By Jerry Osborn
Editor, the Gauntlet, Re: "Writing like a smart caveman" and "Gauntlet editorial provides foresight," Feb. 26, 2004, Jennifer Davies’ letter is so contrived it is almost certainly a put-up job by a friend of the complainee. Nevertheless, I chose to take it at face value so I could use it in my class as an… Continue reading A letter about letters
By Alan Cho
A community is only as good as its members. It’s the kind of line you’d expect from the perspiring lips of a man, gloating in his overly starched shirt, nervously raking white out flaked to his fingers through thinning hair as everyone else shuffles off to their own little cubicle. The day will end with… Continue reading Friends and Evelyn Glennie
On yet another intercontinental tour, Southern California’s Mad Caddies are at it again. Coming back to Calgary to an eagerly awaiting fan base, the Mad Caddies combination of punk and ska is sure to please anyone. “It’s been like two months of just sitting and relaxing and we’re ready to head back out on the… Continue reading An interview with the Mad Caddies’ Sascha Lazor
By Samuel Liaw
While speaking to the Calgary Chamber of Commerce on Mon., Feb. 23, University of Calgary President Dr. Harvey Weingarten unveiled the Urban Centre Initiative. It will create a downtown campus for the university and the community. The goal is to establish better relationships with the community by being at the heart of the city. Many… Continue reading U of C planning downtown campus
Indulge in the miracle of fashion by making your very own accessories! All you need to get started is this very issue of the Gauntlet.
By Marcus Lucas
So the Vatican chastised Catherine-Zeta Jones and other Hollywood celebrities for using the cross as a fashion accessory. Well I’ve got news for you JP2: sacrilegious style is here and it’s sheer. Get used to it! Designers are already taking the hint, and here’s a peek at some of the innovative new designs coming out… Continue reading We’re raving in tongues!
By Alan Cho
It begins as expected, with the prerequisite shout-outs over a standard horn sample, followed by the intro: “I’m here to give you just a sip. A taste of things to come.” He goes by the name Juice. Sip. Juice. Oh, thy devilish wit hath slain me. See, you drink juice and his name is Juice.… Continue reading Juice
To learn about the band, so that I could write an informed EP review, I happened to visit their web site. The first thing I saw was a quote at the bottom of the page stating “like a punk Iron Maiden.” Chuckling to myself, I put the CD in and was a bit surprised to… Continue reading Shortcut to Newark
I typed in “Virginia creeper” on Google to see what I could learn. Apparently it’s a fast-growing vine often confused with poison ivy. The leaves don’t cause itching, but the berries are poisonous. It can also become parasitic and smother the shrubs it grows on.Virginia Creeper is also a glam-rock/industrial band that is “a deranged… Continue reading Grant Lee Phillips
As Dreamworks cartoons are to Pixar, as Fruitopia is to Snapple, so Joe Jackson is to Elvis Costello–not necessarily an imitator but sometimes too close for comfort. He’s certainly just as prone to moments of brilliance, as well as a tendency towards some insufferable tangents. But while Costello has mellowed out somewhat, Jackson can still… Continue reading Joe Jackson Band