By Val Jepson
It seems that the days of reason have vanished from the campus at Calgary. Students’ Union President Rob South is under fire for sticking to his guns at the recent Board of Governors’ meeting. And, so it appears there will be calls for South’s impeachment. U of C students will be lucky if South decides… Continue reading Coming to South’s defence
By Joy Norstrom
Just a short note to share with you my disgust, at, what I would hope was a simple "oversight."How noble and honourable, your reminders on both pages 9 and 10 of the Feb. 3 Gauntlet edition about "no sexist, racist, or homophobic submissions" being printed in either the three lines free or letters to the… Continue reading Reader disgusted by offensive TLF, Gauntlet hypocrisy
By Jill Garrett
My Fellow Students:Once again the tuition increase (which most of us have come to view as inevitable no matter how loud we protest) has come and gone, and we are left towing the line for government and administration. Between now and increase time next year, most of us will fall back into our regular routines… Continue reading Lobbying the province is the answer to funding woes
I have had the misfortune of being an undergraduate student at the University of Calgary for five long, and expensive years. During that time, I have witnessed tuition raise by a total of $990.Perhaps I wouldn’t have an issue with this increase, had the quality of my education at this institution of "higher learning" raised… Continue reading Demand your money’s worth of the Board
By David Bird
I am writing to you to express my thoughts on the consultation process of 1999/2000. I am disappointed to read that the Gauntlet editors hold the opinion (see Ed/Op, Jan. 20 and 27) that the process is a secretive and anti-student plot of the administration and that Rob South has "sold out" to the Administration.The… Continue reading GSA Prez says Gauntlet is wacked about tuition
Wake up and smell the stench of tuition! For the 11th consecutive year you can bet your money (or what little you have left of it) that the Board of Governors will vote in favour of raising tuition. This could mean an increase of big money–$250 per year, give or take. That’s a month’s rent… Continue reading Tuition is not the only choice
Editors, the Gauntlet,RE: All on board the SU money train, Editorial 01.13.2000Of all the things the Gauntlet could complain about this year in the SU, they have to choose the easy one. After a year of sitting on their hands while the SU plods along with no campaign for tuition, the province short-sells students, and… Continue reading Gauntlet drops ball on SU raises
Editors, the Gauntlet,RE: Is it the SU’s responsibility to support your habit?, SLC View, 01.13.2000You’ve all heard the plan to close the Black Lounge, it was in the Gauntlet last week and for most of you it’s not news. The Student’s Union defends their decision, and bases it on the lack of money available, and… Continue reading Lung closure sparks brief fit o
Editors, the Gauntlet, Quite soon after my arrival at the university, I noticed something that pleased me. When you drive down University Drive you may have noticed a large concrete octagon, just before the exit for 16 Ave. West. At first I thought nothing of it, and was not sure exactly what it was, but… Continue reading "Do you call art ‘art’ just because you hang it on a wall?"
Editors, the Gauntlet, Thank God someone finally saw the glaring fault in the whole "Buy Nothing Day" premise other than me! Thank you, Mr. Marriott, for opening eyes out there on campus. As the traditional nation-state of government collapses and the market driven corpoarcy replaces it, via a socio-economic Darwinism, the citizen becomes the consumer.… Continue reading Slave labour revolutionary, promotes growth