Class sizes, course content, adequate resources and support, level of teaching, and class locations are all issues that help to judge the quality of education. The quality of education on campus has become a central issue at the University of Calgary. With tuition talks between the Students’ Union and the U of C’s administration just… Continue reading Where quality is job number 9,657
Month: September 2004
Reich vs. Technoglobozilla
By Kyle Francis
From Mikhail Gorbachev to Noam Chomsky, the James S. Palmer lecture series has been bringing great minds to Calgary for nearly a decade. This year Robert Reich, a Vaclev Havel prize winner, published author and former U.S. President Bill Clinton’s Secretary of Labour came to lecture on the apparent evils of globalization and technology. In… Continue reading Reich vs. Technoglobozilla
Effective career week
By Carly Smith
Editor, the Gauntlet, As one of the organizers of the AIESEC Careers Day, I just want to comment on your editorial about our event. I understand your concerns about diversity in the companies attending the event and want to admit that we did not reach students of all backgrounds and this was a disappointment. Organizing… Continue reading Effective career week
Disappointed smoker
By Joshua Thorp
Editor, the Gauntlet, Re: “Disappointment over SU smoking policy,” Sept. 23, 2004 It sounds to me that Smoke-Free U of C Comittee Chair Joan McDonald believes that the average student at the University of Calgary is in the 4th grade. Her arguments are weak and it sounds like she has nothing better to do than… Continue reading Disappointed smoker
Wine club
By Matt Davis
Editor, the Gauntlet,Re: “Would you like some cheese with that wine,” Sept. 23.As the one who would like to start a wine appreciation group mentioned in the article, I would encourage anyone to e-mail me at dancingredshoes@yahoo.ca with any ideas or interest. A group of people can sample a couple of bottles for a pretty… Continue reading Wine club
Still racist
By Вen Li
It was with much fanfare that newscasters around the world heralded the flight of two African American youth this weekend. Jimmy Haywood became the youngest pilot to make an international flight at 11 years old, while Kenny Roy was the youngest black pilot to fly solo at 14. The pair’s weekend trip took them out… Continue reading Still racist
Deconstructing the status quo
By John Leung
Politics is a game of ideas, having them and putting them into action. But for every version of this game, there are rules. Some of those unwritten rules may be broken as times advance, but some of these rules are there for a reason. It should not be surprising that someone who proposes earthshaking change… Continue reading Deconstructing the status quo
Cell free campus: a better initiative
By Nikhil Joshi
“Ring……..Ring” Except it’s not a ring, it’s a treble sound that is whiny in pitch, and is supposed to Mozart, but God knows if Mozart heard his music butchered like that, he’d roll a 720 in his grave. You can’t sit in class for one hour without a cellphone screwing up the lecture and pissing… Continue reading Cell free campus: a better initiative
Disenfranchised: the new Canadian hockey fandom
By Greg Ellis
Calgary finds itself at the very epicenter of the most dismayed hockey fan base perhaps in all of Canada. On the proverbial heels of our team’s playoff rally, the fervor in Calgary over hockey runs deep. 17th Ave., known for its top-end restaurants, fashion boutiques and peaceful ambience became an icon: “The Red Mile.” The… Continue reading Disenfranchised: the new Canadian hockey fandom
Wildlife Wrangler
Army officer, stunt actor, forest firefighter–he’s done it all. President of TVnewmedia.com, Matthew Todd Paproski has led an engaging life, and the excitement is not about to stop any time soon. With his newest endeavour–a Canadian wildlife series airing in October–Paproski is on the leading edge of Calgary’s film and new media industry. A Saskatchewanite… Continue reading Wildlife Wrangler