For most of the season thus far, the Dinos women’s basketball team has played a so-so game on Friday, followed by a stellar effort on Saturday. Last weekend, when the Dinos hosted the University of Saskatchewan Huskies, it was the same story. The Dinos lost 70-61 on Friday, then came back and clobbered the visitors… Continue reading Lady Dinos drive for a winning record
Month: December 2002
Security tramples basic rights
Standing in line, innocently waiting to check in at the airport, a man is suddenly pulled aside by security guards, whisked away to a secluded room. He is then told to stand absolutely still while they unceremoniously open his suitcase, meticulously examining every personal article as he is forced to stand in a corner without… Continue reading Security tramples basic rights
Health care sluts
Though the Canadian health care system has been in perpetual need of reform since its establishment in 1957, there is yet to be a report that Ottawa can live with. Over the last 50 years, she has flirted with many a health care expert. On several occasions, she maintained a promising relationship, but in the… Continue reading Health care sluts
U of C needs to look at environment
By Murray Birt
“There are not enough great things in our society because there are too many good things,” said President Harvey Weingarten to the Nov. 2002 graduates. Referring to society in general, but higher education specifically, Dr. Weingarten is working to make the University of Calgary a great university. That is to be applauded. However, one area… Continue reading U of C needs to look at environment
Gaming not root of violence
By Shaun Burns
For the longest time, I’ve heard people say that playing video games will cause the subjects playing them to imitate what they see or to adopt it into their psyche. I bought this theory for all of about three seconds. By this jump of logic I should be a FIFA soccer player, an NHL goalie,… Continue reading Gaming not root of violence
Image is everything
By James Keller
Metaphor is a powerful thing. In literature, it can invoke powerful imagery or emotion. In common discourse, it can express the inexpressible, breathing life into the abstract. And in advertising, it can say so much with so little, reinventing the familiar. It is a powerful little thing like metaphor that may–and that certainly should–debase the… Continue reading Image is everything
The real American motive in Iraq
If Mike Tyson was feeling a little edgy and looking for a fight, would you sneak up on him and kick him in the shins when he wasn’t looking? Probably not. This is the current Iraqi reality with respect to the United States. Sure, they might be able to sneak in a quick sucker punch… Continue reading The real American motive in Iraq
Help local child poverty
Child poverty is an issue that affects us all. There is an African proverb that says, “it takes a village to raise a child,” and improving the lives of children living in Alberta is up to all of us. We need to make a commitment to work together to eradicate child poverty in Alberta. Studies… Continue reading Help local child poverty
More TLF fallout
By Carmen Ng
I have seen a lady driving around in her little scooter, and I have seen her walk, which came as quite a surprise. However, just because a person drives around in a little scooter on campus, it does not give them the right to mow people over in the hallways. I have been one of… Continue reading More TLF fallout
Temporary permanence
The December 5 issue of the Gauntlet will be on the stands for five weeks. That means the last editorial of 2003 can’t discuss Iraq, Ralph Klein, Paul Martin or Harvey Weingarten. Ralph, Paul and Harvey will still be there in 2003, but who knows what crazy mischief they’ll get up to? And Iraq? We… Continue reading Temporary permanence