Month: December 2011

By Erin Shumlich

Electronic books have become more readily available in recent years. Book lovers across Canada now have access to hundreds of thousands of books available through the internet. Google, the popular search giant, launched a new type of e-book in Canada on Nov. 1, a year after its initial launch in America, and will be in… Continue reading E-books available at U of C bookstore

The N. Murray Edwards Trading and Finance Lab officially opened Nov. 30. The lab will allow students to learn how to use trading systems such as Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters. Murrray Edwards — a prominent Calgary business man — donated half a million dollars to the facility. In Wednesday’s grand opening he said, “Through the… Continue reading New trading lab opens in Haskayne

By Susan Anderson

The Haskayne school of business has created a new strategic plan. Within the next five years, Haskayne plans to be one of the top five business schools, in line with the U of C’s strategic plan to be in the top five research universities by 2016. “We have three areas of focus: one is ethical… Continue reading Haskayne creates strategic plan

By Marisa Makin

Holiday parties are inevitable during the Christmas season, which means festive food — all of it being both tasty and fattening. Students seem to have issues getting back on track after so much indulging. U of C resident dietitian Jaspreet Singh acknowledged how students react to the holidays depends on the individual. “It depends on… Continue reading Keeping up with the holidays

By Dominik Matusik

The Republican primaries are fast approaching and so far it’s quite the war of the words over who can act like the most outrageously psychotic extremist. One candidate, at least according to what seems like half the internet, stands above all that. Any discussion related to politics online is almost inevitably going to include a… Continue reading Ron Paul: wrong leader, wrong generation

By Rheanna Houston

December is here, which has come to signify that it is time to binge-shop for friends, family and perhaps less than likeable characters who we feel obligated to buy for. Regardless of the cultural or religious reasons behind one’s gift-giving, we do indeed partake in it, and it can be safely said that the gifts… Continue reading Ethical Christmas

By Remi Watts

You did not get to university, nor got through university, nor achieved the success you have on account of your hard work and determination, and if you think you did then you’ve convinced yourself of one of our society’s most vicious, false and damaging lies. Shame on anyone who convinces himself or herself of the… Continue reading Of mythic bootstraps

By Gauntlet Editorial Board

Canadian environment minister Peter Kent is currently meeting with the international community to discuss climate change at the Durban Conference. On the agenda is the future of the Kyoto Protocol. The international agreement to reduce carbon emissions is set to expire next year and Russia, Japan and Canada have said they will not negotiate any… Continue reading Pulling out, yet needing protection

By Josh Rose

The University of Calgary sports teams are called the Dinos, yet there are many kinds of dinosaurs, from the peaceful vegetarian stegosaurus to the predatory carnivorous tyrannosaurus. Without a doubt, the U of C men’s basketball team is a ferocious predatory species, despite being ranked seventh in the nation. Their record in the league is… Continue reading Basketball Dinos are no longer extinct

By Justin Azevedo

There’s something different about the outdoor rink that’s inherently Canadian and impossible to replicate on arena ice. Certainly, the purpose of the game is the same. You skate, you pass, you shoot, you score and then you win or lose — that doesn’t change. But the subtleties of the outdoor ice make hockey a unique… Continue reading For the love of the outdoor rink