Month: October 2007

By Gauntlet Contributor

The University of Calgary men’s soccer team entered play with their season hanging precariously in the balance, desperately needing to pick up points in their last two home games of the soccer season Oct. 13 and 14. The prehistoric soccer squad faced an uphill battle against two of the stronger teams in the Canada West… Continue reading Men’s soccer team takes surprise win

By Jon Roe

An Aaron Ifield field goal from 51-yards out as the clock hit zero gave the University of Calgary Dinos a massive upset over the formerly nationally fifth-ranked University of Saskatchewan Huskies in front of 3,024 fans at Griffith Stadium in Saskatoon, Oct. 13. The loss was the Huskies second of the year, dropping them to… Continue reading Football team hustles Huskies

By Jon Roe

All the leaves are brown and the sky is grey and the Students’ Union executive will no longer need to be California dreamin’. The SU executive­–four vice-presidents and the president as well as two SU staff members will be traveling to Anaheim, California for the National Conference on Student Leadership Oct. 20-23. The NCSL conference… Continue reading SU set to head to Californian conference

By Katy Anderson

Calgary’s 2007 municipal election passed without many surprises Mon., Oct. 15. Incumbent mayor Dave Bronconnier won with 61 per cent of the vote. Alnoor Kassam received 17 per cent of the vote, Sandy Jenkins was in third place with eight per cent and University of Calgary engineering student Jeremy Zhao received four per cent. The… Continue reading Municipal election wrap-up

By Morgan Haigler

Canadian health care wait times are on the rise according to research by the Fraser Institute published Mon. Oct. 15. In 2007, the average wait time across Canada was 18.3 weeks from the time a patient saw their family doctor to when they received necessary treatment. The best province was Ontario with an average of… Continue reading News for the unnewsed

By Cam Cotton-O’Brien

Pulling some Quality Money from its pocket, the Students’ Union is planning to build the new Students’ Union Wellness Centre to improve current services on the third floor of MacEwan Student Centre. Former SU president Brian West successfully negotiated a “Quality Money” deal, meaning the SU and Graduate Students’ Association receive a percentage of that… Continue reading SU to fund Wellness centre

By Jordyn Marcellus

Another campus tradition has come and gone; but unlike other festive occasions, this one was much more controversial, and a lot more explicit. “As soon as people know that it’s about that time of year when the pro-life rallies occur, we get a definite spike of people needing peer support coming into our centre,” said… Continue reading Campus Pro-Life GAP project raises eyebrows

By Stewart Pallard

Social networking sites have been garnering attention in the political realm from Stephen Harper to grassroots activists. The University of Calgary’s Alberta Global Forum and the Glenbow museum hosted a public forum at the Telus Convention Center entitled Facebook, YouTube and Blogs: Do They Matter Wed., Oct. 10. The forum included a panel of experts… Continue reading Facebook, YouTube and…politics?

By Christian Louden

Students from the University of Calgary prepare to face off with over 40 different teams from around the globe in the Panasonic World Solar Challenge Oct. 21-28. With the final few members of the team arriving in Australia Tue., the U of C Solar Car team’s engine is primed and ready to go. Since departing… Continue reading U of C’s Solar Car gears up to race across Australia

By Katy Anderson

Albertan legislation states that each year before making the decision to raise tuition, university administrators must meet with their student associations. This year meetings have taken place throughout Sep. and Oct., with the final vote on whether to raise tuition by the proposed maximum amount of 4.6 per cent happening at the University of Calgary’s… Continue reading SU prepares for tuition consultation