The first week of classes is not about buying books or finalizing schedules it is about identifying the Village Idiots in your classes. As the semester progresses your hatred and intolerance will grow and you will be forced to skip classes in order to avoid committing murder. In response to this phenomenon I have developed… Continue reading Village idiots rule the roost at U of C
Month: September 1999
Capitalist plot discovered on campus
By Dave McLean
It wouldn’t be a true back-to-school event here if it didn’t have money written all over it. Yes that’s right folks, school is in and with it comes a barrage of marketing hype so shiny it glows. Get your Bay card now, who knows when they’ll run out? Have you driven a Pepsi lately? Or… Continue reading Capitalist plot discovered on campus
Oh, those silly Russians!
By Brian Low
Poor Boris. Sometimes you’ve really got to feel for the guy. I mean, all he really wants to do is catch a bad case of fake-it, wallow in his drunkenness, and play a little game of musical prime ministers from time to time. Instead he has to deal with this:On Mon., Sept. 13, a bomb… Continue reading Oh, those silly Russians!
Condemning communism
Editors, the GauntletRe: “Big unions…” Sept. 9, 1999Despite naming themselves the champions of working people, the vanguard we should blindly follow to “freedom” (as if anybody can ever give you freedom–you have to take it), Communists have repeatedly betrayed working people. Last week’s column shows a self-proclaimed Communist promoting a perspective which would strip working… Continue reading Condemning communism
The Torrington Gopher Hole Museum:
By Еvan Osentоn
Torrington, Alberta (pop. 192) is an idyllic prairie town an hour northeast of Calgary. Surrounded by rolling grassland, it has the typical small town amenities; a nondescript post office, hair salon, restaurant, and general store with one rusty gas pump.It has also generated a fantastic amount of controversy over the last four years due to… Continue reading The Torrington Gopher Hole Museum:
A tale of civilization gone wrong
This is the first in a series of columns on the state of our world told from an engineer’s point of view.Decisions are being made each day which greatly impact the world we live in. This column will examine underlying theories of the decisions, and possible options. It is an attempt to educate people about… Continue reading A tale of civilization gone wrong
I am just a monkey man
By Mike Steiner
Oh, to be a kid growing up in the southern United States. Imagine running home from school everyday lest a tornado snatch you up into the sky, committing to memory the safe places to hide during an earthquake, and fearing that your school chum will snap at any minute and go on a gun-toting rampage.… Continue reading I am just a monkey man
Blame on both sides
This summer four ships from Fuijan, China illegally arrived on Canada’s west coast. The passengers are hopeful immigrants, many of whom were ill and malnourished. The question as proposed by mainstream media is, "What should the government do about these six hundred people?" Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, who was at an APEC meeting in Auckland,… Continue reading Blame on both sides
Fear and loathing on the international scene
In the grip of millennial anxiety, many people are having visions of the four horsemen, or computer glitches that could spell the end of the world. However, political events of the 1990’s may be the true harbinger of disaster in the 21st Century. Recent incidents like the unilateral US-NATO involvement in Kosovo, have exposed us… Continue reading Fear and loathing on the international scene
Catholic teachers unappreciated at least 200 days a year
Dr. Quinn Medicine woman may scream "what about the children?" but Calgary is finding real cause for worry. With a Catholic teachers work-to-rule campaign in full swing and a possible strike or lockout just over the horizon, word came this week that St. Mary’s Catholic High School may have to cancel a student trip to… Continue reading Catholic teachers unappreciated at least 200 days a year