Straight from the Canadian Prairies, the Sturgeons make music that is equal parts nostalgia and Canadiana. As a folk album, This Is typifies the charm of the genre — music that is honest, frank and unashamed of where it comes from. The album opens with “Someone to Love,” a song that evokes images of barn… Continue reading New music: The Sturgeons
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Tolerate unbearable young people
Calgary doesn’t get political very often. Any opinion that diverges from conventional thought is greeted with apathy or irritation. Even university students, who are supposedly all radical leftists, don’t get angry about much these days. The opportunity to explore politics and activism in university is unique. At its best, student activism has the ability to… Continue reading Tolerate unbearable young people
Stop staying silent on divisive issues
Talk of the Israel-Palestine conflict has consumed public discourse over the past couple weeks. Escalating violence airs on every news network. Pundits have weighed in across the political spectrum. Hashtags like #IsraelUnderAttack and #FreePalestine are constantly trending on twitter. In Calgary, the debate has already started. Hundreds gathered outside City Hall last Friday to protest… Continue reading Stop staying silent on divisive issues
Ellen Doty
Ellen Doty’s debut album Gold is jazz in the most classic sense. Unashamed and frank, Doty embraces a sound that brushes aside modern studio gimmicks. When it works, Gold stands out as a homegrown and warmhearted listen meant for easy summer days. When it doesn’t, the lyricism falls flat, forcing songs to drag out and… Continue reading Ellen Doty
Choosing fear over information
Watching the University of Calgary’s new video on how to survive a campus shooting feels more like a military indoctrination than an educational video. The U of C will include a safety video on school shootings during fall orientation this year. I watched the video, and it’s a waste of time that doesn’t address the… Continue reading Choosing fear over information
Don’t forget who’s behind budget cuts
Students know Thomas Lukaszuk as the face of the 2013 post-secondary budget cuts. Now he’s running for leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party and he wants the student vote. When the Gauntlet interviewed Lukaszuk last week, he used the $50 million that was put back into the post-secondary budget eight months after the initial cuts… Continue reading Don’t forget who’s behind budget cuts
When racism spills onto the pitch
During a soccer match in 1981, fans of Millwall Football club referenced the racially motivated attacks of black youths in the New Crosshouse fire to create a sporting chant. Fast forward thirty years, and racism in soccer has remained just as prevalent. Sporting culture is aggressive and unfriendly. Chanting at sporting events relies on inflammatory… Continue reading When racism spills onto the pitch
Students need to start asking the right questions
Market modifiers are a touchy topic on Alberta’s post-secondary campuses. If you’ve never heard of them, market modifiers are extra fees charged for degrees considered more valuable than others.For example, administration at the University of Calgary think a bachelor’s degree in commerce is worth more on the job market than, say, a bachelor of arts,… Continue reading Students need to start asking the right questions
Call-out culture on the Internet
One of the first animal rights posts I ever saw on the Internet was a shockingly dehumanizing image that compared the factory farming of pigs to the Holocaust. It showed Jewish people behind barbed-wire fences in a concentration camp, juxtaposed with an image of pigs in squalid conditions. The caption read, “I don’t see a… Continue reading Call-out culture on the Internet
Confronting the failures of feminism
At some point during the evolution of women’s rights, feminism became a club that everyone could join by saying the right words and thinking the right thoughts. By virtue of believing men and women are equal, one suddenly joined a constantly evolving and changing social movement. This inclusiveness is gimmicky and reductive, but serves a… Continue reading Confronting the failures of feminism