By Bryan Wagner
Kudos to the Gauntlet for its coverage of the arrest of suspected sex attacker Ralph Gould. Both of Calgary’s local newspapers mentioned the arrest, but neither adequately followed up and the let the story disappear in the following days, ignoring further developments. They seem to be treating these crimes as University of Calgary and Mount… Continue reading “Suspected offender nabbed,” Nov. 1, 2001
I’ve never lost an argument with myself. It’s truly remarkable, when there is no opposition to my opinion and no one to challenge my points, I am thoroughly dominant in the adversarial arena.A redundant assertion for sure. Of course it’s impossible to lose an argument with only one viewpoint, so why is this relevant?Because the… Continue reading Discourse?
In light of recent campus events, the link between sex and violence is on everyone’s mind. Since then, many worried discussions have proven a known truth about human nature: we are inherently flawed.Our society has created rules, punishments and guilt to "tame" our nature.They acknowledge and attempt to correct the fact that we are instinctively… Continue reading Accepting our violent sexual nature
What would you say if I tried to convince you the sky was red? Probably something along the lines of "nice try, Bladek." If I tried to tell you I had an elephant stuck up my bum? "Yer nuts, Bladek." If I told you that over half of the students on campus have public student… Continue reading You’re invited to a free breakfast
By Kyle Young
As we creep closer to next year’s Group of Eight summit, the signs of incoming left-wing radicals are everywhere. We are certain to see political malcontents demonstrating and "raising awareness" even on this, our much-loved campus. We will likely see the militant anarchists charge the riot police, only to claim they were assaulted and convey… Continue reading Fascism is maligned and misunderstood
I had a peculiar sort of awakening last week when an associate grumbled to me that, for a feminist, I didn’t have very good control of my man.My immediate response was to sit and blink a lot. Very quickly. The response was unremarkable and less than dynamic, but it characterized the sum of activity going… Continue reading Balancing feminism and a love life
Editor, the Gauntlet, Chris Morrison’s article perfectly displays the blissful doublethink of certain members of today’s media. He criticizes the trial of Milosevic as hypocritical, "those accusing him are just as guilty," while also managing to criticize the American bombing campaign in Afghanistan with a reference to their having blown up "Red Cross buildings." The… Continue reading Re: " War crime guilt is a global affair ," Nov. 1, 2001,
Editor, the Gauntlet, It would be terribly ignorant and very misguided to label the "terrorists" involved in the September 11 attacks as destitute individuals, with "nothing left for them to care for or protect." This article conjures up images of starving, homeless Muslim men literally melting in the hot Middle Eastern sun, just waiting to… Continue reading Re: " The invisible victor ," Oct. 25, 2001,
For all but one wretched set, the University of Calgary women’s volleyball squad lived up to their billing as the best team in the country. A 25-17 loss in the first set of the Fri., Nov. 2 match against the University of Alberta was the only blemish on an otherwise perfect Dinos start. "We haven’t… Continue reading Lady V-ball Dinos battle Alberta
By Еvan Osentоn
It could be that AC/DC frontman Angus Young was referring to the University of Calgary men’s hockey team when he sang, "[They’re] TNT, [they’re] dynamite, TNT, and [they’ll] win the fight, [they’re] TNT, [they’re] the power-load, TNT, just watch [them] explode." Doubt it? Consider the evidence. The Dinos’ weekend series Nov. 2 and 3 against… Continue reading Men’s hockey goodness