By James Keller
Calgary’s history is often difficult to define. Our past gets tangled up in cowboy imagery and tales of great pioneers, and we connect with that past in very peculiar ways. Culturally, we hold historic rituals like the Calgary Stampede, and erect monuments like Heritage Park. Officially, we welcome visitors with traditional white stetsons. And through… Continue reading DOCUMENTING OUR PAST
By James Keller
Knowledge is a hot ticket item in Canada that comes with a fairly large price tag. A new study published by the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation aims to show just that, highlighting quantifiable barriers to post-secondary education. The same study is drawing ire from student organizations across the country. According to the study, entitled The… Continue reading Millennium Scholarship report
By James Keller
Rudy Giuliani is a man who by many standards can speak with great authority on a host of issues, from adversity to humanitarianism to leadership. As Calgary’s business and social elite filled a hall in the Roundup Centre on Aug. 28, 2002 they were ready to hear what promised to be an insightful speech on… Continue reading A leader comes to town
By Nicole Kobie
Pub crawls are generally dominated by men. I’m not sure why women don’t partake as enthusiastically; I’ll refrain from speculation, as I’d only insult members of both sexes. Hoping to encourage the girls to come out and party, the First Annual Ladies Night Pub Crawl was born. We only actually hit one Ladies Night this… Continue reading Ladies, Ladies, Ladies!
By James Keller
We volunteers and editors spend so much time working at the Gauntlet for many different reasons, but we have one in common-most of us love to write. However, we’ve realized-not that it was much of a revelation-that we’re not the only people on campus who have the skills and the ability to write. After all,… Continue reading Gauntlet Fiction Supplement
I guarantee that this supplement was not an excuse to drink beer. Honest.It actually started with curiosity–an intrigue with the substance that so many of us (over)indulge in during our university years and beyond. And I’m willing to bet you’re curious too. I could be wrong. Maybe you’re too damn busy swigging Molson product to… Continue reading Beer Supplement Introduction
Last weekend, Calgarians got to see the Canadian Olympic wrestling team compete without paying $2,000 to fly to Sydney. The University of Calgary hosted the prestigious Canada Cup of Wrestling, the last warm-up tournament before Olympic competition begins in September. The meet featured Canada’s reigning Outstanding Male Athlete of the Year Daniel Igali, his Canadian… Continue reading It’s not the WWF, but at least it’s real
By David Kenney
Kevin Welch got it. During a Saturday workshop at the Calgary Folk Music Festival, the astute singer/songwriter said in awe what many thought. “Are you okay?” he questioned the crowd. “I am too, this is cool.” That’s for sure. One week after the so-called greatest show on earth stampeded town, the 2000 Calgary Folk Music… Continue reading Where have all the hippies gone?
1. Love Your GoalsShannon tensed again as she threw up into the sink. Someone was going to come in here and think she was bulimic, she thought. But Shannon had nothing in common with those underweight, power-dressing, popular scenester types that had slipped ahead of her and…More throwing up. The competition had ended two weeks… Continue reading Five love stories for Valentine’s Day