By James Keller
Nicole Hughes is a little nervous and asks when it last snowed in Calgary. "We have a crisis," explains the Scratching Post frontwoman in a worried voice. The crisis in question is that transportation for the band’s upcoming tour is all but falling apart–instead of venturing out for the first time in a full-fledged tour… Continue reading Travel woes with Scratching Post
Editors, the Gauntlet, Re: "The revolution of public transit," Jan. 11, 2001 I do not consider myself right-wing, car-addicted or any of the other fairly sweeping categories I must fall into according to your editorial, and was concerned by the misuse of information and false premises on which this editorial was based. It says something… Continue reading Students pass on U-pass
Editors, the Gauntlet, Re: "The revolution of public transit," Jan. 11, 2001 Subsidies are a left-wing solution to almost any economic problem where the market is characterized by people in different financial situations. The mistake with making students pay for a subsidy is that they already don’t have any money. It is wrong to assume… Continue reading Students pass on U-pass
Aren’t you glad to be back? Don’t get me wrong, my parents are great and I’m sure, like most of you, it’s a comforting thought to have not become a biological failure. But no matter how nostalgic you get, it’s good to be back in Rez.A lot of you can relate when I say, no… Continue reading Mom and Dad look better from a distance
My hand hurts in protest when I touch the keyboard. But hey, that’s fair. I’m about to defend Stockwell Day. I’ve made fun of him twice in print this year already and I’m itchin’ to do so again. And wow! Here’s Day, stuck in a stupid lawsuit, using public funds to defend himself over a… Continue reading Day did it legally
By Editorial
Did you know Conrad Black has an insatiable thirst for Sunny De-light? According to a source close to the magnate, he gobbles at least four litres of the stuff every day. The source described how a distraught Black once drank as many as nine litres of Sunny-D in a single sitting. "Conrad had juice dribbling… Continue reading Sifting through slant, buried in bias
I love our Students’ Union. I truly do. Not only do they provide me with material for this column, they do it with impeccable timing to illustrate a point regarding a current social concern. I don’t necessarily want to be the SU watchdog 24/7, but I sure enjoy humping their leg from time to time.… Continue reading Bad Kitty, can I buy a pack of smokes?
Joe to Kevin, Elaine to Anne and Lizzy of Westminster sending her regards (via our journalist turned monarch overseas, Adrienne Clarkson). Reverend Brent Hawkes of the Metropolitan Community Church in Toronto recently took the progressive step that no one else seemed to have the balls to take–he presided over the first two legally legitimate gay… Continue reading I now pronounce you… Mr. and Mr. MacKenzie
By Max Klein
Are you among the majority of Canadian men and women who are not satisfied with the way you look? Do you want a slimmer, more shapely body? Do you strive for more muscle? Most of us, during the holiday season, gained weight and lost muscle. At the end of December we faced a new year,… Continue reading Forget Creatine
By Matt Oakes
For those of you who don’t keep track of current events in the world of sport, on the night of Feb. 3, NBC is going to hit you over the head with a grey, foldable metal chair. Ouch. It’s gonna hurt. Indeed, the likely-painful XFL season opener is just over two weeks away and only… Continue reading Violence, sex and indiscretion