By John Leung
Paul Martin must be licking his lips as he watches former Progressive Conservatives either come to him or choose to sit as independents. Scott Brison crossed the floor, Keith Martin said he will run for the Liberals in the upcoming election, and Joe Clark, John Herron and Andre Bachand are all currently sitting as independents… Continue reading A Conservative battle royale
By John Leung
It’s not every day a showdown between an unknown waiter from Kingston, Ontario and a wedding singer from Cherry Brook, Nova Scotia could incite so much excitement. Ryan Malcolm is the first ever Canadian Idol after 3.3 million votes and countless jammed phone lines. Televisions from Victoria to St. John’s were tuned to ctv on… Continue reading Canadian Idol reflections
By John Leung
Clubs are a varied lot. On campus, clubs are divided into 10 “umbrella groups,” each representing general interest and academic types, ranging from Academic (most departments have a students’ association) to Interest (e.g. student wings of non-governmental organizations on campus) and Hobbies. During Clubs Week, held at the beginning of the Fall and Winter semesters,… Continue reading The other type of clubbing
By Anna Leung
With the release of Joshua’s Habit’s first CD, Images of Energy, Calgary can be proud of a hometown band with real talent. Joshua’s Habit is a cold rock band that has it all: good chords, solid riffs, strong lyrics and a singer with a voice. Although the band is less than a year old, it… Continue reading Joshua’s Habit, Images of Energy
This is no goodbye note. This is a lashing out–essentially a giant fuck you.Yep, that’s right, your 2001/02 Gauntlet Editor-in-Chief has nothing to say to everybody else out there and will reserve this space for a message to his staff: Take your wussie-shit sunshine goodbye sentiments and shove ’em. This year has been perfectly atrocious… Continue reading An angry tirade from the Chief
It’s official.Your friendly neighborhood student newspaper is now a part of Izzy Asper’s media empire.“We are proud to welcome the Gauntlet and it’s staff to our growing family of media properties,” said Asper. “I believe that this–acquisition–will benefit both the our Southam publications and University of Calgary.”Asper made the announcement on Mon. April 1 after… Continue reading Gauntlet joins CanWest Global
After nearly five years of working as a quasi-journalist, it’s still a marvel to contemplate the bitter arguments that have coloured my existence at the Gauntlet. There are few other places where people engage so passionately as to be moved to write about it. It’s simultaneously enlightening and saddening to see generations of editors, letter… Continue reading Clashing world views
By Mike Leung
I grew up in a Ranchlands cul-de-sac chock full of rowdy, violent kids. The Bay, as we called it, served many purposes: it was a street hockey arena, a battlefield and a playground filled with yards, sprinklers and everything else a mostly-healthy childhood needs.These days, life isn’t what it was back then. The regular grind… Continue reading In the days of my youth…
By Mike Leung
Carrying the Burden explains the unfortunate plight of porters in Nepal who support the adventure trekking industry surrounding the world’s most famous mountain range. In particular, a whole tourism industry surrounds the base of Mount Everest–but because of the remote conditions, a great deal of goods must be literally carried up to base camp. The… Continue reading Exploring porter life
As fans of alcohol and the Simpsons alike, we felt it necessary to include them both in this year’s Gauntlet Bar Supplement. Hence Surly, Remorseful and the rest of the gang grace our cover along with the lovely Miss Alison Gowling, the Gauntlet’s resident artist. After years of experience in the realms of drinking, bar… Continue reading 2001 Bar Supplement Introduction