By Rob Granger
People are always complaining about how hard it is to predict what the "next big thing" in rock music will be. Well, kiddies, I’ve finally cracked the Enigma Code. Allow me to explain.A couple of years ago, I held Eminem’s The Slim Shady EP in my hands. I couldn’t help but laugh at the crayon-written… Continue reading So you wanna be a rock star
They say these are the best times of our lives, but what exactly is the best part about it? How many of you really know why you’re in university and what you intend to get from it all? Outside of what you learn in lectures–whether it’s the complexities of a molecular cell, Marxist ideologies, circuits… Continue reading All I ever needed to know, I learned in Rez
By Craig Norman
The intro music sounds, a swirling globe appears and before you can say "tennis elbow," a buxom nude blonde is standing amidst a locker room full of equipment and jerseys discussing basketball scores and the no fair catch rule.Although this may appear highly unusual to most, it’s just another broadcast for Holly Weston, in the… Continue reading Bursting with beauty
By Editorial
On the morning of Fri., March 16, CBC host Jeff Collins interviewed Canadian Alliance of Student Associations President Mark Kissel about the problem of underfunding at Canadian universities with specific reference to infrastructure. Collins told Kissel he was just recently at the University of Calgary and it appeared we were experiencing a "boom-time." Kissel said… Continue reading And funding for some…
I’m prefacing this week’s Headspin with a disclaimer. I don’t want to undermine self-defence courses. I believe the philosophy is sound and I admire the positive intentions. With that said, I’m disturbed by the number of women coming out of self-defence courses in greater danger than they went in.I’m coming at this from my perspective… Continue reading Women’s self-defence: myth or reality?
By Chris Tihor
Who would have ever thought such a wide variety of punk genres could come together so well at the same show? Sno Jam 7 had something for everyone, and whether it was ska, pop-punk, or hardcore, the music was awesome throughout Monday’s sold-out show. Japan’s Nicotine started things off quickly with their speedy pop-punk. Incredibly… Continue reading Avalanche of artists at Sno Jam 7
By Вen Li
Now that the courts have neutered Napster, approximately 100,000 song files specified by the recording industry will be blocked. Users have two choices: work around the filters by intentionally misspelling song titles, or abandon Napster for other Internet file-sharing services. Napster’s original appeal–free instant access to thousands of near-CD-quality songs–is largely lost because of the… Continue reading Napster neutered, let the sharing begin
By Andrew Ross
Back with Bizzaro Sports again. As usual, this is all made-up. The people in this story are real, but their actions and words are not. And thank god for that. -Gauntlet Sports Staff Megan Kinsella can at last dry her tears. The beleaguered Dinos swimmer, whose team came in second at Guelph last month, has… Continue reading Fun with Yanni
By Rafael Ford
University of Calgary intramural sports are truly a wondrous spectacle. Existing within the Faculty of Kinesiology and in the shadows of varsity athletics, intramurals allow the thrifty and time-conscious student to compete at little cost against others in the sport they love. As someone who has participated and refereed in both ice hockey and ball… Continue reading The secret world of the dumb-ass sports star
One day in a van just a couple of years ago may have changed the course of history. Well, maybe not, but it did change the travel arrangements for the U of C wrestling team. It’s just one of the many memories from departing team captain Brad Neve. "We were driving to SFU for a… Continue reading Say goodbye to Brad