By Ben Leung
Month: March 2001
You suck, continued: CASA responds
By Mark Kissel
Editors, the Gauntlet, Re: "And funding for some…" March 22, 2001 Unfortunately, the Gauntlet editors entirely "missed the boat" and, in fact, sunk swiftly to the bottom of the lake when writing about the CBC interview between Jeff Collins and myself from Fri., March 16. While I may not have highlighted specific problems that are… Continue reading You suck, continued: CASA responds
Dear Gauntlet: You suck, the saga continues
Editors, the Gauntlet, Re: "Mallrats Rejoice for Ricky," March 22, 2001 My letter can be summarized in one simple math theory, though I urge you to read on if you’d like the explanation behind it: "The union of 14-year-olds and readers of the Gauntlet is an empty set." I am curious as to why the… Continue reading Dear Gauntlet: You suck, the saga continues
Politicians pollute Ottawa with stupidity
So Preston turned tail and ran. Frankly, I don’t blame him.The House of Commons has shown over the past few weeks how pathetically juvenile and useless our representatives are. Have they spent time hammering out legislation or trying to advance the interests of national security or business? No. They’ve been calling each other names, asking… Continue reading Politicians pollute Ottawa with stupidity
Meet Brother Harmonius Rain
By Rob Granger
I have a confession to make.Every couple of weeks or so, a few of my male friends and I gather around in a tight circle, elbows almost touching, at our friend’s house (we’ll call him "Mongo"). Our special gatherings provide us with enormous pleasure. We giggle childishly. We slap each other with jocularity and tenderness.… Continue reading Meet Brother Harmonius Rain
Scholars’ disadvantage
By Cory Bass
The U of C feels it has a problem with the type of students currently attending the university and in an effort to bring in an increased number of academically-minded students, a program called Scholars’ Advantage was instituted. Any grade 11 student who receives average grades over 80 per cent in five appropriate courses is… Continue reading Scholars’ disadvantage
Sim shitty 2001
By Editorial
Anyone who’s played Sim City knows you can’t build low-density hous ing all the way to the mountains. As well, any good Sim City developer knows that in order to reduce traffic on the roads and maintenance expenses, one should definitely install not only an efficient transit system, but one capable of expanding to meet… Continue reading Sim shitty 2001
Student politicans capitalize on apathy
Put your ear close to the ground and you may hear the sound of student dollars being misspent in the name of student apathy.Last week, members of the Students’ Legislative Council passed a motion–unanimously–to pay each of the newly elected executives up to $500 as "remuneration" for time dedicated to training in their respective positions.This… Continue reading Student politicans capitalize on apathy
Who are the "losers" who take the bus?
Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! Hey, do you hear that? Is someone crying wolf? Help! Help! Help! Nah, I don’t hear anything.And so Calgary continually ignores a reality many people face in their daily lives. Life is not so rosy for single-income families, senior citizens and students these days. Why? Is something going on? Yeah, it’s called… Continue reading Who are the "losers" who take the bus?
How to influence, inform and interpret
By Neal Ozano
There are a lot of people on campus who don’t seem to understand the rights and responsibilities of media.In recent letters, readers accused the Gauntlet of being untrue to journalistic integrity by giving students information on which to base their votes. One letter accused the paper of being similar to an "Internet billboard" because we… Continue reading How to influence, inform and interpret