By Amy Badry
A researcher at the U of C is looking at how to treat binge eating. Characterized as eating a large amount of food in a short time, the issue has not garnered as much attention as anorexia or bulimia, according to the National Eating Disorder Information Centre. Unlike bulimia, where food is purged from the… Continue reading U of C researcher investigates potential treatment for binge eating
Heating and humidification issues in the Taylor Family Digital Library have pushed back the opening of the facility until at least mid-way through September and halted book transfers from the MacKimmie Library. “There were some mechanical errors in the design that are now being corrected,” said University of Calgary facilities management and development vice-president Bob… Continue reading Maintenance issues delay TFDL opening
“I can’t wait to see you fail,” said bitter Gauntlet news editor Brent Constantin, aptly summarizing the general atmosphere in the Gauntlet office after the tier one election results were posted. On Wednesday, Gauntlet volunteers gathered to vote in next year’s news editor and editor-in-chief election. Amy Badry, the current news assistant, won the news… Continue reading So it all goes to shit
By Amy Badry
Voter turnout in Students’ Union elections at the University of Calgary has been low, historically. Last year, only 16 per cent of undergraduate students voted. With this year’s SU election coming to a close on the evening of Mar. 10, only time will tell if voter participation at the U of C increases. U of… Continue reading Elections Canada hopes to increase youth vote
The federal government announced plans to ban salvia, a readily available hallucinogenic herb that has surged in popularity over the last few years. In a Feb. 21 news release, the Government of Canada proposed its intentions to include the active ingredients in salvia, salvia divinorum and salvinorin A, on the controlled drugs and substance list.… Continue reading Government proposes ban on salvia
Twenty-seven-year-old graduate student James Stevenson was disappointed on Mar. 4 when his screening of the 1982 animated feature The Last Unicorn failed to initiate the feelings of wonder and excitement he remembered as a child. “This is horrible,” remarked Stevenson during one of the film’s many musical numbers performed by 1970s folk-rock group America. Stevenson,… Continue reading Adult viewing of The Last Unicorn not as magical as expected
Shortly after showing several scenes of car chases and explosions intercut with witty dialogue and plot points, a recent movie trailer ended by presenting its main character defiantly and purposefully walking into the foreground of the frame. Experts agreed the slow motion movement portrayed the hero as both determined and willing-to-do-whatever-it-took-to-get-back-his-kidnapped-son. Flanked by additional peripheral… Continue reading Protagonist of film walks toward screen in slow motion during end of trailer
New research from the University of Calgary’s brain and creativity lab shows 87 per cent of all students at the school have a decreased, or severally decreased, use of their imagination. Lead researcher Aaron Telshi said the data proves more young people need to use their brains more regularly and for longer periods. “The study… Continue reading Study shows student imaginations not active enough
By Katie Hobday
Last summer, I was groped by a young boy. The 42 degree Celsius day made New Delhi one of the hottest places on the planet last July. My hair was damp from sweat and my pounding headache made worse from the heavy cloth covering my head and trousers to my ankles. Dressed very modestly out… Continue reading Let’s talk about sex
For some bands, a gig like the iTunes Session is just a throwaway — a chance to play some stripped down acoustic versions of a few popular jams, do a cover or two and call it a wrap. Shad, however, gives it his all. The release of his iTunes Sessions EP is one of his… Continue reading Spun: Shad