By Chris Tait
The Students’ Union released their official candidate list Wed., Jan. 28, in preparation for the upcoming SU General Election. "Some serious steps have been taken," warned Chief Returning Officer Shuvaloy Majumdar, referring to the changes in security strategies for this year’s election relative to previous years. Some of the new features being implemented to prevent… Continue reading Get ready for the SU election
By Natalie Sit
A woman, apparently involved in a pro-life group in Ontario, fraudulently used another student’s ID and name to investigate how the University Health Clinic counsels unplanned pregnancies. Dr. Jann Rogers, the walk-in physician who counseled the woman Mon., Jan. 26, called the woman’s actions "deceitful and underhanded." The woman, along with a male who posed… Continue reading Pro-life activist scams health clinic
By Вen Li
Though germinal legislation establishing the Students’ Union and the same articles 60 years hence are mute to the politics of faction within our student government, such is now necessitated by the explicit reality of special interests. Whereas groups exterior to formal student governance–concerned with religion, gender and public policy–have repeatedly petitioned the SU without affirmative… Continue reading Emergence of party politics
By Julian Aiuto
Editor, the Gauntlet,Re: "The Gauntlet guide to workouts," Jan. 22, 2004,Shame on the Gauntlet editorial staff for their disgusting display of stereotypes. In this pathetic attempt of humor, numerous prejudices and stereotypes of the Italian male are exhibited.The fictitious author is presented to the audience as blatantly cocky, sexist, obnoxious and narcissist. Portrayed as having… Continue reading Guide to workouts stereotypes
By Rob Reynolds
Editor, the Gauntlet,I’m writing this letter to draw attention to the overcrowding at the Fitness and Leisure Centre. I realize it is January and many students are trying to uphold their New Year’s resolutions to get in shape, but the lineups at the gym are getting ridiculous. The fitness facilities on this campus simply do… Continue reading Providing adequate space for fitness
Editor, the Gauntlet,It has come to my attention that a decision has been made which prevents the sale of Künt Hard-Wear merchandise on the University of Calgary premises. It has also come to my attention that this decision is the end result of a single complaint regarding our company logo. That the University of Calgary… Continue reading Künt experiences censorship
By Russ Dyck
The women hockeysaurs split their games Jan. 23-24 but still managed to move into fourth postion in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference. The weekend wasn’t looking bright after losing 3-2 to the Red Deer College Queens who reside in the somewhat comfortable third position, but turned for the better the next evening. Saturday night featured… Continue reading General ramblings
By Allen Coe
People are often jealous of rich kids. But what if that rich kid was a member of your very own family, and your mom and dad gave them Gucci while you got Jordache, sent you to Millet instead of Milan, and took out a second mortgage to pay your sibling’s allowance, leaving you with the… Continue reading Faults found in Dinos’ funding
By Sean Nyilassy and Lee Bogle
The University of Calgary women’s basketball team trudged north Jan. 23-24 to meet the University of Alberta Pandas. Not only did the girls from Edmonton hand our ladies a pair of losses, they also bitchslapped our city with a cold front o’ death from the north! Not too bad, you may think, until informed of… Continue reading Women basketballers lose to losers
Like a classic Disney ending, the Dinos men’s basketball team won the two most important games of the season Jan. 23-24, against a team they had failed to sweep for 15 years: the University of Alberta Golden Bears. All this despite the last minute absence of Head Coach Dan Vanhooren. Now atop the Mountain Division,… Continue reading Slaking bloodlust in Edmonton