UCalgary's Dino Dash: Celebrating 60 Years

0:00It's April 9th. I'm Cory with the story. This is Calgary News today, driven by AI. University of Calgary is cranking up the fun for its 60th anniversary with a campus-wide bash tomorrow. The highlight is a Guinness World record push for the most folk-stressed as dinosaurs in one spot, aiming to smash the current mark of 400. 68 by hitting over 500. They've already got 600 registered, mixing staff, students, alumni, and community peeps. Everyone gathers outside the Taylor Family Digital Library at 11 a.m. for Rex's Jurassic Jamboree, where a Guinness judge will make it official. The whole event runs till 5 p.m., packed with live tunes, free barbecue for the first 2,000 starting at 1 p.m., and birthday cupcakes at 4 p.m. Organizers like Vice Provost Verity Turpin are hyped, saying it's a perfect way to celebrate six decades and invite the whole city where a dino suit, or just cheer them on. Reactions from participants show broad excitement, with nearly half being university staff and faculty

1:02leading the charge. Adding star power, Olympic legends like Gold Metal Swimmer, Mark Tikesbury, and Speed Skater, Catriona, Lamei Dewan, join a panel called Start Something, a.m. sharing how the school fueled their success. Tukesbury, an alumnus who trained there for a decade, calls it a sports powerhouse legacy from the 1988 Calgary Olympics. From 4,000 students back in the day to over 38,000 now, plus top five research status in Canada, you Calgary's evolved big time. Swing by for free parking, tours, prizes, photo booths, and history exhibits. It's said to be a roaring good time marking their massive growth.