By Chris Tait
Two months after the North American Solar Challenge finished in Calgary, the University of Calgary Solar Car Team will be leaving for Australia’s World Solar Challenge.’While the newly-revised race route of the NASC is now the longest of its kind in the world, the Australian WSC is by far the most coveted. Spanning 3,000 km… Continue reading Soleon heads down under
By Allison Dube
Editor, the GauntletI thought I recognized your name from one of my classes a couple years ago (Poli 201), so I read your article in the current Gauntlet. Just wanted to take a second to let you know (whether my memory is working right or not) that I thought it was excellent!I don’t listen to… Continue reading A rave review
Editor, the GauntletI take exception to the unfair privilege given to the first year students during U of C 101. I understand that 2006 is the 40th anniversary of the University of Calgary, and I applaud the idea of gift-giving to the student population. What I don’t agree with is the unfair manner in which… Continue reading A lump of coal
By Greg Ellis
“Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere the ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity” – William Butler Yeats New Orleans was not accustomed to being in the news in… Continue reading Insurgents of a high pressure system
By Jon Roe
Bono, dubbed by fans a benevolent Messiah, is the lead singer of the popular band U2, and a self-serving ass hat. Bono’s throngs of squealing 40- year-old women will be quick to point out that he’s done an enormous amount of charity work for many admirable causes, among these the struggle against poverty in Africa.… Continue reading Bono is a Bastard, bloody bastard
By Alan Cho
“I’ll just come out and say it, Nazis are fucking assholes. They are cute when they’re little, I’ll give them that. Why can’t they stay small?”– Sarah Silverman Last week, the Gauntlet ran an article by opinions writer Madeline Sommerville regarding moral relativism. Though not invoking the words “moral relativism,” she arrived to the same… Continue reading Hitler discovers cure for cancer. HITLER!
By Emily Senger
As CNN continues to report on the latest “crisis in America,” the networks’ stories following the Hurricane Katrina aftermath dominate the CNN airwaves and prove the fallibility of mainstream media with their sensationalized stories. CNN stories like “Evacuees get hitched in shelter” and “Best friends in need,” about the displaced pets rescue mission glaze over… Continue reading You are being brainwashed right now
By Chris Tait
Though many heard about the team’s progress on the news or in the paper, few realized that there were more than just a couple of drivers and a really clever marketing campaign behind the U of C’s solar car project. There was an entire expansive team travelling and working as one large unit, each individual… Continue reading TEAMwork: UofC Solar at NASC 2K5
May 12, 2005 Faculty Flunks Weingarten The University of Calgary Faculty Association slammed U of C President Dr. Harvey Weingarten’s performance as part of a two-year review process in May. Weingarten earned a grade point average of 1.54, or C-, according to the survey results.TUCFA criticized Weingarten on a number of issues including his effectiveness… Continue reading Gauntlet News: summer 2005 …stuff you missed the first time
On his fifth year in attendance at the famous Kootenay music festival, Gauntlet legend Lawrence Bailey brings us a whimsical look at his personal half-decade experience with Shambhala’s unique and unforgettable atmosphere.Many would argue that all people simply want to belong, to feel as though they are a part of something. Whether it’s a family,… Continue reading That’s Shambhala