The sob stories and excuses were almost enough to make me forgive.For two weeks, I ran around the Students’ Union offices hounding my elected and acclaimed officials because I wanted to find out what happened at a Canadian Alliance of Student Associations conference–a conference where five members of our SU attended on our student dollars.It… Continue reading Guess who’s wasting your money?
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Challenging complacency and routine
The Gauntlet’s March 7 cover had a picture of “Puppetry of the Penis” on it. This caused enough of an uproar that the paper was pelted with nasty letters and both the Calgary Herald and CBC Radio took enough interest to report on this event.This column is about a penis on the cover of a… Continue reading Challenging complacency and routine
Switzerland’s strange bedfellows
It’s high noon, it’s dark, and clouds of angry locusts are swarming outside the window. Switzerland has joined the United Nations and the Angel of Death is having coffee in your living room.He speaks German and French-two of his four official languages. He represents 12 of the 23 Cantons and 54 per cent of the… Continue reading Switzerland’s strange bedfellows
Kris didn’t read at all last week
Former Students’ Union President Toby White was convulsing with laughter. It was 2 a.m. in Olympus Hall and he was lying on the ground completely soaked because he foolishly opened his door expecting late night cuddly fun.Silly Toby.Instead of getting nookie, he got attacked by a gang of ruffians armed with lukewarm water and a… Continue reading Kris didn’t read at all last week
Finding your “inner Eddie”
This column is about cheap advertising and a guy named Eddie. It’s about the value of distracting yourself, and it’s about having fun too. It begins with "I know a guy named Eddie.""So do I," you say. But my Eddie is special-believe me.Listen: Eddie is the master of having fun. He is the master of… Continue reading Finding your “inner Eddie”
Appalling lack of futbol culture
It took a late Wednesday evening complete with beer and futbol to realize that "I am Canadian!" doesn’t fully apply to me. Dual citizenship and all, sometimes I just can’t pull it off.I was at the Den, it was about 9 p.m. and the semifinals of the Gold Cup were on TV. Canada against the… Continue reading Appalling lack of futbol culture
December’s welcome twist of fate
Good stories often border on the ridiculous, so consider this one.At the beginning of my second year at your friendly student newspaper, I was appointed interim Sports Editor. I didn’t know how to write, didn’t know how to edit and certainly didn’t understand the world I was about to enter. I had just come back… Continue reading December’s welcome twist of fate
A new marking methodology
School is a sham. My marks last term became a function of my effort-my knowledge or intelligence had nothing to do with it. This situation begs the obvious questions: Why go through the charade at all? Is there a point to attending university when I can correctly predict my grade point average by mid-November with… Continue reading A new marking methodology
The magic of crossmarketing
Attention spans are a funny thing. I’ve never thought about it before, but the attention spans of my fellow North Americans dictate what I see on TV. What I want to know is, are those 12-second sound bytes of news, sports and Britney Spears geared towards the average American, or–and I hope this isn’t the… Continue reading The magic of crossmarketing
Bordering on American disgrace
The war in Afghanistan is disgusting.However, it is not only the bombs, the refugees or the dead soldiers and civilians. What has become of America at home is just as gruesome.There is an ongoing debate in the American media about the use of torture to extract information about possible future acts of terrorism. Torture has… Continue reading Bordering on American disgrace