Editor, the Gauntlet, Re: “SU will not waive fees for Ramadan,” Feb. 26, 2004, By forcing the Muslim Students’ Association to pay more than $2,000 for the use of student facilities during the holy month of Ramadan, the SU is effectively discriminating against Muslims. The expansion of MacEwan Student Centre occurred so students could have… Continue reading SU discriminating against Muslims
Month: March 2004
Comics immature and ignorant
Editor, the Gauntlet, Re: “All Dead Babies go to Heaven” and “Depressing Boy,” Feb. 26, 2004, Although it is my first year at U of C, I have attended two other universities and wrote for the campus paper at one of them, so I do have an appreciation for campus media. However, my appreciation for… Continue reading Comics immature and ignorant
No Haitian third way
In a conversation over lunch with a close friend of mine, the topics of Haiti, Jean-Bertrand Aristide and American intervention came up. We had differing viewpoints. "It’s nice to see the world community finally stepping up and doing something," he said, or something to that effect, adding military intervention for humanitarian reasons was a refreshing… Continue reading No Haitian third way