The frustration and confusion surrounding Access Copyright is still ongoing, as universities maintain a ‘wait and see’ approach to the court decision before deciding their next course of action. The partnership between the University of Calgary and Access Copyright, which ended on Sept. 1, 2011, ensured that students and instructors had access to copyrighted works… Continue reading Copyright confusion
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Email provider may not have future at U of C
Talks are currently being conducted about the future of the University of Calgary’s email provider. In the future, the decision may be made to switch to a cloud provider like Gmail, Yahoo or Microsoft. A technical review committee has been established to evaluate the available options. According to Marc Wrubleski, technical manager for the department… Continue reading Email provider may not have future at U of C
Styrofoam gets the boot
MacHall will officially be polystyrene foam free by the end of September. A poll taken in 2009 showed that 93.4 per cent of students were willing to give polystyrene foam the boot and look for a more eco-friendly solution. According to Students’ Union vice-president operations and finance Patrick Straw, the process to abolish the polystyrene… Continue reading Styrofoam gets the boot
Student research finds new answers
You can always make a difference, even if it’s small steps that get you there. For one student at the University of Calgary, many of these small steps have been taken towards an environmentally friendly community. Zakir Hussein, a third-year earth sciences student, has been fusing his entrepreneurial and research skills in an attempt to… Continue reading Student research finds new answers
Brief: office space given to 37 clubs
Determining office space for clubs went through some changes this year as the clubs committee looked at applications with a certain criteria rather than with a subjective approach. “We picked a few criteria that we thought were really important,” said Matt Diteljan, SU vice president student life. “In the past, it was my understanding it… Continue reading Brief: office space given to 37 clubs
Parting shots: Let loose a little
The last Gauntlet issue of the school year is when the outgoing editor-in-chief is supposed to cry his or her heart out or, rather, do one final hoorah. Usually, I’m not big on sentiment, but, in order to keep with tradition, brace yourselves for an utter spewing of my heart. This is a rare moment… Continue reading Parting shots: Let loose a little
So it all goes to shit
Well, we’re all fucked. Just when you thought student journalism was a reliable source of all things happening on campus, a new set of editors is elected to stir shit up — and not in a good way. The incoming editor-in-chief Susan Anderson and the incoming news editor Riley Hill plan to screw things up… Continue reading So it all goes to shit
What does it mean to be a man?
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?
So it all goes to shit
Well, we’re all fucked. Just when you thought it was safe to trust student journalism again, a new round of editors gets elected with the platform of screwing everything up as much as possible. Erin Shumlich will takeover from Eric Mathison as editor-in-chief at the beginning of May. Shumlich was last year’s sports editor, and… Continue reading So it all goes to shit