By John Verney
“Thirty dollars for a whole year sounds remarkable to me.” My guess is that Adam doesn’t cycle to school. If he did he would know that there are barely six months in the year when biking (pedal or motor) to school is feasible. And those are months when the fewest students attend U of C.… Continue reading Letter to the editor: Bike parking storage not as cheap as it sounds
By John Verney
[Re: “U of C looks to improve transportation,” Sept. 6, 2012] Before the Taylor Family Digital Library was built, there was a fairly large bus shelter in front of Craigie Hall. It was a bit of a dump but of great value to would-be passengers waiting for one of the many buses stopping there,… Continue reading Letter: Inadequate shelter
By John Verney
I am pissed off by the decision of the University of Calgary to charge motorbikes a $75 permit to park here [“University to impose motorcycle parking fee,” March 22, 2012]. There are not many bikers at the U of C. The inconvenience we cause is minimal. We do not take up valuable space. The few… Continue reading Letter: Motorbike parking fee pisses me off
By John Verney
Editor, the Gauntlet, Hilarious, that half-page spread about the Flying Spaghetti Monster provided by your News Editor last week. But what a pity she couldn’t find equal space (any space) for the submission by Amnesty International (UC) that took place at the same SU meeting. Could it be that she thinks that the screaming of… Continue reading Letter: not a pastafarian