By Jon Roe
Maurice Yacowar founded the Gauntlet in 1960, replacing a monthly mimeographed single sheet with a 16 page weekly paper. Soon following the creation came the controversy–Yacowar was suspended for an ill-received editorial attacking the unquestioned institution of Remembrance Day and finally banned for a literary issue containing the words “He came into her, and it… Continue reading Yacowar and his legacy
[Story originally published in 2005] Bermuda Shorts Day began in 1961, when The University of Alberta, Calgary branch, was still on the sait campus. Freshman and Gauntlet Editor-in-Chief of the following publishing year Alan Arthur, who had just bought his first pair of gaudy Bermuda Shorts, wanted to celebrate spring. So he wrote on the… Continue reading Lettter: On the Origin of BSD
By Amanda Hu
Controversy isn’t what it used to be. In 1960, founding Gauntlet editor Maurice Yacowar wrote a contentious editorial instructing the masses not to buy poppies for Remembrance Day. He stated that the money spent on a symbol of war–or peace, depending on how you look at it–supports the honouring of unneeded death and destruction, along… Continue reading Editorial: Meaning of Remembrance Day often lost in modern world
Editor, the Gauntlet, Bermuda Shorts Day began in 1960, when The University of Alberta, Calgary branch, was still on the SAIT campus. Freshman Alan Arthur, who had just bought his first pair of gaudy Bermuda Shorts, wanted to celebrate Spring. So he wrote on the main hall blackboard: Tomorrow is Bermuda Shorts Day. Everyone wear… Continue reading On the origin of BSD
By Natalie Sit
For potential students, admission to the University of Calgary disregards an applicant’s previous degree, if they hold one. However, some think a degree should confer a special status for applicants.Former Fine Arts Dean and current English Professor Dr. Maurice Yacowar has a female friend who applied to the Art department in the Fine Arts faculty.… Continue reading Degrees mean nothing
Maurice Yacowar left two legacies at the University of Calgary-one well-known and loved and one well-known.Not only is the former Dean of Fine Arts the founder of the Gauntlet, he is also credited as the co-creator of Bermuda Shorts Day."The way Maurice tells the story is that [he and a friend] wrote on the chalkboard… Continue reading The ABCs of BSD
By Bonnie Leung
Many students are familiar with the current Associate Dean of Fine Arts, Dr. Ann Calvert, and soon other students will get to know her better. Dr. Calvert will start her new job as Dean of fine Arts June 1. Calvert replaces former Dean of fine Arts, Maurice Yacowar. Raised in Calgary, Calvert moved to Edmonton… Continue reading U of C hires a new Dean of Fine Arts
By Jon Roe
In 1974, the university boasted over 11,000 students and had recently established the faculties of medicine (1970) and environmental design (1971). The faculty of law was established in 1975. The increasing number of varied faculties realized a dream of ’60s principal Malcolm Taylor. “The first planning group that attended the meetings of the university by… Continue reading The U of C: protesting the future
By Jon Roe
When the University of Calgary was built in 1960, there were two buildings on a massive dust field at the outer reaches of northwest Calgary. In 1966, the U of C’s first year of autonomy from the University of Alberta, there were 4,000 students and 300 faculty members. The population of Calgary was 323,289. Now… Continue reading The U of C: more than just ugly statues and under-achievers
April 1, 2006 marks the 40th anniversary of autonomy for the university of Calgary. Not surprisingly, the date also marks 40 years of student opposition to fee hikes, student debauchery and construction due to infrastructure shortages. The more things change, the more they stay the same. The following has been compiled from the Gauntlet‘s own… Continue reading 40 years and counting…