By Rob Reynolds
Editor, the Gauntlet,I’m writing this letter to draw attention to the overcrowding at the Fitness and Leisure Centre. I realize it is January and many students are trying to uphold their New Year’s resolutions to get in shape, but the lineups at the gym are getting ridiculous. The fitness facilities on this campus simply do… Continue reading Providing adequate space for fitness
The Croods is an immensely funny, very charming animated film from DreamWorks Animation and co-directors Kirk DeMicco (Space Chimps) and Chris Sanders (How to Train Your Dragon). The film takes a while to get going — following one very entertaining chase sequence — but once it finds its comfort zone, The Croods winds up being… Continue reading Film review: The Croods
Welcome to the second part of the Gauntlet’s two-part feature on gender issues. Below are articles written by a variety of people responding to the question, “How do masculine ideals affect you?” Sean Willett, second-year communications: I’ve seen the movie Les Miserables twice now, and I cried buckets both times. For those of you who… Continue reading What does it mean to be a man?
By Emily Ask
Alberta is a pretty neat place to be a blogger at the moment. The government doesn’t arrest you for anything you write online, it doesn’t try to shut down Twitter or ban Facebook and, in fact, you’re probably on the verge of collapsing the mainstream media as you know it with your very presence. Okay,… Continue reading The epic battle of old vs. new that never happened
Go ahead, punch yourself in the teeth. Sure it doesn’t sound like a great plan, but this guy here is your friend, and if he says you should punch yourself in the teeth, then it can’t be all bad. Right? Despite the nagging suspicion that punching your own teeth out is probably a bad plan,… Continue reading Health-care costs spark government action
By Jordyn Marcellus Entertainment Editor
University of Calgary students with a hankering for drama, dance, art and music, but only moths in their wallet, have every reason to head over to the University and Reeve Theatres. Thanks to a Students’ Union quality money grant nicknamed “Claim Your Seats” students at the University of Calgary have the opportunity to check out… Continue reading Students now able to claim their seats for free
Maybe it’s because of the advent of spring, but movies feel somewhat fresher and wider ranging at this time of year, even if they aren’t. The slate feels as if it’s been wiped clean and expectations are wide open. Or maybe we’re just more tolerant with the prospect of fair weather? Upon closer investigation, overall… Continue reading April films make for a mixed bag
As with many great adventures, this one was born in a corner booth, under dimmed lights, in a local Irish pub. Many ideas are often formed when there is beer in hand, but almost as many fail to become reality. It takes two people who desire adventure for ideas to be realized. Mike Lemmon and… Continue reading The Mighty Wapta
What do you get when you cross the uninterrupted violence of The Departed with the witty, Vegas-centric dialogue of Ocean’s 11? You would probably get a much better version of Joe Carnahan’s new film, Smokin’ Aces. Despite the film’s unending list of characters and disjointed style, the plot is relatively straightforward. Buddy “Aces” Israel (Jeremy… Continue reading Smokin’ Aces snuffs out
By Jon Roe
Recently-elected federal Liberal leader Stephane Dion dropped by Calgary for a visit Fri., Jan. 12 and weighed in on the issue of building nuclear plants to power the oilsands. As it stands now, a massive amount of natural gas is being used in the extraction of bitumen.There are concerns when erecting nuclear power plants and… Continue reading Reactor reaction