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Students and staff live off food hampers for a week to raise awareness

By Brent Constantin

A group of nine University of Calgary students and staff has been living off food hampers to bring awareness to the Students’ Union Campus Food Bank since March 21. The Hamper Project has garnered participants like SU vice-president academic Alyssa Stacy and U of C vice-provost (students) Ann Tierney and incoming Gauntlet news editor Amy… Continue reading Students and staff live off food hampers for a week to raise awareness

Community alerted to release of Calf-Child

By Brent Constantin

University of Calgary Campus Security and Calgary Police Service have issued an alert to students over the release of high-risk offender Derek Ross Calf-Child on March 7. On Nov. 24, 2007, a young woman was assaulted on campus after being followed by Calf-Child from a downtown LRT station. After she was thrown to the ground,… Continue reading Community alerted to release of Calf-Child

Business students finish second in international competition

By Brent Constantin

A University of Calgary team of students from the Haskayne school of business finished second in an international competition to develop solutions to growing water shortages around the world. The team was one of only six undergraduate teams in the San Francisco regionals-the majority were MBA or PhD students. They eventually took the runner up… Continue reading Business students finish second in international competition

Five-year record for Students’ Union voter turn-out

By Brent Constantin

The race to the end brought out almost 6,000 University of Calgary students, or 23.8 per cent of voters, to cast their votes for the 69th Students’ Union executive council. The turnout was an increase of about seven per cent from 2010–2011 and a five-year high. Dylan Jones took president with 57 per cent of… Continue reading Five-year record for Students’ Union voter turn-out

Study shows student imaginations not active enough

By Brent Constantin

New research from the University of Calgary’s brain and creativity lab shows 87 per cent of all students at the school have a decreased, or severally decreased, use of their imagination. Lead researcher Aaron Telshi said the data proves more young people need to use their brains more regularly and for longer periods. “The study… Continue reading Study shows student imaginations not active enough

Protagonist of film walks toward screen in slow motion during end of trailer

By Brent Constantin

Shortly after showing several scenes of car chases and explosions intercut with witty dialogue and plot points, a recent movie trailer ended by presenting its main character defiantly and purposefully walking into the foreground of the frame. Experts agreed the slow motion movement portrayed the hero as both determined and willing-to-do-whatever-it-took-to-get-back-his-kidnapped-son. Flanked by additional peripheral… Continue reading Protagonist of film walks toward screen in slow motion during end of trailer

Adult viewing of The Last Unicorn not as magical as expected

By Brent Constantin

Twenty-seven-year-old graduate student James Stevenson was disappointed on Mar. 4 when his screening of the 1982 animated feature The Last Unicorn failed to initiate the feelings of wonder and excitement he remembered as a child. “This is horrible,” remarked Stevenson during one of the film’s many musical numbers performed by 1970s folk-rock group America. Stevenson,… Continue reading Adult viewing of The Last Unicorn not as magical as expected

So it all goes to shit

By Sarelle Azuelos

“I can’t wait to see you fail,” said bitter Gauntlet news editor Brent Constantin, aptly summarizing the general atmosphere in the Gauntlet office after the tier one election results were posted. On Wednesday, Gauntlet volunteers gathered to vote in next year’s news editor and editor-in-chief election. Amy Badry, the current news assistant, won the news… Continue reading So it all goes to shit

Maintenance issues delay TFDL opening

By Brent Constantin

Heating and humidification issues in the Taylor Family Digital Library have pushed back the opening of the facility until at least mid-way through September and halted book transfers from the MacKimmie Library. “There were some mechanical errors in the design that are now being corrected,” said University of Calgary facilities management and development vice-president Bob… Continue reading Maintenance issues delay TFDL opening

Info Commons opens again

By Brent Constantin

Some students are finding the Taylor Family Digital Library isn’t that much of an improvement yet because of a lack of computer work stations. The University of Calgary said the facility is a response to student demands for new, improved workstations and will eventually house triple the number of public computers and workrooms. The first… Continue reading Info Commons opens again