By Murray Birt
Editors, the Gauntlet,Re: Dinos’ Athletic Advisory Council Decision to raise fees 50 per cent in two years I would like to commend the Gauntlet and its writers on the excellent piece about Conrad Black. What I most respect, and what most readers may be unaware of, is what this two-page spread means for the staff… Continue reading Gauntlet delivers the goods
Editors, the Gauntlet,Re: “Attacking the ATAC mindset” Mar. 2, 2000eather Snider seemed to suggest a misunderstanding of the Five Point Program, the organizing platform for the Alberta Tuition Abolition Coalition. We would certainly not think that our degrees should be handed to us or that we should not have to work for it. Quite the… Continue reading Tuition abolition dependent on hard work
Editors, the Gauntlet,Re: “Exercise your right to vote…” Mar. 2, 2000Politics can be a crazy experience. Winston Churchill once said that democracy is the worst system of governance ever devised, except for all the others. Both of us believe that the Students’ Union is a democracy and that your rights are not being trampled upon.We… Continue reading Acclamations accountable, say the acclaimed
Editors, the Gauntlet,Re: “Tuition hikes and debt are a reality” Feb. 17, 2000I would like to thank Sarah Deveau for expressing a viewpoint on the whole tuition issue which rarely gets heard. Mainly because those with this view point are more concerned with their studies and earning their degree than how much they are paying… Continue reading Attacking the ATAC mindset
By Anna Watson
Editors, the Gauntlet,Re: “Rez withholds $1, 600” Feb. 10, 2000 I f planning to live on campus, consider the following: Residence Services is run by a disorganized bunch of ignorant fools. You may be rudely treated at the front desk. If this occurs, remind them that you are a customer and paying their wages. If you’re… Continue reading Move out… of Rez
By Sarah Deveau
I am embarrassed to be a U of C student. I am disappointed in my fellow students and the Students’ Union.Over the past few weeks, I have seen a misguided, doomed campaign against tuition increases. I’ve seen masses of ignorant students shout at Rob South for not making a fool of himself by supporting a… Continue reading Tuition hikes and debt are reality
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
In his attempt to prove the existence of God using science, Dr. Ott’s lecture was impassioned. It was also misinformed and incorrect, filled with the same tired arguments that Creationists and pseudo-scientists have used for a long time. Those of you who have read Michael Shermer’s 1997 book Why People Believe Weird Things immediately recognized… Continue reading Shooting craps at the dawn of time
Editors, the Gauntlet,Re: “The symphony, cheap” Feb. 3, 2000A recent review of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra is “by no means Canada’s greatest” journalistic effort. It displayed incredible ignorance towards classical music and musicians.Reading the article in question, I felt very angry that such a badly researched article, so full of ignorant accusations and outright falsehoods… Continue reading CPO is a local treasure
I write this letter not simply in criticism of Rob South, the rest of the Students’ Union, and the Board of Governors, but also in criticism of all those apathetic students on campus who refuse to educate themselves on the issue of education.Over the past couple of weeks, a lot has happened as the "tuition… Continue reading It’s time for true representation at the U of C