two game set, traveling to Edmonton to face the University of Alberta Pandas. Through the first four weeks of the season, the ‘Horns have only played one road

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Horns basketball opens Canada West campaign

The Mike Hansen era begins this weekend for the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns men's basketball program. The ‘Horns will open the 2013-14 conference schedule on the road against the Fraser Valley Cascades and Trinity Western Spartans. Tip-offs for the weekend are set at 8 p.m. and 7

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Britain and Britten share the stage

It’s a British invasion of operatic proportions! With a nod to both British opera and British composer, Benjamin Britten, the University of Lethbridge's Opera Workshop presents a sparkling sampler of engaging English opera Nov. 1 and 2 at 8 p.m. nightly in the University Recital Hall.

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Horns basketball lands local recruit for 2014-15

Five days before the start of the 2013-14 Canada West season, the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns men’s basketball team is already looking to the future, adding its first commitment for the 2014-15 season. First-year Pronghorn bench boss Mike Hansen announced today the signing of local product Mike Pierzchala. Pierzchala,

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Drama professor Braem up for Governor General's Award

Meg Braem, a Calgary-based playwright who teaches in the Department of Theatre and Dramatic Arts at the University of Lethbridge, has been shortlisted for the 2013 Governor General’s Literary Award for Drama. While busy preparing a new play for its premiere on the U of L stage, Braem will

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Horns play with greater purpose

Erica Williams’s father Len was able to get out of bed and go for a walk the other morning. For that, his daughter was thankful – it was a good day. Since being diagnosed with terminal cancer in April, the good days have dwindled for Len, and likewise for his