By Chris Tihor
Apparently Gob’s attempted transition from independent punk band to major label rock stars hasn’t been quite as smooth as they had hoped. Their March 24 show appeared to start out on a good note as the sold-out crowd packed the MacEwan Hall Ballroom. Gob’s usual crowd of dyed-hair kids decked out in punk band t-shirts… Continue reading Hecklers get to Gob
We’ve all stopped ourselves at one time or another to wonder what was the right thing to say next. What word should we use to describe a minority group? How can this be phrased to include everyone? Then we find ourselves saying, "No offence, but…" Student playwright Ethan Cole is acutely aware of the limiting… Continue reading Laughtracks censor smart PC play
By Jen Anthony
The idea of Rock against Racism was a worthwhile one, but the execution was lacking. The March 23 show started with The Gentlemen, a group fashioned after Boyz II Men, who did mostly a capella with the occasional pop hit. Their voices were good, but alas, the cheesiness of their performance was just a little… Continue reading Everyone loses at rock vs. racism
By Mike Winters
Editors, the Gauntlet, Re: "CFS platform too radical…," March 15, 2001 The article written by Ruth Davenport was disappointingly inaccurate. The fees for the Canadian Federation of Students are $3.41/per student/ per semester or $6.82/per student/per semester. The voting period for the referendum is not March 12-19, but March 19-30. These inaccuracies are a disappointing… Continue reading Waxing poetic over the status quo
Editors, the Gauntlet, Re: "King Ralph’s graceless coronation," March 15, 2001. In Ralph’s world… Elections are bought rather than fought. Party allegiance is more important than policy. Contracts are resolved when politically expedient. The press has the freedom to print pro-government propaganda or be replaced. Class sizes are the highest in Canada while the minimum… Continue reading Waxing poetic over the status quo
By Ryan Johnson
Editors, the Gauntlet, Re: "I’ll be a feminist until…" March 15, 2001 I’m not writing as an anti-feminist. I am writing as a realist that values logical reasoning over unsupported shock-motivated statements. Hopefully this letter will serve to help define your cause, which is to get at the real roots of our human problems. I… Continue reading You still suck, continued
By Ryan Yau
Editors, the Gauntlet, Re: Gauntlet Endorsement Supplement, March 8 & 15, 2001 I would first like to congratulate Barb Wright on being elected Students’ Union President. However, her success relied heavily upon the Gauntlet’s endorsement. An endorsement from the Gauntlet’s arrogant expert panel rockets one’s chance of victory. Not surprisingly, every single Gauntlet-endorsed candidate won… Continue reading You suck, continued: One candidate’s response
Editors, the Gauntlet, Re: Gauntlet Endorsement Supplement, March 8 & 15, 2001 I would consider myself to be a fairly well-informed politico. I’ve been active in politics for five years now, but admit that I am new to student politics at the university. I’ve read flyers, listened to forums and even tried to get out… Continue reading Dear Gauntlet: You suck
Last week, Students’ Union President Toby White, VP External Duncan Wojtaszek and External Commissioners Matt Stambaugh and myself attended the Canadian Alliance Student Associations (CASA) lobby conference and internal review in Ottawa.The three main points CASA was lobbying on were: relieving student debt, restoring CHST and rebuilding campus infrastructure.CASA’s membership is comprised of 22 universities… Continue reading Pillowgate: The SU scandal for March