By James Dugan
Editor, the Gauntlet,[Re: “Dastardly dreadful Dubnyk drags down drama,” Theatre Review, December 1, 2005] Kyle Francis’s review of The Libertine in the Gauntlet cannot be permitted to pass by without response, even though the best response to bad press is usually to ignore it. But this review is so distorted, it begs for a corrective.Well… Continue reading The drama dept. responds
By Fiona McLay
In celebration of Alberta’s Centennial the University of Calgary Drama Department is putting on two plays by Gwen Pharis Ringwood, one of Alberta’s most respected dramatists. Ringwood, a recipient of the Canadian Drama Award, the Eric Hamber Trophy, as well as honourary doctorates from the Universities of Victoria and Lethbridge, is best known for her… Continue reading Theatre Preview: Plays for Alberta
By Jesse Keith
Nellie McClung is a name synonymous with the women’s rights movement in Canada. You might remember her from your grade 10 Social Studies class, a Canadian Heritage commercial on CBC, or maybe you’ve seen her statue gracing Olympic Plaza or Parliament Hill. History has made McClung the poster girl for the women’s suffrage movement in… Continue reading A suffragist battle royale
By Toby White
Editors, the GauntletRe: "McQ’s becomes McSU’s," May 18, 2000Re: "Outcry over ousting of McQ’s," July 20, 2000 There has been a lot of misinformation and misconceptions concerning the issue of the convenience store. Mr. Cho was not "kicked out" of McQ’s. The Students’ Union decided not to renew his lease when it expired. Mr. Cho… Continue reading SU store benefits students more than McQ’s
By Nima Dorjee
An open letter to Toby White,President, the Students’ Union:Re: “McQ’s becomes McSU’s,” May 18, 2000Dear Mr. White,I was appalled to learn of the decision of the SU to evict the Cho family from their business in the MacEwan Student Centre. They have been excellent and generous campus citizens for 10 years, as recent letters to… Continue reading Outcry over ousting of McQ’s