By Sarah Malik
Since the events of September 11th 2001, the Middle East and the Islamic religion have been at the forefront of Western thought. This interest has led to a war on terror, heightened security measures throughout the world and a dramatic increase in racial profiling. Often labelled as terrorists, fundamentalists and militants, Muslims have become possibly… Continue reading The Muslim, Pt. 1 of 3
In the past few years, there has been more of a push at the University of Calgary to get students involved with research. We are one of the biggest research universities in Canada, so it just makes sense to use that research experience to the benefit of undergraduate students. As a result of this push,… Continue reading SU View: Get Involved with your education!
By Anonymous
Editor, the Gauntlet, I am writing to you because I believe the state of the ladies’ locker room in the Kinesiology Complex is worthy of some investigative reporting. In the toilet area, taps spray water in all directions, leaving the vanity and those using the taps soaked in water. At least one of the stall… Continue reading Letter: Sickening Showers
Editor, the Gauntlet, I am co-events commissioner for the Dedicated Otaku Anime club, a Students’ Union sanctioned club. We have been an SU club for nine or 10 years, and our mandate is to promote awareness and acceptance of asian culture through media, primarily using Japanese animation and television serials. On Tues., Oct. 17, three… Continue reading Letter: Poster Problems
By Emily Sharpe
Re: “Heathens!” letter, Nov. 2, 2006] To all 20-odd members of the Westboro Baptist ‘Church,’ please do us all a favour and keep your propaganda to yourself. First of all, you aren’t a part of this community and it’s pretty unlikely you were even in Calgary for the event. We as a community are trying… Continue reading Letter: Propaganda!
Re: TLFs, Nov. 2, 2006] I just wanted express my frustration and disappointment in your choosing to include our cut and effectively useless TLF in last week’s paper. Not only did it undermine the efforts of the students who worked on the event meant to be advertised, but it trivialized those efforts because of the… Continue reading Letter: TLF Trouble
There is no denying the popularity of the birth control pill to prevent unwanted pregnancy. Whether you’re walking through the Science link or using the toilet, it is impossible to escape the three beautiful young women encouraging you to accept mission Alesse. Jane, a 21-year-old woman I spoke to, told me she started taking the… Continue reading Can the pill really kill?
Re: “Ralph Klein begins new career as Mount Royal College instructor,” Katy Anderson, Nov. 2, 2006. For someone so enamoured with research, dean Kathleen Scherf should have considered doing some before commenting on the newest endowed chair at Mount Royal. “Mount Royal serves a different clientele than we do,” she sniffed upon hearing of the… Continue reading Letter: Scherf Elitist
By Emily Senger
The Western Business Games fiasco last weekend is the stuff journalists dream of. With 230 drunken business students roaring around the prestigious Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise wearing only g-strings, the headlines almost write themselves. It’s a journalist’s job to pick up on a good story and they did, successfully painting Haskayne students as foolish goons… Continue reading Simply shenanigans
Despite a two-year wait, a bloated and troubled consultation process and countless promises, the recently delivered Alberta affordability framework for post-secondary education is an unsurprising dud. Back in February 2005, King Ralph himself promised that Alberta’s new affordability framework, including “the most innovative, entrepreneurial and affordable tuition policy in the country,” would be in place… Continue reading Editorial: Still not enough