By Don Sucha
Editor, the Gauntlet, Re: “Privatization better than some think,” Apr. 7, 2005, On behalf of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees Local 52 Anti-Privatization committee, I would like to comment on your article. AUPE researchers conducted a Food Service Provider Survey of students’ unions across Canada and found that, amongst those contacted for whom Chartwells… Continue reading Chartwells not well liked
By Emily Senger
AUPE Local 52 logo makeover The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees Local 52 is calling on students and union members with a flair for the artistic to design a new union logo. In true union fashion, members will vote on the submitted logos, and the winning designer will receive $500 for their efforts.Submissions should be… Continue reading Very brief news for lazy readers
By Emily Senger
Chartwells doled out free food across campus during its grand opening celebrations Wed., Oct. 19. Though the independently owned Chartwells took control of University of Calgary Food Services on Apr. 29, 2005, they waited until all venues were operational before holding their grand opening.The Passport to Taste event gave students the opportunity to taste some… Continue reading Grand opening leaves union unimpressed
By Nicole Kobie
It’s not just a walk in the park. While the surroundings are as beautiful as any inner-city greenspace, graveyards have gravity and serenity. The ground isn’t just grass, it’s a place where someone’s loved one is eternally resting. Union Cemetery–part of what’s commonly called Cemetery Hill–has another feeling about it, one of history. Few other… Continue reading Unearthing Calgary’s past
By Mellisa Shea
Skeletons, skulls and bones. This is a festival? It is all part of the Mexican Festival of the Dead, possibly the largest festival in small Mexican pueblos. Flowers and skulls are everywhere, in every form. Costumes, candles, candies, cookies–they’re all skeletons. Some say attending this festival gives them a new perspective on death. Among those… Continue reading Dead dudes in Mexican duds
By Amanda Hu
The University of Calgary Dino footballsaurs met a close 27-13 loss at the 2007 Kickoff game against the University of Saskatchewan Huskies at McMahon Stadium Sep. 8. The Dinos were confident going into their home opener after destroying Simon Fraser University in their first game of the season 52-14, but their zealousness proved ineffective as… Continue reading Dinos get hustled by the Huskies
By Mel Sucha
Upon the opening of the MacEwan Hall Expansion last January, the Students’ Union clearly stated that the new concert hall would be designated a non-smoking facility. This was a reasonable decision as while not only posing a health hazard to non-smoking patrons and staff, smoking poses fire risks, damages flooring (as seen in the old… Continue reading SU smokes up Mac Hall