Month: March 2001

By Daorcey Le Bray

Janet Bang’s favourite cheese is marble. "I like its contrasting sharpness with the creamy taste of mozzarella," she said with a smile as three Gauntlet journalists listened intently to every answer she spun from a myriad of loosely connected questions–favourite cheese being one of those queries. It may seem that one’s cheese preference has little… Continue reading Volleyball, cheese and a lot of memories

By Kris Kotarski

How’s this for pioneer journalism? It’s the story of the first ever American broadcast from the Soviet Union. It’s 1958, and a young journalist by the name of Keith Jackson is going into foreign territory to cover a sporting event. "They were stoning our embassy, the Brits were sinking ships in the Suez and the… Continue reading There are so many stories to tell…

By Neal Ozano

IS THAT A PISTIL? One of the many botanical specimens growing in the Science A greenhouse. Is there truth to the popular belief there are no hallucinogenic experiments or sexual encounters in the greenhouse? Tune in next week, in full colour.

By Julian Cheung

Give it a little over two years, and University of Alberta students will be glad to see fours on their transcripts. The U of A’s General Faculties Council approved a proposal to change the nine-point grading scale to a four-point scale similar to that used by other North American institutions. Currently the school uses a… Continue reading U of A switching marks

As the shock of last Wednesday’s arrest of a suspected gunman on the University of Alberta campus subsides, the accused’s family is still struggling to make sense of the events. Fareed Wijdani, charged with weapons and robbery offenses, has been in police custody since Wednesday afternoon. His sister said the family really notices his absence.… Continue reading U of A gunman "a kind person"

By Ruth Davenport

Last month, Campus Security dealt with rogue marijuana plants, firebugs, sleepy babysitters and black market home entertainment dealers. "We handled 3,000 calls again, which is pretty standard," said Campus Security director Lanny Fritz. "This campus is a little city in itself, and yet it’s a very safe place to live, work and study. This campus has… Continue reading Projectors, fires and dueling misdemeanors

By Michael Leung

Student representatives wallowed in MacEwan Student Centre’s food court garbage on Wednesday and Thursday in an attempt to convince students to reduce their daily waste. Seventy-five bags of paper-filled garbage bags and boxes helped onlookers visualize the university’s waste at the Students’ Union Info Blitz and Waste Management Project info days, March 21-22. SU Vice-president… Continue reading Down and dirty in Mac Hall

By Sandy Shonfield

Processing power in the Tri-faculty computer lab made a quantum leap recently when some Dell 486 66MHz computers were replaced with a fleet of new models. The lab previously housed 148 Dell 486 and Pentium III 450MHz computers. These have been replaced with 21 Macintosh G4s and 40 Pentium III 866MHz computers with CD burners.… Continue reading Leaps of technology at U of C

By Ruth Davenport

In the two non-executive races, Toby White was elected as Board of Governors representative over Matt Dalidowicz, and Jane Alkhouri and Stephanie Andrews edged Jeff Bone and Andrew Pickles as Senate representatives. White, who sat on BoG as SU President last year, was excited to continue representing students on the Board. "It’s a part of… Continue reading Toby White keeps BoG presence

By Ruth Davenport

Nic Porco’s conquest of the Vice-president Academic race is just the beginning of an extraordinary year, according to his predecessor. "Nic is going to have a fantastic year," declared VP Academic Mark Hoekstra. "He’s had two years as a commissioner, he [has] a tremendous wealth of knowledge [and] he’s known and respected by the administration.… Continue reading Porco aces Academic race