By Reem Ghaleb
Egypt has endured political conflict since the Arab Spring protests in late 2010. A revolution in early 2011 ended Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year regime, leading to elections with Mohammed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood winning the vote. However, a year after coming to power, a coup ousted Morsi and placed civilian and jurist Adly Mansour as… Continue reading Gauntlet Q&A: Sarwat Nafei
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Vice-President Operations and Finance Joel Lockwood’s job is seldom glamorous. He’s the member of the SU who often deals with student complaints, and the tricky third-floor MacEwan Student Centre redevelopment, however, these are two areas of his portfolio he’s handled competently. Two student incidents this year, the sexist Den cabaret ‘CEO’s and Office Ho’s’ [sic]… Continue reading SU Midterm Review: Joel Lockwood
May 12, 2005 Faculty Flunks Weingarten The University of Calgary Faculty Association slammed U of C President Dr. Harvey Weingarten’s performance as part of a two-year review process in May. Weingarten earned a grade point average of 1.54, or C-, according to the survey results.TUCFA criticized Weingarten on a number of issues including his effectiveness… Continue reading Gauntlet News: summer 2005 …stuff you missed the first time
AUGUST I’ll have some privatization with that Food services at the University of Calgary could soon be private. In early August, Student Academic Services held a series of student focus group sessions to obtain the input of student experiences with the quality of Campus Food Services. This survey included their experiences at Smash Hit Subs,… Continue reading Fall 2004 in Review
Every year, students entrust their elected officials to represent their views and to represent their best interests. At the top of the Students’ Union are the president and four vice-presidents. They endlessly toil, at work sometimes, to improve students’ lives and fight the good fight. Sort of. We as students get only the briefest of… Continue reading SU mid-term reviews
By Gauntlet SU Review Committee
For the past seven months, we’ve gotten along. Traditionally, that ends right here and now. In the name of transparency and accountability, the Gauntlet devotes space every fall to hold our elected representatives to their word. We dissect their campaign promises, we scrutinize their time spent in office–their conflicts, their missteps, their successes, their failures–and… Continue reading SU Reviews: The good the bad and the ugly
In the spirit of transparency and fairness, we have included our own personal ballots, breaking down which candidates each committee member supports and putting a name and a face to those choices. For the acclaimed race, we ran a yes/no option. Our Picks James Keller Kris Kotarski Вen Li Natalie Sit Chad Saunders   President… Continue reading Our Picks for SU Elections 2003
It is the job of politicians to run the show. By casting our ballots, we give them our approval, our confidence and control over aspects of our lives. Therefore we also have expectations of them. We expect them to keep their promises, we expect them to represent our interests, we expect them to fulfil their… Continue reading 2001 Students’ Union reviews
Editors, the Gauntlet, Re: "Porco and team get vote," SLC View, March 29, 2001 I am afraid that Jane Alkhouri got wrong (i) what the background was to the recent discussions at the Appointment Promotion and Dismissal (APD) Committee, (ii) what the Faculty Association’s views were in those discussions, and (iii) what issues had been… Continue reading Dear Gauntlet: You suck, the saga continues
By Kaye Coholan
Should students use their cell phones during class? For some University of Calgary professors, the answer is a resounding ‘yes’. Cindy Graham, instructor for the department of biological sciences, uses an interactive software program that encourages students to participate in class using their cell phones and Wi-Fi-enabled devices. In large biology lectures, Graham previously used… Continue reading Electronics in the classroom