By Dave McLean
If the walk up to the front of the class doesn’t kill you, the exchange of superficial smiles and the transfer of pulp to your prof will. The exchange lasts only a brief second before you turn and head to the back of the room and your work. Your facial expression reveals all to your… Continue reading Here comes the sun, er, snow
Editors, the Gauntlet, Re: “AP Reader Survey Results,” Nov. 18, 1999Reading the survey, I was sadly disappointed at its childishness. What could have been an insightful work for campus organizers on how services should be run, turned into a display of idle, and potentially hurtful gossip. By including categories such as “least attractive staff,” and… Continue reading Gauntlet immature
By Ryan Dunford
Editors, the Gauntlet,Re: “Students lobby Parliament” Oct. 28, 1999I am writing this letter regarding Human Resources and Development Canada spokesperson Brigette Nolet’s comments.Ms. Nolet’s comments regarding casa’s request to meet with HRDC Minister Jane Stewart leave out some very important facts. casa head office frequently called Minister Stewart’s office for two and a half months,… Continue reading CASA responds to HRDC excuses
People make verbal blunders all the time. In today’s politically correct, equality-driven society, there is little room for blunders anymore. Last Tuesday, Alex Trebek told a 15-year-old Teen Jeopardy contestant if she never realized her dream to be editor-in-chief of a magazine, she could get married instead. Who would believe that Alex–the man imploring us… Continue reading I’ll take" Sexist Comments" for $1000, Alex
Amidst a rash of pre-millennium preparations and Y2K preparedness drills, students at the University of Calgary are getting ready for the last teaching evaluations of the century. “The Universal Student Ratings Instrument has been called into action as a evaluatory system,” explained one official. “It has not been tested for its efficacy as a Y2K… Continue reading USRI looms on horizon
By Editorial
Debt is not a dirty word. Well, maybe not anymore. Federal Finance Minister Paul Martin’s recent announcement of a $90 billion-plus surplus must leave some of the recent political opportunists with their head’s spinning. It seems for an eternity now, we’ve been talking about how the federal debt steals 30 cents of every tax dollar… Continue reading Debt politics are dead
By Bo Rhodes
The sky is clouded over. Small snowflakes fall from above and, as each one lands on my cheek, it melts to join the tears that are present. The cold stings my flesh but I don’t notice. I look at the people around me and think, "why?" Their old, withered faces have seen so much death,… Continue reading Your holiday for two generations of lives
By Mike Flach
Try running with your pants down. You’ll notice immediately that pavement doesn’t taste good, and you’ll also notice that by the time you get up, that beautiful boy or girl you were chasing is far, far away. You’re behind from the start and bitter disappointment ensues. If you try this, you could feel like the… Continue reading Men’s hockey team needs a new belt
The Dinos men’s basketball teams stumbled out of the starting blocks with two losses to start off their regular season. The Dinos visited the University of Manitoba Bisons last weekend, dropping the first game 66-63 and the second one 67-59. "Well, we can’t go undefeated," joked head coach Cory Russell. "Offensively, we struggled the whole… Continue reading Off to a rough start
By Chris Johns
The University of Calgary Dinos began the 1999/2000 men’s volleyball season with a two victories over the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds. The Dinos proved worthy of their high pre-season ranking with two convincing wins, winning four sets to one on both Friday and Saturday nights. All matches in Canadian university volleyball will be played… Continue reading Domination, as usual