By Kris Arrison
Month: October 1999
Priapism
By Еvan Osentоn
Christ makes sense from a marketing standpoint
I may be going out on a limb here, but I’m going to say Christianity is popular. After all, who can think of a manger without thinking of Jesus?But is it popular because it’s right? Or does Jesus just have one hell of a PR team?pr is all about selling. Get people to think what… Continue reading Christ makes sense from a marketing standpoint
American pie, Canadian poundcake
Stretched out along the foreign floors of a basement hostel in London, I felt the weight of a land drowned in past and saw above me a figure of the future. She stood tall with vigor as her shadow blocked the sun from my eyes. With cheerful interrogation she let loose a southern us accent… Continue reading American pie, Canadian poundcake
Treaties promote inequality
By Brian Low
Do natives deserve special rights?That question was highlighted by the recent Supreme Court decision upholding a 1760 Mi’kmaq treaty with the British Crown. Actually the conflict and chaos that ensued highlighted it more than anything the Supreme Court could ever do. So who’s right? Who has the better case? The aboriginals exercising long-denied treaty rights… Continue reading Treaties promote inequality
Wayson Choy
By Mary Chan
Wayson Choy grew up the son of Chinese immigrants in 1940’s Vancouver. His father went away for weeks at a time to work as a chef on a Canadian Pacific ship and his mother often took him to long nights of gossip and Mah Jong. He watched Chinese opera as a child, and wanted to… Continue reading Wayson Choy
David Suzuki
By Еvan Osentоn
Renowned celebrity, geneticist, activist, author and host of CBC’s The Nature of Things David Suzuki is in Calgary Oct. 13-14 to speak at PanCanadian Wordfest. This is a man who should not be missed by anyone with a conscience. The Gauntlet recently caught up with Suzuki, and in an engaging and feisty interview, the luminary… Continue reading David Suzuki
Sheri-D Wilson
“Sorry I’m late,” says Sheri-D Wilson, as she pushes her dark glasses up behind her ears. “I’ll just grab a coffee, and we’ll get to it.” A very down to earth intro for a someone usually classified as “a wild woman.” Actually, Sheri-D Wilson has been described as everything from a weird DNA-rendering of the… Continue reading Sheri-D Wilson
Gauntlet angers Gazette editor, sickens also
By Greg Harris
An editorial in the Oct. 7 Gauntlet (“A brief history, told in present tense”) claims the U of C Gazette “would not run a feature about Shell Oil’s involvement in Nigeria simply because Shell Oil gives this university a dump truck full of money.”For the record, no one on Gazette staff has ever been asked… Continue reading Gauntlet angers Gazette editor, sickens also
Federal government forgotten partner in post secondary
By Rob South
"The empires of the future are the empires of the mind." -Winston Churchill As both our federal and provincial government grapple with what to do with the huge surpluses they are projecting, questions arise as to what our priorities are as a society. One of those questions is what role should universities and colleges play… Continue reading Federal government forgotten partner in post secondary