Editor, the Gauntlet, I would like to compliment our Prime Minister on lending out his jet for the evacuation of our citizens from the embattled areas of Lebanon, but quite frankly that would be like complimenting a fellow that witnesses a car crash, but rather than aiding the victims of the crash, he starts to… Continue reading Letter: Harper ought to be ashamed
Month: July 2006
Letter: Maclean’s rankings flawed
Editor, the Gauntlet, [Re: “U of C at bottom of barrel,” Emily Senger, June 22, 2006] I am dismayed that Maclean’s used a few results from the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) in its rankings of Canadian universities. NSSE always eschewed this idea, posting the reasons why on its website (http://nsse.iub.edu/html/usingst.cfm). Rankings are inherently… Continue reading Letter: Maclean’s rankings flawed
Editorial: Escalation not the answer
Violence only begets further violence. Perhaps the oldest of human truisms, this sad bit of wisdom seems unknown–or worse, willfully ignored–in Israel’s response to Hezbollah attacks across the Israel/Lebanon border. Israel’s determination to bomb the entire country of Lebanon back 20 years deserves to be condemned not only for the huge toll the campaign is… Continue reading Editorial: Escalation not the answer
How are you keeping cool in this heat?
By Ryan Pike
John Raulston Saul talks intellectual property at U of C
Celebrated novelist and philosopher John Ralston Saul is coming to Calgary. Saul will be the keynote speaker at the Ethics, Creativity and Copyright Conference, sponsored by the University of Calgary and the Banff Centre. In his address, entitled, “From Birds of Prey to the Collapse of Globalism,” Saul will discuss the impact of globalism on… Continue reading John Raulston Saul talks intellectual property at U of C
Women’s Centre finds a home
In mid-October the University of Calgary will officially have what every other major university in Canada already has: a centre for women. The Campus Women’s Resource Centre steering committee joined forces with Stantec Architecture and the Take Your Place project to build the centre in MacEwan Student Centre. The Women’s Resource Centre has been in… Continue reading Women’s Centre finds a home
Mexico’s rocky road to democracy
By Sarah Malik
Mexicans still don’t know who their new president is, almost a month after the presidential election on July 2 . Runner-up, Andres Lopez Obredor is demanding a vote recount, citing irregularities, and considering Mexico’s long history of electoral fraud, his claim might not be the cries of a sore loser. The Federal Electoral Institute calculated… Continue reading Mexico’s rocky road to democracy
Calgarians call for peace
Cries of protest and the drum of four thousand angry feet could be heard Fri., July 21 as Calgary’s downtown core was taken over by approximatly 2,000 people protesting the recent Israeli attacks on Lebanon and what they perceive as the Canadian government’s lethargic response to the violence. “We’re out here to give an opportunity… Continue reading Calgarians call for peace
Editorial: City Hall – Still Smoking the Cigarettes
By Emily Senger
This week, six City of Calgary Aldermen had the gall to take Calgarians’ health into account and reopen the smoking ban debate, advocating that the previously agreed upon city-wide ban on smoking in public places be moved ahead a year. If the dissenters get their way, the city-wide smoking ban will be advanced from Jan.… Continue reading Editorial: City Hall – Still Smoking the Cigarettes