By Jon Roe
They said ‘You’ll be greedy once you get your first trophy,’” recalled Darrell Belyk. “‘No way,’ I responded. ‘All I want is a trophy to put on my mantel.’ Now it’s 19 years later, I have over 300 trophies. I’ve given some of them away because there’s no way I can display that many. I… Continue reading Over the Top
“The profession of a prostitute is the only career in which the maximum income is paid to the newest apprentice. It is the one calling in which at the beginning the only exertion is that of self-indulgence; all the prizes are at the commencement. It is the ever-new embodiment of the old fable of the… Continue reading Selling sex, part two
The Institute for Sustainable Energy, Environment and Economy recently held a lecture on “energy, security and the long war of the 21st century.” The speaker was James Woolsey, former director of the CIA under the Clinton administration. Not surprisingly, about two thirds of the lecture was about the devil terrorists, the devil Nazis, the devil… Continue reading Letter: Energy Conspiracy
I am wondering if the university has thought about Access Copyright alternatives, such as open access publishing. The best way to get out from under the thumb of this collective that is primarily controlled by old-economy academic publishers is to move the university to modern publishing models. As an example, MIT in the U.S. has… Continue reading Letter: Copywhaaaaaaa?
By Nancy Craig
I am a smoker and I am appalled that students are putting their butts out on the ground–most of the time right next to ashtrays, or sometimes as close as a few steps away. In addition to picking up butts, I have also picked up empty beer and liquor bottles from Parking Lot 12, and… Continue reading Letter: Students Need To Clean Up Act
By Ben Hoffman
He died doing what he loved–being stabbed in the heart by stingrays. You may have happened across the news that Steve Irwin, Australia’s “Crocodile Hunter,” from the show of the same name, was killed this month, much to the whimsical chagrin of everyone in the world. Don’t confuse this; he was a conservationist, and a… Continue reading Crikey!
You and your partner have been together for a while now and intimacy is becoming slightly too routine. Not to worrÂy–this is an issue many couples face sooner or later. It can be an excellent time to strengthen your relationship and forge a trust that will carry you into the coming years, or conversely, to… Continue reading Get your freak on
The conflict in Lebanon has been splattered all over the news for the last couple of months. Presently, the United Nations is struggling to bring in more peacekeepers from Spain and Indonesia to… keep the peace. By sensationalizing who is the victim and who is evil, the media has exhausted the topic. In this ‘world… Continue reading What mainstream media never told you
By Laurel Smith
In response to your supplement in support of students drinking and getting drunk, I challenge you and your staff to put together an even cooler supplement that is against alcohol and promotes alternative ways to have fun on and off of the U of C campus. As you are certainly aware, alcohol and alcohol related… Continue reading Letter: Dry is fun, too!
By Roman Cooney
I am used to Maclean’s taking data out of context, so I was not surprised to see Tony Keller, managing editor of special projects at the magazine, take my quotes out of context as well in last week’s Gauntlet. The comment regarding data being four years out of date refers, of course, to the survey… Continue reading Letter: Maclean’s Wrong?