By R. Paul Dyck
A big-name star, an acclaimed director, and a movie based on a best-selling novel–sounds like a match made in heaven. It is this idea of paradise that is explored in The Beach, a film that takes the audience on a journey where perfection is corrupted by the lusts and desires of the human heart. Yet… Continue reading The Beach: A dream destroyed
Are nuclear reactors green? Well, the Canadian government thinks so with its recent attempts to include nuclear reactors as power plants worthy of "green credits."Green credits come under the system that controls pollution by allowing for creation of tradable pollution rights. In this system, an acceptable amount of pollution is set and broken up into… Continue reading Green credits pass the buck
By Editorial
For two months now, the Gauntlet has skirted around the city’s biggest story. Check that, the biggest story which no one is reporting on.The Calgary Herald strike, an event which has decreased in prominence in the hearts and minds of Calgarians, continues to be quietly waged on cowtown streets.The Gauntlet has skirted the issue for… Continue reading The real ugly truth
By Nassr Awada
I kid you not folks. After two years of being VP External and making some key contacts, I have a firm commitment from a friend of a friend of a friend who knows someone that this will happen. The Latino pop sensation has joined the student tuition movement and will be protesting along with the… Continue reading Ricky Martin makes live appearance at the Board of Governors meeting Friday
By David Bird
I am writing to you to express my thoughts on the consultation process of 1999/2000. I am disappointed to read that the Gauntlet editors hold the opinion (see Ed/Op, Jan. 20 and 27) that the process is a secretive and anti-student plot of the administration and that Rob South has "sold out" to the Administration.The… Continue reading GSA Prez says Gauntlet is wacked about tuition
I have had the misfortune of being an undergraduate student at the University of Calgary for five long, and expensive years. During that time, I have witnessed tuition raise by a total of $990.Perhaps I wouldn’t have an issue with this increase, had the quality of my education at this institution of "higher learning" raised… Continue reading Demand your money’s worth of the Board
By Mukul Ahuja
Time and again, the hypocrisy of developed North American and Western European nations shows its true self. This is apparent in regards to the economic growth of developing nations. While most developing nations are prospering economically, they have done so at the expense of the environment, much to the dismay of the so-called West. What… Continue reading Western hypocrisy revealed
By Josh Truba
One of the hottest topics of debate in Canada recently has focused around Canadian NHL teams and whether or not they should be receiving government subsidies in order to assist them in preserving a competitive team and to ensure that they remain located in Canada. The lines have been drawn regarding the argument, and no… Continue reading Save the NHL!
The Olympic Oval once again became the site of international competition last weekend at the EssentIsu World Cup of Speed Skating. Big names from 20 countries were in attendance, including Canada’s premier skaters, such as Olympic medallists Catriona Le May Doan, Susan Auch, and Jeremy Wotherspoon. Also among this highly decorated field, were Steven and… Continue reading Records crash
Richard Wiebach isn’t a household name, even to most Dinos basketball fans. He doesn’t start, and he doesn’t usually see a lot of court time. Last Saturday, though, he was finally handed the opportunity to prove himself, and came through. The Dinos didn’t win either of their games against the Brandon University Bobcats, but they… Continue reading Basketball men stumble in Brandon