Month: December 2012
Burn This Comic
Duly Noted
Imaginary Anomaly
Seasonal stimulus
By Jeremy Woo
In spite of the naysayers, pessimists and self-proclaimed enemies of commercialized holidays, the winter holiday season truly is the “most wonderful time of the year” for many reasons. However, the recent consumerism and secularism of Western society has challenged its relevance. Christianity is no longer as dominant, the spectrum of year-end celebrations has become wider… Continue reading Seasonal stimulus
Ho-ho-NO!
The holiday season has arrived once again, catching many of us unprepared and unwilling to participate in the buying frenzy. Though there are some positive attributes connected to the giving season, the predominant theme of commodity fetishism has all but demolished the true meaning of Christmas. The Canadian civic holiday was originally created to… Continue reading Ho-ho-NO!
Editorial: The end of days is nigh!
This whole 2012 apocalypse thing is just plain stupid. It’s a waste of time and if anyone actually spends their time thinking about it, it’s because they’re fatalistic, whiny babies. There will always be a doomsday theory. There was Y2K that didn’t quite pan out, and the hype behind it was insane. But guess what… Continue reading Editorial: The end of days is nigh!
The top underdog and upset of 2012
By Taylor McKee
Upset of the year: Women’s basketball upsetting number-one ranked Regina On March 17, 2012, the Dinos women’s basketball team entered the CIS championships as the lowest-ranked seed in the entire tournament, which meant that in the first quarterfinal match they would be playing against the top-seeded team. The Dinos squared off against the University of… Continue reading The top underdog and upset of 2012
Team of the year 2012
By Taylor McKee
In just their third year of existence, the University of Calgary Dinos women’s hockey team managed to do something no U of C hockey team has done before: win a national championship. For that, they earn the honour of being the Gauntlet’s top team in 2012. Armed with a star-studded roster of forwards, elite goaltending… Continue reading Team of the year 2012
Circumcision
By Alex Procyk
Foreskin. It’s not a common word in daily conversation or often brought up. Male circumcision, the total removal of the foreskin from the penis, shouldn’t be a weird or disturbing topic because it is a pertinent issue that needs to be openly discussed. Today, there is a widespread, contentious and controversial debate about circumcision because… Continue reading Circumcision