Month: February 2011

By Andy Williams

Somewhere opens on a partially-obscured, sparse desert racetrack. For three minutes, a nondescript black Ferrari races around and around, zooming in and then quickly out of frame. The car stops and out steps protagonist Johnny Marco, played by Stephen Dorff. Sofia Coppola’s latest movie traces a smattering of events in Marco’s life as a gigantic… Continue reading Somewhere: not exactly Lost in Translation 2

By Andréa Rojas

The forces of lo-fi distortion, freshly-pressed vinyl and microwaveable tour food have given birth to their next generation — an indie-rock progeny that goes by the name of Man Legs. The four-piece, comprised of Josh Boguski, James Perry, Joe Simmons and absentee guitarist Bryce Cloghesy (currently pursuing his studies at McGill), is the product of… Continue reading MAN LEGS

By Patrick Straw

Sitting in Scurfield Hall adamantly discussing who has the nicer pea coat, we began to feel a tremble in the expensive tile floor exclusive to Scurfield Hall. Our interest stricken by this unusual stimulus, we looked up from our Blackberries and over-priced lattes to see a crowd of tumultuous people marching towards us. We knew… Continue reading What the hell is Engg. Week?

By Beenish Khurshid

I have a professor who is quite different from my others. No, it’s not the hair or the shoes or the teaching method. She is a woman. And as an engineering student, she is my first full-semester female professor this year. The University of Calgary’s female enrolment in engineering is about 24 per cent. The… Continue reading Engineering needs more women

By Kurt Genest

If only running a minority government were as easy as getting toddlers to agree upon their favourite animal or ice cream flavour — one would say “tiger” and the rest would follow suit. Despite the difficulties of a minority situation, Stephen Harper’s Conservative government has been able to exact a remarkable degree of harm upon… Continue reading Harper and the chamber of secrets

By Brandon Beasley

As recent events in Tunisia and Egypt have unfolded, there has been much discussion regarding the role that social media such as Twitter and Facebook have played in the uprisings. Some have even gone so far as to refer to the Tunisian uprising as a “Twitter Revolution.” But the role of social media in these… Continue reading Social media aren’t inherently democratic

By Gauntlet Editorial Board

Thanks to a new ruling by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, you might have to think twice about spending the next four hours playing FarmVille while streaming videos on the side. The CRTC– responding to a request by Bell– has allowed Usage Based Billing for Internet access in an attempt to offset the cost… Continue reading Say no to usage based billing

By Brent Constantin

The University of Calgary’s faculty of medicine has offered to strike an expert panel before the city vote on removing fluoride from Calgary’s water supply Feb. 7. “The medical school is still happy to make staff available to work with the city and to provide whatever scientific help the city might need on figuring out… Continue reading U of C medical faculty offers advice on city’s fluoride decision

By Susan Anderson

The City of Calgary has developed employee guidelines for the use of social media. The guidelines detail how the city uses social media and what employees need to consider when using their personal channels. The goals behind these guidelines set out by the city hope to educate and raise awareness about social media and let… Continue reading City brings in guidelines for social media