By Ann Karras
The end of the semester is bittersweet. It marks the end of classes that have consumed your energy over the past months and become your life during the last few weeks of school. There’s a confusing melancholy to working hard for something that ends abruptly. You will carry the skills you’ve learned with you, but… Continue reading University about new experiences
The word “privilege” has become a popular and dirty word. A quick look at #WhitePrivilege will show you how frequently this popular hashtag is used on social media. It also ranks within the top 6,000 words in the English language, beating out common words like “nowadays,” “endless” and “unfortunate.” Despite its booming popularity, the long… Continue reading Privilege no longer a dirty word
By Alex Procyk
Another day, another moment closer to a soul crushing, heart pounding final exam. Every time I sit down to study for one, I remember the good old days of provincially mandated diploma exams. Not long ago this fresh faced, second-year Gauntlet opinions writer was an even more fresh faced high school student. There would come… Continue reading Diploma exams key to success
Every Tuesday and Thursday at 3:30, I drag myself over to Science Theaters to pretend to listen to a lecture regarding pyroclastic rock debris, convergent plate boundaries and a number of other topics I have no interest in. Looking around the lecture hall, the sea of bored faces surrounding me in geology 209 confirms that… Continue reading Man cannot live on breadth alone
Gauntlet tradition states that the last editorial of the year is written by the outgoing Editor-in-Chief. I’ve been a student here for four years. Sometimes I feel like I’m not learning anything in my classes, but I’m a different person than the scared 20 year old who walked into the Gauntlet office in September 2010… Continue reading Parting shots from the EIC
By Curtis Wolff
Men’s hockey: A- It was a tale of two seasons for the Dinos men’s hockey team. Over the Christmas break the squad was almost unstoppable. They averaged nearly five goals a game. Their only blemish was an overtime loss to the University of Alberta. The second half of the campaign started well enough with the… Continue reading Dinos year-end report cards
By Curtis Wolff
The Dinos were feeling the love at the 47th annual Night of the Dino, an awards ceremony held at the Olympic Oval on Tuesday, March 8 to celebrate the athletic and academic achievements of the University of Calgary’s varsity and club athletes. Swimmer Fiona Doyle and running back Mercer Timmis were awarded the top prizes… Continue reading Dinos celebrate year at awards gala
By Riley Hill
Administration at the University of Calgary are asking students to take an academic integrity survey so they know how many of you shifty bastards are cheating. The survey is part of a nationwide, 11-university study to see whether students and faculty across Canada are confused with the rules or are just a bunch of filthy… Continue reading Administration conducts academic integrity survey
By Chris Adams
Student leaders from across the province met in Edmonton this week as members of the Council of Alberta University (CAUS) Students rubbed shoulders with government officials during its lobby conference from April 7–10. CAUS is a provincial lobby group that advocates for undergraduate students attending the five universities in Alberta. Students’ Union president Raphael Jacob… Continue reading Student leaders hold annual lobby conference
By Tendayi Moyo
The Consent Awareness and Sexual Education club (CASE) is working with the Students’ Union to promote healthy sexual behaviour prior to and during Bermuda Shorts Day. CASE’s Got Consent? campaign aims to inform students about sexual consent during the SU event. “We came up with a banner and poster campaign promoting Got Consent?” CASE vice-president… Continue reading Club campaigns for sexual consent