By Jeremy Woo
The great gate of Canadian immigration is creaking to a close as the federal government continues its heavy-handed tactics to keep hardworking prospective Canadians from entering the country. From the first three months of 2010 to the first three months of 2011, immigration to Canada dropped by 25 per cent according to the Toronto Star,… Continue reading Opening the gate: immigration and prosperity
By Tobias Ma
Marijuana hurts young people — this doesn’t change the fact that it should be legalized. The New York-based Icahn School of Medicine and the University of Montreal have released a new study on cannabis’s effect on adolescent brains. The results are not pretty, but they do not make the case for legalization any less compelling.… Continue reading Legal marijuana and the developing mind
Hopefully by now, students have heard of the deep cuts to education funding that Premier Allison Redford’s government announced in the spring provincial budget. Across the province, seven per cent was cut from post-secondary budgets, for a total of $147 million. This cut has affected schools differently. Mount Royal University was arguably hit the hardest,… Continue reading Cut Redford out of our education
By David Bray
The 2013 National Football League season commences on Sept. 5. Gauntlet sports writers Marshal Wolff and David Bray got together to discuss the some key talking points coming into the year. Which team is your dark horse for this year? Marshal Wolff: For me, it’s the Kansas City Chiefs. I know they tied for the… Continue reading Head-to-head: NFL preview
Collicutt Siding Golf Club Whether you’re a serious golfer or a casual one, if you’re looking for a relaxed 18 holes of golf before the season is out, take a drive 20 minutes north of Calgary to Crossfield. Just behind the industrial area, across the railroad tracks — on the left as you drive into… Continue reading Golf course reviews: Collicutt Siding and Eaglequest Douglasdale
By Curtis Wolff
It wasn’t the Final Four, but Calgary basketball fans were nonetheless treated to a taste of American college action August 15–17 at the Jack Simpson Gymnasium, where the Dinos hosted two Division I National Collegiate Athletic Association teams in the 2013 Battle of the Border preseason tournament. The four-team tournament featured men’s teams from Arkansas… Continue reading Dinos score one for Canadian basketball
Orientation Week 2013 has already claimed its first victim. First-year nursing student Sarah Beth Duncan was hospitalized Wednesday after suffering too much school spirit. The new student was taking part in orientation week activities when she collapsed and started seizing late Wednesday afternoon, after meeting the Students’ Union. Duncan was rushed to the Foothills Hospital,… Continue reading Student hospitalized from too much school spirit
By Sean Willett
Despite the inherent corruption of our financial and political systems and the rapid decline of Western civilization, first-year political science student Darren Spinner is convinced that he will be able to affect a positive change in the world around him. As a new student at the University of Calgary, Spinner is eager to begin making… Continue reading First-year student thinks he can change the world