For some, talking about secondary suites feels like beating a dead horse. However, the topic is still relevant because the system is still broken. Students and other residents of secondary suites are still living in unsafe conditions across Calgary. Secondary suites refers to an additional living area separated from the main dwelling within a residential… Continue reading Regulation needs a renovation
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City smokers down to the last drags
A few of us at the Gauntlet smoke cigarettes. I know, smoking will likely kill us, and I know, it’s expensive, gross, stupid and yada yada yada. New smokers quickly realize that society no longer accommodates them. Soon, we’ll have fewer places to indulge in our addiction in public. The City of Calgary recently proposed… Continue reading City smokers down to the last drags
Peewee is not the pros
There is no pastime that unites this vast and diverse country under one national identity quite like hockey does. Canadians see hockey as a way of taking the curse of six cruel months of winter and turning it into a blessing. The rugged and resilient nature of the Canadian spirit is reflected in the signature… Continue reading Peewee is not the pros
An open letter to our parents
Dear baby boomers, You have been writing a lot about us Millenials lately. You’ve been publishing plenty of articles about how lazy and entitled we are in Time, The Globe and Mail, MacLean’s and other publications. But, for your sake, please give us a break. Millenials are people born in either the 1980s or… Continue reading An open letter to our parents
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
Goodbye, Jarome Iginla
Every year, professional sports begin to feel more and more like a cold, calculated business. Ardent sports fans are now amateur accountants, calculating the worth of players based on their output on the field of play balanced with their financial cost. Since 1994, there have been three labour stoppages in the NHL — one of… Continue reading Goodbye, Jarome Iginla
We need feminism, not ‘the D’
At a party last August in Steubenville, Ohio, two football players, Ma’lik Richmond, 16, and Trent Mays, 17, raped a 16-year-old girl, while bystanders watched. They texted photos and descriptions of the act to their friends. The two boys have now been found guilty of rape in juvenile court and have been sentenced to at… Continue reading We need feminism, not ‘the D’
Escalating rhetoric in North Korea
North Korea is crying for help — but the reclusive country isn’t going to do anything rash anytime soon. On March 5, North Korea scrapped the armistice that ended Korean War hostilities in 1953. The cease-fire ended after a United States-led push for the United Nations to sanction North Korea over its recent nuclear tests.… Continue reading Escalating rhetoric in North Korea
Alberta shafts students
After one absorbs all the details about the 2013 Alberta budget, one thing remains clear: budgets are a messy business and there is absolutely no pleasing everyone. A budget reflects the priorities of a government through the choices — albeit tough ones — made on how to spend and what to cut. In 2013, Redford… Continue reading Alberta shafts students
Freedom with limitations
Tom Flanagan is dead wrong. But he is right about one thing: counseling and therapy should be the first approach to dealing with child abusers and possessors of child pornography. This should be the case for any criminal offence, but the fact is that the Canadian justice system is unable to provide these services for… Continue reading Freedom with limitations