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By RG Scherf

Dr. David Whitmore has lectured and researched at the U of C for over 20 years. Besides being one of our university’s most respected thinkers, Dr. Whitmore was a pioneer in the field of feminist economics. Last week, he graciously agreed to spend some time with features editor RG Scherf and speak about everything from… Continue reading Renaissance Man

By RG Scherf

In 1833, William Forster Lloyd, then a professor at Oxford University, wrote a book on overpopulation describing the “Tragedy of the Commons,” a metaphor where unbridled public access to a resource ultimately dooms that resource to overexploitation. In what’s now the classic example of this problem, a group of animal herders let their flocks graze… Continue reading Grazing in the media fields

By RG Scherf

For all that traditional feminist thought gets right, there are things that upcoming thinkers are determined to change. One of those things is, some people believe, a wrongheaded view of pornography.A long time ago, I found myself interested enough in feminism to take several women’s studies courses at the U of C and was simultaneously… Continue reading Acceptable Sexuality

By RG Scherf

Sometimes film makers make mis-steps. And sometimes, some argue, they are not mis-steps at all. Gauntlet Features Editor RG Scherf makes the case for Oliver Stone’s (brilliant?) flop Alexander.I will not confess to liking Oliver Stone’s film Alexander upon first viewing. Taken strictly on its own merits, it is an unwieldly, improperly dense film, the… Continue reading A prayer for Alexander

By RG Scherf

Since Rebel Without a Cause was released in 1955, films aimed at teens have been an extremely popular and profitable genre both within Hollywood and on the world stage. These films are fun and easy to digest, but their real box-office strength is playing to the empathies of millions of teenagers. Characters are created so… Continue reading In and Out

By Sarelle Azuelos

One of Calgary’s finest professors and benefactors will be leaving for Kamloops. University of Calgary faculty of communication and culture dean Dr. Kathleen Scherf has been offered a position as president of Thompson Rivers University and will be starting in September. After over nine years as a dean at the U of C, Scherf finds… Continue reading Beloved prof off to better things

By Sarelle Azuelos

Single parent PhD students have arguably more work and more expenses than undergraduates and will finally get some much needed financial assistance. University of Calgary communication and culture dean Dr. Kathleen Scherf saw a need for the annual $5,000 Dr. Jeanette Nicholls Graduate Scholarship and contacted other influential women in Calgary to make it happen.… Continue reading Scholarship created for single parents

By Daniel Pagan

Facebook users breathed a collective sigh of relief at universities across Canada after Toronto’s Ryerson University decided against expelling a first-year chemical engineering student over a Facebook study group. Chris Avenir faced expulsion after being charged with academic misconduct due to his administrative role in the “Dungeons/Mastering Chemistry Solutions” study group last fall, where students… Continue reading The line between sharing info and cheating