Editor, the Gauntlet, [Re: “Sexism Sells, but not on my campus,” Feature article, December 1, 2005] Thank you to Christine East for her article “Sexism Sells, but not on My Campus.” I too witnessed that poster and was outraged by it. I give her my admiration for going so deeply into the subject and stating… Continue reading A change in society
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Music Interview: Christine Fellows’ feline inspiration
By Emily Senger
When Christine Fellows performs at the Calgary Folk Festival this weekend, she’ll have to leave an integral part of her band at home, her cat, Slap. Listen attentively to Fellows’ new album Paper Anniversary as Slap’s purring–or throat singing as it is credited–provides background accompaniment to the track “Instructions on How to Dissect a Ground… Continue reading Music Interview: Christine Fellows’ feline inspiration
C’est levy
A new levy could be coming your way.Fine Arts students are proposing a levy to encourage exploration in the arts for University of Calgary students. The levy would charge $1 to full-time students and $0.75 to part-time students.Similar to Campus Recreation levies to encourage sports, the proposed fee would be used to develop the Fine… Continue reading C’est levy
Check into the Suburban Motel
By Alicia Ward
George F. Walker is a playwright known for placing people in impossibly complicated situations that only get worse, while presenting his characters and their choices in a way that forbids the audience from judging them. In the University of Calgary drama department plays Problem Child and Risk Everything, the characters RJ and Denise are in… Continue reading Check into the Suburban Motel
Nickle Galleries finds new home
After two years of construction and relocation, the Nickle Galleries reopened in the Taylor Family Digital Library on October 5. The Nickle Galleries — formerly the Nickle Arts Museum — offers members of the University of Calgary a chance to see a wide range of contemporary and historical artifacts. In 1970, philanthropist Samuel Nickle donated… Continue reading Nickle Galleries finds new home
Making medicine available
By Anshini Shah
A University of Calgary club is shedding light on policies affecting accessibility of medicines in developing countries. Roughly 10 million people die every year due to a lack of essential medicines. These deaths are preventable, however, current global health and patent policies make life-saving medications unaffordable for much of the developing world. The Universities… Continue reading Making medicine available
The U of C: protesting the future
By Jon Roe
In 1974, the university boasted over 11,000 students and had recently established the faculties of medicine (1970) and environmental design (1971). The faculty of law was established in 1975. The increasing number of varied faculties realized a dream of ’60s principal Malcolm Taylor. “The first planning group that attended the meetings of the university by… Continue reading The U of C: protesting the future
Tuition goes up… again
By Emily Senger
In what has become a yearly occurrence, a room of some of Calgary’s most prominent and influential citizens voted to raise tuition for students at the University of Calgary last week. The U of C board of governors raised tuition by 3.3 per cent for all undergraduate and graduate students Thur., Jan. 25. The increase… Continue reading Tuition goes up… again
New tuition policy nothing new
By Sara Hanson
Alberta post-secondary students will have to wait before they can officially celebrate having the most affordable education in the country. The much anticipated 2007 tuition policy was released Fri., Nov. 3 and announced that tuition for Alberta students will remain at 2004 levels next fall with further increases based on inflation. Though the policy is… Continue reading New tuition policy nothing new
Bra helps heart surgery patients recover
By Andrew Kuzma
A specialized compression bra developed by a team of University of Calgary researchers will help women recover from heart surgery. Wearing the supportive undergarment immediately after heart surgery significantly reduces women’s breast pain, according to a national clinical trial led by Dr. Kathryn King, a U of C professor and heritage population health investigator. “Women… Continue reading Bra helps heart surgery patients recover