New parking for bicycles in the southeast corner of the Art Parkade is open for students who get to campus on two wheels instead of four. The lot has 54 racks and will cost $30 per year for a spot, according to University of Calgary Parking and Transportation Services. Students’ Union vice-president operations and financeAdam… Continue reading Bike parking now open in the basement of the Art Parkade
Independent musicians vs. YouTube
By Liv Ingram
Independent music labels are involved in a dispute with YouTube over the licensing terms of the website’s long-anticipated music-streaming service. The Worldwide Independent Network (WIN), which represents independent music labels around the world, said in a statement that YouTube is using “unnecessary and indefensible” negotiation tactics to get its members to sign up for a… Continue reading Independent musicians vs. YouTube
International students organize on campus
By Curtis Wolff
International students at the University of Calgary can now connect with the university community through a new advocacy club. The yet-to-be named club will advocate on issues unique to international students to the SU. “A student approached me right before my term started. She wanted to talk about how the Students’ Union represents the interests… Continue reading International students organize on campus
Club eyes boycott of Israeli products
By Riley Hill
Campus human-rights group Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights ( SPHR) is looking at ways they can bring a global campaign to campus that would push the University of Calgary to cut economic ties with Israel. Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions — often referred to as the BDS movement — asks groups to stop doing business with… Continue reading Club eyes boycott of Israeli products
Ezra Levant promotes “ethical gas”
By Chris Adams
After championing the oilsands in Ethical Oil , Ezra Levant is back with a new book, Groundswell: The Case for Fracking . In the book, he states his case for hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, a gas extraction technique where a mixture of water, sand and chemicals is shot underground to release natural gas. Approximately 174,000… Continue reading Ezra Levant promotes “ethical gas”
Don’t forget who’s behind budget cuts
Students know Thomas Lukaszuk as the face of the 2013 post-secondary budget cuts. Now he’s running for leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party and he wants the student vote. When the Gauntlet interviewed Lukaszuk last week, he used the $50 million that was put back into the post-secondary budget eight months after the initial cuts… Continue reading Don’t forget who’s behind budget cuts
Les Revenants
Now is the perfect time to watch this award-winning French supernatural drama. It’s about a small town where people mysteriously return from the dead. Amidst bizarre phenomenon, they continue to live their lives as if nothing has happened to them. Equal parts fantasy and horror, the show’s chilling tone will hook you for the entire… Continue reading Les Revenants
Orphan Black
Created by Graeme Manson and Calgary-native John Fawcett, on the surface, Orphan Black is about human cloning and the sheer brilliance of Tatiana Maslany’s performance as no less than eight fully- formed characters. With the right twist of dark humor,Orphan Black offers thought-provoking exploration of what it means to be an individual in a world… Continue reading Orphan Black
Hannibal
By Mike Flach
Tucked away on NBC’s Friday night line-up, Hannibal is a delicious treat of storytelling and cinematography for both seasoned fans of Silence of the Lambs and new diners at the Hannibal Lecter table. With two seasons complete and a third in the works, now is the time to sink your teeth into what has so… Continue reading Hannibal
Broad City
Created by Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson (with comedy veteran Amy Poehler serving as executive producer), Broad City is based off the web series of the same name and offers some of the best half-hour comedy you’ve never seen. Glazer and Jacobson star as fictionalized versions of themselves surviving their twenties in New York City.… Continue reading Broad City