By Nancy Craig
I am a smoker and I am appalled that students are putting their butts out on the ground–most of the time right next to ashtrays, or sometimes as close as a few steps away. In addition to picking up butts, I have also picked up empty beer and liquor bottles from Parking Lot 12, and… Continue reading Letter: Students Need To Clean Up Act
By Ryan Pike
The past year has been strange in Hollywood. There was a lengthy writer’s strike and another horrid Eddie Murphy sci-fi comedy, but 2008 also featured a series of tremendously fun movies. Bolstered by such sure-fire crowd-pleasers as comic book heroism and shock male nudity, this year’s films shoved pretention and nuance aside and said, quite… Continue reading Best in show – Movies
“New energy, new impulse and new ideas.” This is how Clem Martini describes his new piece The Replacement, scheduled to open next week at Lunchbox Theatre. The Replacement is the story of Norman, a widowed man who decides to take the leap back into the dating world. He invites a woman over for dinner but… Continue reading U of C prof stirs up Lunchbox
Despite allegations of sleeping on the job, rampant gambling and mud-slinging, the Gauntlet stumbled drunkenly through another Tier II election. At the helm of the Academic Probation section next year will be Andrew "The Red" Ross, whose Viking army won a commanding victory over Kyle Siler. "I promise a year of pillaging, followed by raiding,… Continue reading All your votes are belong to us are belong to us
By Craig Norman
The intro music sounds, a swirling globe appears and before you can say "tennis elbow," a buxom nude blonde is standing amidst a locker room full of equipment and jerseys discussing basketball scores and the no fair catch rule.Although this may appear highly unusual to most, it’s just another broadcast for Holly Weston, in the… Continue reading Bursting with beauty
By Rob South
Celebrating the strength and diversity of the gay and lesbian community, approximately 2,000 participated in the 11th annual Pride Parade on Saturday. Although gay and lesbian rights are often hotly contested in Alberta, organizers did not want the event to have any political overtones. "It is literally just to go out and celebrate our community… Continue reading Calgary’s gay community celebrates