By Mike Winters
Month: April 2001
Headspin rave
Editors, the Gauntlet, Re: "Student politicians capitalize on apathy," March 29, 2001 Rest assured, Ruth, careless spending of student money certainly does alarm some of us, and in my view, the problem with this legislation runs much deeper. First, while elections are complete, the newly elected representatives do not take over until April 28. Therefore,… Continue reading Headspin rave
Dear Gauntlet: You suck, the saga continues
Editors, the Gauntlet, Re: "Porco and team get vote," SLC View, March 29, 2001 I am afraid that Jane Alkhouri got wrong (i) what the background was to the recent discussions at the Appointment Promotion and Dismissal (APD) Committee, (ii) what the Faculty Association’s views were in those discussions, and (iii) what issues had been… Continue reading Dear Gauntlet: You suck, the saga continues
Headspin rave, Part II
Editors, the Gauntlet, Re: "Women’s self defence: myth or reality," March 22, 2001 I would like to commend Ruth Davenport on her article discussing the world of female self-defence. I’m a Personal Combat Instructor with the Progressive Combat Academy (PCA) and am very familiar with the lack of conviction most women have in training for… Continue reading Headspin rave, Part II
FTAA just around the corner
By Еvan Osentоn
It looks more and more like this decade (the ’00s?) will be one in which rampant globalization, unquestioned corporatization and unrestricted free trade will be discussed and–with any luck–denounced, just as slavery, fascism and leaded gasoline were denounced by generations past.There’s a new movement afoot, usually referred to (for simplicity’s sake) as anti-globalization. Ground zero… Continue reading FTAA just around the corner
Presidential Wisdom
By Editorial
In September 1996, University of Calgary President Terry White said Calgary is a city with "dynamic energy," a trait that makes one want to "take control of our own destiny." He also said that "to be successful, universities can’t be ivory towers."Well, this university definitely eschews its ivory tower persona due to the "dynamic energy"… Continue reading Presidential Wisdom
Take your lascivious activites elsewhere
I wish I had an air horn. A big, shiny air horn that had a selection of noises ranging from the traditional "WAAAAAAAH!" to the old-school model-T Ford "ah-OOOOOOOOOOO-ga!"Here’s why: I’m just plain had-it-up-to-here sick of couples who periodically arrest all their forward motion and convert their otherwise normal and productive energy into the most… Continue reading Take your lascivious activites elsewhere
Last week’s mistake
I have a larger readership than I thought. In last week’s SLC viewpoint I goofed up. When I opened the paper on Thursday I was shocked that I had actually written such an inaccurate report on student voting rights about the Faculty Promotions Committee (FPC). Although I had the background information on this issue, I… Continue reading Last week’s mistake
Me fail English? That’s unpossible
By Rhia Perkins
More than two billion people in the world speak English. It is an official language in more than 75 countries. Three-quarters of the world’s population writes its mail in English, and 80 per cent of electronically stored information worldwide is in English. Speakers of English as a first language number 375 million, and those who… Continue reading Me fail English? That’s unpossible
The Gap versus the Geek
By Craig Norman