Soon, the world will be witnessing the emergence of another superpower: India. Already a strong regional power and fuelled by the zeal of the younger generation, the nation is slowly but steadily shaping into an economic and political juggernaut. With an unrivalled air force, superior navy and army, India is unquestionably a nation with exceptional… Continue reading India, an emerging global super power
Month: March 2006
The SU responds
By Bryan West
Editor, the Gauntlet,[Re: “The grand funding shell game,” March 23, 2006] I’d like to take some space to elucidate some of my reasoning for support of the $100,000 proposal passed by the Students’ Legislative Council on Tuesday March 21.To begin, it’s true that “student spaces” hasn’t fared as well as the other items on the… Continue reading The SU responds
Supporting the unborn could support the economy
By Kyle Francis
As offended as everyone is at the pro-life displays recently seen on campus, something no one has asked is what would it be like if they were actually able to incite real social change regarding abortion legislation. If abortions became illegal tomorrow, there would be tremendous consequences. Women with unwanted pregnancies wouldn’t want their babies… Continue reading Supporting the unborn could support the economy
Case in point
By Laurie
Editor, the Gauntlet,[Re: “Save an Inuit, club a seal,” March 9, 2006]Please explain to me how you can defend this? Do you hate animals? How can you look at those little seals, and not think it is wrong to murder hundreds of thousands of them? I do not understand. What is wrong with Canada to… Continue reading Case in point
Pro life display offensive
By Sarah Leamon
Editor, the Gauntlet, I am a fifth year student here at the university, and I am writing to talk about how disgusted and angry I am today. The pro-life demonstration outside of the science buildings is absolutely unacceptable and completely offensive.I want to say that this demonstration is not only especially offensive to female and… Continue reading Pro life display offensive
Administration shockingly forward thinking
A strange new force has joined the fray for free speech on the University of Calgary campus, and it’s not who we expected. Instead of taking the traditional free speech stance of Students’ Unions past and elsewhere, the U of C’s SU acted like confused children and passed the decision to allow the campus pro-life… Continue reading Administration shockingly forward thinking
Climate changing even faster
By Emily Senger
An international team of scientists–including a University of Calgary glaciologist–have confirmed the models used to predict global warming trends are accurate. U of C’s Dr. Shaw Marshall and the international team used previous research to create a climate model from 130,000 years ago–the last time the Earth experienced a warming trend comparable to present day.… Continue reading Climate changing even faster
Plague of debates ravishes city
Round 1: U of C When it comes to health-care in this province, the gloves are coming off. On Tues. Mar. 28, the U of C was home to a forum on the proposed “Third Way” health-care reforms presented by the Alberta Global Forum, which is connected to the U of C’s faculty of communication… Continue reading Plague of debates ravishes city
Centre to study damned Yanks
American pop culture is already well known, and with the opening of a new research centre, American policy will be too. The University of Calgary opened the Institute for United States Policy Research on Wed. Mar. 30 as part of a strategy to develop better academic institutional linkages with the U.S., including combined research and… Continue reading Centre to study damned Yanks
What’s with that big white tent?
The University of Calgary skyline will be forever altered with the construction of the Campus Calgary Digital Library. The plan will see a number of existing campus services take up residence in a new $114 million building nearly as big as the existing library block. “The project itself is a really visionary one,” said acting… Continue reading What’s with that big white tent?