Legislation prevents discrimination against women and for the most part, women have equality of access and opportunity. But around the world and even in Canada, there is ample evidence that women are not treated equally. The sexism of 2001 is sly and tough to spot, but it is alive and well. In fact, some would… Continue reading Who needs Feminism anymore
Month: March 2001
Election here . . . an election there
Ah, it’s election time again… which one you ask? We have the provincial election taking place on March 12 and the Students’ Union general election from March 14-16.Most university students don’t even bother voting. Why is that? We pay taxes and contribute just as much as the next person. Unfortunately, it seems as if many… Continue reading Election here . . . an election there
Women’s tennis a fair game
It’s hard to believe, but women’s tennis is at the forefront of social change. Martina Hingis, the Williams sisters and even Internet queen Anna Kournikova managed to do for tennis what no others ever could: they got equality and they got respect.Two of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments now award men and women equal… Continue reading Women’s tennis a fair game
Send a message, vote for PIRG
By Editorial
From March 14-16, you can vote for your Students’ Union, Board of Governors and Senate representatives. More importantly than that, you can also vote on the PIRG plebiscite. In case you’re the kind of person that only reads the first paragraph of the editorial, we’ll state for the record that we think a PIRG on… Continue reading Send a message, vote for PIRG
WA: When Albertans cry
I’m a well-educated, enlightened sort of person, but there are things in my world that I don’t quite understand. The space-time continuum is one. Mullets are another. The intricacies of wine tasting and how Dance Dance Revolution ever became an accepted part of arcade culture, to name a couple more. And now I can add… Continue reading WA: When Albertans cry
Intelligent comments welcomed
By Peter Bowal
As we grow through the various stages of our physical and intellectual development, we are exposed to new levels of cognitive ability. Many will have heard about Bloom’s taxonomy. In 1956, this guy categorized abstraction levels of questions that commonly occur in educational settings. He proposed we could advance from knowledge, to comprehension, to application… Continue reading Intelligent comments welcomed
The secret life of Nancy Betkowski
Forget Nostradamus, William Shakespeare is the true prognosticator of times long ago. His character of Lady Macbeth was more than a simple literary creation, it was a glimpse forward to the current provincial election."That which hath made them drunk hath made me bold."-Macbeth (Act 2 Scene 2 Line 1)While Ralphie and his Conservative cohorts may… Continue reading The secret life of Nancy Betkowski
No more Metallica for you
By Вen Li
Napster, the popular online music sharing service, began filtering songs from its service this weekend. "Napster will follow the District Court’s order [to filter songs]," stated Napster CEO Hank Barry on March 6. "[This is] even before we began making efforts to comply with what we believed to be the dictates of the Ninth Circuit’s… Continue reading No more Metallica for you
Debunking Internet myths
By Вen Li
"It’s that time again! As many of you know, each year the Internet must be shut down for 24 hours in order to allow us to clean it. During that 24-hour period, five powerful Internet search engines situated around the world will search the Internet and delete any data that they find." Were it not… Continue reading Debunking Internet myths
Bizarro Sports: Speed skater lacks speedy bladder
As usual, Bizarro Sports is all made up. We do it in good fun, and we thank Mr. Wotherspoon in advance for playing along. – Gauntlet Sports Staff Jeremy Wotherspoon experienced difficulty performing under pressure at the Speed Skating World Cup last weekend. No he didn’t have problems with his 1000m race, nor with the… Continue reading Bizarro Sports: Speed skater lacks speedy bladder