By Ashton Chugh
An event which occurred on Sept. 5 during orientation week at St. Mary’s University in Halifax has been the subject of much controversy. During an event sanctioned by the St. Mary’s Students’ Association, student leaders led first-years in a chant that celebrated nonconsensual sex with underage girls. A video of the chant, which was posted… Continue reading Controversy grows over St. Mary’s O-week chant
Food banks are an important commodity on campus for students who are stretched financially thin. Mary Hart*, arts major and a single mother at the University of Calgary, uses the Campus Food Bank regularly. Before she was a student, Hart was a starving artist, working three jobs and supporting a child on her own. In… Continue reading Hungry… for a change?
The chant that gained infamy at Saint Mary’s University has made major headlines, and while this has drawn attention to the essential issue of sexual assault on campus, we need to recognize that this “rape culture” we’re hearing about is nothing new. Splashy headlines about rape draw major webpage traffic, so the media cashes in… Continue reading Rape culture runs deeper than chants
What unfolds is like something out of a director’s cut of Trainspotting. A man stumbles around in a daze, raspy voice and wispy eyes. He mumbles “celery is all I’ve got,” and the words seem to ring true with one look at his hollow and oh-so- depressing living conditions. This is the aftermath of a… Continue reading Love Affair with Miss Mary Jane
Geez, the end of human dignity sure snuck up on us. This week saw Ron Harris, a fashion photographer, throw a new twist into internet shopping clubs. He is offering the ovarian eggs of models to the highest bidder. Yes, at $150,000 an egg, you too can have a model baby. We stress to the… Continue reading Rosemary’s baby…
By Mary Chan
Maclean’s magazine released its annual university rankings on November 1 that looks at the pros and cons of Canadian post-secondary institutions. The University of Calgary is not always at the top of Maclean’s university rankings. However, according to Maclean’s, the U of C is improving. The U of C is ranked eighth out of 15… Continue reading Maclean’s rankings
By Mary Chan
Who ever thought separation anxiety could get this bad? For the 37.8 per cent of the 18-24 age group who smoke, escaping the nasty nicotine habit is something they have tried to do, often without success. "It was the case that if you didn’t start smoking before the age of 18 you were probably never… Continue reading Breaking up is hard to do
By Mary Chan
How strange is it that death by embolism is the most unusual item to emerge from a news day? On Sun., April 7, American journalist David Bloom, who was embedded with U.S. infantry, died while covering the war in Iraq. He did not die because his military unit was bombed, or because he unexpectedly encountered… Continue reading Normalizing the concept of war
By Mary Chan
For several weeks now, university students have been searching for summer jobs, hoping to find something that will pay well enough to cover next year’s tuition. Finding the money to finish a degree is a mere precursor to a dilemma many students face upon graduation: how to parlay said degree into a viable, long-term career.… Continue reading The future shouldn’t be nine to five
Editor, the Gauntlet,Re: “You can’t depend on the media,” March 20, 2003. Mary Chan’s comments on the role of the media in modern war were horribly simplistic. In 1991, when the Gulf War was being fought, I engaged in a unique debate via letters to the editor of the Gauntlet that went on in print… Continue reading Simplicity plagues Gauntlet
