By Ryan Pike
Predicted standings: Detroit Red Wings San Jose Sharks Calgary Flames Vancouver Canucks Chicago Blackhawks Anaheim Ducks St. Louis Blues Los Angeles Kings Actual standings: San Jose Sharks Chicago Blackhawks Calgary Flames Colorado Avalanche Los Angeles Kings Nashville Predators Phoenix Coyotes Columbus Blue Jackets Heading into the 2009-10 National Hockey League season, there were a lot… Continue reading Winter break NHL picks review: Western Conference
By Jon Roe
It’s been one semester of competition for the University of Calgary’s sports teams and championships have been won and lost, playoffs have been made or missed and there have been both cheers and tears. Some seasons are over and some are just starting. Here’s a look at what’s happened for the Dinos in the fall… Continue reading Taking a mid-season look at all the Dinos
Alternative medicine consists of products or treatments used for health benefits, but is not always evidence-based. It is often based on cultural and traditional health practices or more recent disproved theories that have remained popular within certain fringe groups. Common types include homeopathy, acupuncture, herbalism and bio-identical hormone therapy. Generally speaking, complimentary medicine is less… Continue reading The use of complementary and alternative medicine is an increasingly popular, but dangerous trend
By Kim Nursall
Last week, Googlers may have happened across an atypical image of Michelle Obama, who is usually the very picture of style and grace. This particular representation depicted her face with ape-like features, eliciting a chorus of outcries for the image to be removed and Google’s content to be better regulated. The picture was described by… Continue reading Racism, Google and censorship
Pornography is one of those things that many people enjoy, but are unwilling to talk about. It can be easier to get someone to fess up to the kinky things they did with that dirty random they picked up at the bar last night than the kinds of dirty films they enjoy. Perhaps this is… Continue reading Exploring the many facets of porn
Switzerland has long been known for its neutrality, but the attitude Swiss citizens have recently taken toward Muslims is calling into question its non-partisan reputation. On November 29 Swiss voters chose to ban all minarets in Switzerland. Minarets are the tall spires connected to some mosques and are used by the mosque’s leader to call… Continue reading The Swiss aren’t neutral anymore
By Gram Lawn
Editor, the Gauntlet, I recently witnessed a bench-clearing brawl during an intramural basketball game in the Jack Simpson Gymnasium. It took the poor referees three tries to calm things down. I had never seen anything like it before in a lifetime of sports participation. Ironically, I had just been thinking that intramural basketball didn’t seem… Continue reading Letter: intramural violence
By Ryan Pike
With the end of 2009 rapidly approaching, many prognosticators are looking back on the decade to decipher its trends. In the realm of film, the 2000s saw many things occur — comic book fare became cool, horror movies became generic and indie cinema reemerged. But one thing happened that threatened to bring the industry to… Continue reading Dear Hollywood, reality is not shaky
By Sierra Love
Dear beloved Friends of Science, Perhaps you did not get the memo, but the rest of us “denialists” have changed our tact and become delayers. The main method by which we mean to do so is to tell everyone that climate change is harmless or in fact beneficial. Due to the warmer weather for our… Continue reading Science? We don’t need no stinkin’ science!
Once again the time of year has come when we dust off the Christmas decorations, break out the nog and apply for that extra credit card. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, Black Friday has come and passed and we have now entered into full-fledged Christmas shopping season. Black Friday, the last Friday in November, has become… Continue reading Spending shouldn’t be the reason for the season