By Natalie Sit
There’s something wonderful about a book.When you hold a book by Plato or by Shakespeare, it’s like holding their thoughts in your hand. You can touch the pages and maybe, just maybe, feel like you’re somehow connected to them. Or maybe it’s a novel by your favourite author. The pages are dog-eared, notes run along… Continue reading The evolution of the written word
By John Jacques
Last Saturday’s annual Rock Against Racism offered an eclectic mix of local acts, ranging from aboriginal MC Otachimow to punk headliner Field Day. The event also featured a second stage with more local talent and educational kiosks from local awareness groups such as reporthate.org.The show was basically two separate unrelated shows. The first was a… Continue reading Teachin’ the issues and playin’ the music
By James Keller
While Christine Fellows’ style of music is by no means mainstream, she’s quite comfortable in her own, independent space–complete with a piano and violinist on the side."I want to stay independent," says Fellows, whose latest disc, The Last One Standing, was recently released by Six Shooter Records. "It’s just keeping a little more control."This control… Continue reading Fellows comfortably independent
By Mike Warren
While visiting The Den recently, I was quite disturbed and upset to see an unexplained computer system sucking up a vast quantity of personal information. The staff were generally unhelpful and didn’t seem to know anything about the system. Their negative attitude didn’t help much either.The manager of The Den and someone claiming to be… Continue reading Distributing student information
As the trial of Slobodan Milosevic unfolds inside The Hague, the true nature and purpose of the International Court of Justice is becoming painfully obvious. The court was created to uphold international laws with a global jurisdiction. As is apparent from the trial of the former President of Yugoslavia, the court utterly fails in this… Continue reading The sad shame of The Hague
Editor, the Gauntlet,Re: "Cult of the anti-chic," Feb. 28, 2002,Kyle Young clearly needs to give his head a shake. To equate non-conformist, anti-establishment, activists with those who are hardcore Gap consumers is a travesty. More often than Young realizes, people who hold these beliefs hold them for good reasons, not just because the clothing style… Continue reading Not a Gap fan
By Kyle Young
It’s coming. Like a looming shadow, Calgary is beginning to sense the approach of something very much larger than itself, the Group of Eight summit. Soon our campus will be flooded by activists from all over the world in their globalized effort to halt globalization. We will bear witness to the violence of European anarchists,… Continue reading Flawed democracy
I am Calvin and I am Canadian. Sounds good, but what does it really mean? Canadians travel the world with great national pride; we sew flags on our packs, pants, shirts, hats, and every other visible piece of clothing we own, all to let the world know that we are Canadian. But why are we… Continue reading The flora, the fauna or the flurries?
Editor, the Gauntlet,Re: "Good gates make good neighbours," Feb. 28, 2002,Perhaps I do not fully understand the point of the aforementioned article, but it appears to me that it is simply a rant against the successful middle class worker who has made the choice to live in a way fit for him/herself and their family.If… Continue reading To the defence of fences
“Mid-life crisis” is a term most of us are quite familiar with. Bob, a hard-working family man, turns 50, feels the need to re-evaluate his life and suddenly panics. He proceeds to dye his hair blonde, buy a convertible and cheat on his wife. What Bob may not know is his son, 25-year-old Bob Junior,… Continue reading Blissful post-graduate abyss