By Dave Kenney
Something weird is happening to country music. No, new country hasn’t gone techno. Instead, country music has some unusual new members–punk rockers. One such member is Chicago’s Neko Case. Formerly of the Vancouver punk act Maow, Case’s country influences came full circle with her solo album, 1997s The Virginian Playing traditional country and rockabilly, Case… Continue reading Country’s newest poster girl slides into town
By David Kenney
Inside the Red Lodge lies a Bay blanket, some matches and tobacco. For now the air is fresh and clean. Two hours later, the room will vaguely smell of smoke. This pipe ceremony is one of many events happening on campus during Native Awareness Week, which runs from Feb. 28-Mar. 3. Held by the First… Continue reading Native Awareness Week
By Megan Hope
Editors, the Gauntlet, This is a response to Robert Granger’s uninformed article in last week’s Gauntlet. He falsely accused RAK of being, "clamorous witch-hunters." He wrote this in reaction to what he thought was an unwarranted protest at the Board of Governors meeting. Granger’s insinuation that the BoG have no control over tuition and in… Continue reading A means to justify an end
Impeachment is not imminent for Students’ Union President Rob South, despite calls for his removal from office by student activists. A straw vote at Tuesday’s Students’ Legislative Council meeting established that the disqualification of South would not come from within the SU. The written straw vote, which asked, "Do you support the impeachment of Rob… Continue reading South avoids impeachment
A friend once told me opera has four parts: a handsome tenor in love with a woman he can’t have, a beautiful soprano that spurs on said love story, an older mezzo-soprano in lust with said tenor, and pathos, the artistry that invokes an emotional response from the audience. Without the element of pathos, a… Continue reading Calgary Opera’s Aida hits some sour notes
When Hugh MacLennan penned Two Solitudes, a defining work of literature on Canada’s identity problem, was it any coincidence he used human relationships to parallel the two founding cultures of our nation? This is the psychology behind the inaugural effort of Canadian director Catherine Annua, Just Watch Me: Trudeau and the ’70s generation. It is… Continue reading Pierre Elliot Trudeau:
The Gauntlet had a chance to catch up with Molly Shannon in New York, before the release of her film, Superstar. Q: What are you wearing? MS: Prada pants… (laughing) I’m a whore for free clothes. Q: Where were you when the character (Mary Katherine Gallagher) was created? MS: I was at NYU drama school,… Continue reading Interview with a Superstar
A recent decision by Alberta Community Development will compromise a survey on women’s education experience at the University of Calgary, according to the Women’s Collective and Resource Centre.The WCRC hoped to conduct a fall survey for later submission to the Undergraduate Curriculum Redesign Team. "Instead of surveying a full sample of students in September, when… Continue reading Women’s Centre denied money for survey
What would you get if you morphed a Volkswagen full of clowns with an eight-piece New Orleans-style Jazz band, and a group of Decidedly Jazz Dancework dancers? (Try saying that six times fast.) Soul Jugglers, baby. Asked to sum up the production in three words, Vicki Adams Willis, the brainchild behind Soul Jugglers, responds instead… Continue reading A celebration of the circus of life
The Reform Party on Campus has had their Students’ Union club privileges revoked until the end of Winter semester by the Clubs Comittee at a meeting on Wed., Oct. 28. This includes all SU grants, their office space and mailbox, and SU room and equipment rentals in MacEwan Hall and MacEwan Student Centre.Reformers used their… Continue reading Club loses privileges