By Mark Hopkins
For the past two weeks, walking from my parking space to school, I’ve passed a shattered Kokanee bottle on the sidewalk. There’s nothing particularly special about it, just shards of brown glass pushed up against a wall. But it makes me think. Here’s what I think happened. A small group of university students decide going… Continue reading Your actions matter
By John Leung
As much as I hate to admit it, I’m a Tory supporter and I’m glad that Peter MacKay wasn’t going to be cowed by David Orchard. Yes, you heard me right, I’m glad this has happened. Being a social liberal while being fiscally conservative, I was once the stereotypical Tory on a merger, vowing to… Continue reading Merging for the better
What if it was you? More importantly, what if it was me? Locked up overseas, away from everything that mattered, unaware who was working to find answers for you, or if you would ever know freedom again. It was not myself, and it was not you, either. Maybe that is why Maher Arar flew relatively… Continue reading Detaining Canadians
I like to think the majority of people are fairly intelligent and capable of making rational decisions based on sound reasoning. Maybe I’m an optimist, but I feel quite confident about the average citizen’s ability to see through political rhetoric and know what’s right in the end. This was my point of view until the… Continue reading The irrational majority
According to the dictionary of hackneyed cliches, necessity makes strange bedfellows and over the years, the Students’ Union has provided numerous examples. Recently the student body was treated to one such illustration when the Calgary Herald ran a story about a sponsorship deal allegedly cut between the SU and American tobacco manufacturer Rothmans Inc. Predictably,… Continue reading University of Tobacco
“We live isolated from the rest of the world excepting the United States. We need not commit ourselves anywhere except out of generosity or goodwill. There is a risk of terrorist attack, but hard power will never protect us from terrorism.” So pens Michael Jankovic, an otherwise formidable columnist at this paper. The "Canada as… Continue reading A case for the defense
The new school year was foreign territory, characterized by an abundance of alcohol and the common first week “screw the train, I’m just going to drive to school” mentality. Three stops at Shell, a car full of green P10 park tabs with $2.25 in bold print and an empty wallet later, I determined it was… Continue reading Respecting your elders
By Phil Bird
I grabbed my freshly laundered clothes, took them out the door of my house and put them in my car. The house I had lived in for the past 12 years of my life. The house that would no longer be home in a few minutes. I said my goodbyes, noted the warmth of the… Continue reading Farmboy in the city
By Emily Elder
First of all, let’s get a few things straight. Yes, I am the Emily Elder who has been raising stink about some of the Gauntlet’s advertising, for reasons you’ll soon learn if you finish this article. Yes, I am a feminist. No, I do not hate men, or sex, or porn. Let’s talk about advertising.… Continue reading Women objectified
Friends with benefits, “friends,” and bed buddies are but a few of the names to describe an acquaintance fulfilling sexual needs and desires–they are your sexual safety net. The beauty of the safety net is that attachment is not an issue, you sleep together and nothing is expected. They are the ones that you call… Continue reading Friendly bed buddies