Month: February 2000
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Unruly, unintelligible protests do less for the student movement
By now, most of you have probably heard that you will pay about $150 more next year for tuition than this year (65 per cent of the maximum possible increase). I hope you’re angry and that you let the people really responsible for this continued pillage on your resources know what you think. I hope… Continue reading Unruly, unintelligible protests do less for the student movement
Pro-law, anti-cop
By Brian Low
Calgary’s finest have done it again. In a Toronto-esque move, the Calgary Police Association has announced they want to devote their time to investigating any public official who crosses them. The Association intends to investigate politicians who criticize police actions or budget proposals. If they can find any dirt, they will either press charges or… Continue reading Pro-law, anti-cop
Lobbying the province is the answer to funding woes
By Jill Garrett
My Fellow Students:Once again the tuition increase (which most of us have come to view as inevitable no matter how loud we protest) has come and gone, and we are left towing the line for government and administration. Between now and increase time next year, most of us will fall back into our regular routines… Continue reading Lobbying the province is the answer to funding woes
Reader disgusted by offensive TLF, Gauntlet hypocrisy
By Joy Norstrom
Just a short note to share with you my disgust, at, what I would hope was a simple "oversight."How noble and honourable, your reminders on both pages 9 and 10 of the Feb. 3 Gauntlet edition about "no sexist, racist, or homophobic submissions" being printed in either the three lines free or letters to the… Continue reading Reader disgusted by offensive TLF, Gauntlet hypocrisy
Interview: Rob South
Rob South, president of the Students’ Union, is currently involved in an embroglio over a recent Governors meeting in which he did not second a motion for a zero tuition increase.He has been a target of criticism by this paper for working too closely with administration in negotiating a 65 per cent tuition deal. He… Continue reading Interview: Rob South
I bring you love
By Bo Rhodes
Maniacal cackling fills your ears as the hyena circles around you. The warm, carrion-stench of its breath fills your nostrils and you know that the end is near. The powerful teeth tear at your soft flesh, as you clutch your heart and scream at the sky. This is love in all its glory and the… Continue reading I bring you love
Judge by character, not by hip size
By Laura Glick
I figured after 12 years of trying to overcome the cycle of dissecting my curves, punishing myself for eating, and subscribing to an unattainable physical ideal, immense progress would be made.Unfortunately, the progress has been confined to tiny steps and regression into old mental and physical habits. People are still judged by their physical appearance… Continue reading Judge by character, not by hip size
Run for a position, if you dare
In the next few days some unfamiliar posters will be popping up. Individuals carrying stacks of handbills will approach you. A distracting, but humourous overhead will invade your classes.Be forewarned. We’re asking you to run for a position on the Students’ Legislative Council (SLC) or Students’ Academic Assembly (SAA).If you are an undergraduate student, you… Continue reading Run for a position, if you dare