By Jon Roe
Luckily, it’s not the fictional Japanese monster (famous for its heroic battles with Godzilla through the streets of a fictionalized Tokyo) attacking first street. And it’s not the Polish metal band either. It’s an intense art metal outfit from the very real city of Vancouver. “I don’t think any of us are super into Japanese… Continue reading Mighty Mothra ravage castle for love!
Oh my! On the surface, Lions and Tigers and Bears sounds like just another Wizard of Oz reference, or for those in the know, a well-respected indie act. They started out in the basement of guitarist Andrew Kidd’s dad with the ground shaking aim to just have fun and play music together. A few years… Continue reading Off to see the wizard of ROCK: Lions, Tigers and Bears
Making the transition from a few kids with a buttload of angst and a high-energy live show to a household name has been a gradual process for Taking Back Sunday. TBS burst onto the scene with their 2002 release Tell All Your Friends, before they crossed the fence in 2004 to earn ‘sell-out’ status from… Continue reading And on the seventh day He rocked: Taking Back Sunday
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By Jon Roe
The Alberta government announced new emissions rules last Friday calling for an intensity-based cut of 12 per cent starting July 1. As much as this proclamation is a step in the right direction, it’s far too little compared to more ambitious targets set in Europe. Hours earlier, European Union leaders agreed in a landmark decision… Continue reading A made-in-Alberta solution
By Ryan Pike
The National Hockey League has long been a hotbed of physical violence. In fact, some Flames fans’ fondest memories are of bruiser Tim Hunter trading punches with Oilers strongman Bill Semenko. The average hockey game contains a bevy of pushes, shoves and all manner of stick-work. Unfortunately, sometimes players surpass the acceptable level of violence.… Continue reading Crushing skulls and taking names
Last Wednesday an icon fell. Awaiting an arraignment for leading a resistance force against the government’s Superhero Registration Act, Captain America was shot in the pages of his eponymous comic book. He was pronounced dead on arrival at a nearby hospital. Then the media went a bit nuts. Major newspapers and television networks began paying… Continue reading Death to (Captain) America!
By Jay Bilyk
Editor, the Gauntlet, Every Thursday I watch your delivery boys pile up dozens of fresh copies of the Gauntlet‘s latest issue all over campus, yet every Wednesday piles of these same papers lay untouched, destined for the garbage–or more optimistically, a recycling bin. I know any respectable newspaper wants its readership to be ever-growing, but… Continue reading Letter: Save the trees!
By Kumar Jain
Editor, the Gauntlet, Every year on March 15, people all over the world stand up and ridicule Canada for our government-subsidized atrocity against the world’s Western Atlantic baby seal populations. Currently, nothing makes me more ashamed to call myself Canadian. Kumar Jain
It’s been an interesting year for rez kids. Earlier this year, several prominent Community Advisors were fired, failing to meet the academic requirements of the position, despite widespread protest from inhabitants (“Rez leaders get booted for low grades,” Amanda Hu, Jan. 18, 2007). It was then revealed that many of the buildings are just barely… Continue reading Editorial: Residence students deserve better