Editor, the Gauntlet, While I’ll fully agree that the Olympics can be a costly venture [“The life blood of the Olympics,” Daniel Pagan, Jan. 22], the summer and winter games simply cannot be compared. In size, scale and cost, the summer games are a behemoth to beware. That said, how can you write about the… Continue reading Letter: Heroic rebuttal
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Online Only – Letter: UPass problems
Editor, the Gauntlet, I have always been of the impression that the reason we had the UPass here at the University of Calgary was since ours was a commuter campus and there are not nearly enough parking spaces for all those students who would like to drive every day. The UPass is a great alternative… Continue reading Online Only – Letter: UPass problems
Online Only – Letter: The tax man cometh
Editor, the Gauntlet,I’m really sick of continually hearing about the tax hike here in Calgary, why don’t they put it into perspective? Find something else that continually rises by about a compounding eight per cent every year. I know it’s tough, but I can think of one thing, our tuition. Since I’m on the tail… Continue reading Online Only – Letter: The tax man cometh
The silent ballot
With a unified voice, 10 million Canadian voters asked for change by staying home and not voting. These silent voices know that their ballot won’t count and they refuse to vote just for sport. In this day and age, with our complex first-past-the-post system, you have to work very hard to make your vote count,… Continue reading The silent ballot
Letter: Problematic power
Editor, the Gauntlet, I think you should be careful about saying the nuclear power is cheap. [“Nuclear energy’s powerful questions,” Roman Auriti, Oct. 2, Gauntlet] All the information that I have suggests that it is more expensive than coal power once you look into the life cycle costs. It turns out not to be too… Continue reading Letter: Problematic power
Disturbing deficit
After watching the leaders debate, It is difficult to accept that all the federal parties find the prospect of financial deficit completely unacceptable, but not one of them can even bring up the concept of an environmental deficit. This is a serious issue and one that our leaders are too short sighted to even mention.… Continue reading Disturbing deficit
Letter: Count your blessings
Editor, the Gauntlet, [Re: “Tuition goes up… Again,” Emily Senger, Feb. 2, 2007.] I’m sad to see that not one single article has made the right point on this latest tuition hike. There’s no reason to lament a 3.3 per cent hike. Given inflation, a 3.3 per cent increase is reasonable and nothing to complain… Continue reading Letter: Count your blessings