By Ira Wells
Jordan Petty: How would you define “urban sprawl?”Dr. Byron Miller: That’s a tough question. There are lots of different definitions out there, without much agreement on any one in particular. I would define it in terms of [an area] that is low density and automobile-oriented–automobile oriented above all else. In other words, development is planned… Continue reading Spreading too wide
By Ira Wells
Do movies affect our perceptions of reality? University of Calgary students Ira Wells and Jordan Petty spoke with Dr. Malek Khouri, a Communications and Culture professor and the U of C’s Film Studies Coordinator, about their thoughts on sexuality, war and the profit motive in Hollywood.Ira Wells: Pierre Trudeau once said that the state has… Continue reading Now Playing
By Jordan Petty
Ever feel locked out? University of Calgary students Ira Wells and Jordan Petty sat down with English professor Dr. Harry Vandervlist to discuss the phenomenon of gated communities. Aside from teaching poetry and critical theory for the English department, Vandervlist recently taught a course exploring urban spaces in contemporary English literature.Wells: There are now 20,000… Continue reading Good gates make good neighbours
Editor, the Gauntlet,Re: "Good gates make good neighbours," Feb. 28, 2002,Perhaps I do not fully understand the point of the aforementioned article, but it appears to me that it is simply a rant against the successful middle class worker who has made the choice to live in a way fit for him/herself and their family.If… Continue reading To the defence of fences
By Chris Adams
After championing the oilsands in Ethical Oil , Ezra Levant is back with a new book, Groundswell: The Case for Fracking . In the book, he states his case for hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, a gas extraction technique where a mixture of water, sand and chemicals is shot underground to release natural gas. Approximately 174,000… Continue reading Ezra Levant promotes “ethical gas”
“We need more options, and we need to be able to get better food because right now there’s not much to choose from,” said second-year biology student Jess Neufeld concerning where he is able to use his onecard to purchase food. He is currently living in Glacier Hall. The onecard allows students to use their… Continue reading ONEcard expansion program halted
By Ellen Lloyd
Horrifically long line-ups at Tim Horton’s are a permanent fixture in MacEwan Hall. But even at 4:30 p.m., long past the usual lunch hour, the University of Calgary food court is appreciably busy. Students empty their wallets and fill their bellies with typical, if not particularly varied, fare from the many fast food joints. Second-year… Continue reading Freedom from frozen dinners
By Kate Marlow
G: I understand that you just completed a degree in philosophy and music at the University of Toronto? Sarah Slean: That is correct. G:Congratulations. SS: Thank you so much. G: Why did you choose philosophy? SS: First of all, I started at York in classical piano and I quickly realized that I was not going… Continue reading Online Exclusive: Sarah Slean, the extended interview
Sitting cross-legged in his zebra-print bean bag chair, Myke Atkinson is letting me listen to his latest work, Moments Of A Red Sun (In D Major). The music and video art installation — video provided by Manny Golden — debuting at the Cantos Music Foundation on Wednesday, May 20, is composed of eight different CD… Continue reading Caught beneath the Tides of music
Here’s a crazy idea that may sound a bit absurd, but follow me through on this: Cannabis will be legalized in the United States of America by 2010. “Totally absurd,” you say, as you shuffle the pages and mutter something about illogical and idealistic hippies with no grounding in reality. Even those who would support… Continue reading Legalize by 2010.