Editors, the Gauntlet,Re: Women’s Hockey coverageThis past weekend we, the U of C Dinos, hosted the CIAU Women’s National Hockey Championships. Our squad, made up of 11 rookies, three second-year, one third-year and two fourth-year players, put forward our best effort to represent the University of Calgary. We felt we had two strong efforts against… Continue reading Hockey team resents recent Gauntlet coverage
Month: March 2001
The decline and fall of intelligent thought
There’s just no stopping progress.Take a look around you. Signs of technological advancement are everywhere. Portable stereo systems, calculators, cellular phones, personal computers and other such gadgets abound. These were produced to make life more convenient by maximizing efficiency, reducing lost time, or simply for entertainment. Most of these creations are useful, financially accessible and… Continue reading The decline and fall of intelligent thought
Geography confuses blissful Rez kids
I’m amazed how little Canadians know about their own country, let alone the rest of the world. And I’m starting to think that this "sheltered" Rez life is a little too close for comfort.What got me thinking about the bliss of ignorance is the current point system. It’s a system whereby students currently in Rez… Continue reading Geography confuses blissful Rez kids
Post-secondary left in the cold
By Natalie Sit
Something’s missing in our provincial election. Is it a dominant Tory agenda? Nope. Is it a lack of intelligent discussion? Maybe. Is it a lack of post-secondary issues? Of course.Let’s face it. A doe-eyed, precocious eight-year-old is more photogenic than a tired, jaded university student. It’s easier to sell the public an image of overcrowded… Continue reading Post-secondary left in the cold
Help your friends and the environment
By Editorial
Was it only last week that pundits wondered how the kids were going to get to school now that a transit strike has cowtown it its icy communist grip? Now, one week later, we’ve seen the answer: students will drive their cars, of course–even moreso than before, that is. A highly unscientific poll revealed that… Continue reading Help your friends and the environment
Look good on your own terms
By Joel McNally
Last week, I received an e-mail from my good friend Ted in Ontario, who informed me–as casually as if he were discussing a falafel–that over the course of his reading week, he would do the unthinkable and undergo plastic surgery.I was shocked. My healthy, virile and flabbergastingly attractive friend was going under the knife to… Continue reading Look good on your own terms
Mexico moves towards democractic peace
Against a jungle backdrop with a pipe and a ski mask, a lone ranger stands poised to write a new chapter in Mexico’s history.Due to the efforts of Sub-comandante Marcos, two weeks of armed conflict seven years ago has become a "revolution" poised to achieve historic gains for Mexico’s native population. Through brilliant political posturing… Continue reading Mexico moves towards democractic peace
Usenet: Sex, hamsters and duct tape
By Вen Li
The collective wants you. Join Usenet, the largest information repository on the Internet. Every day, thousands of articles are posted on Usenet, short for Users’ Network. Since its inception in 1979-1980 at Duke University, an estimated terabyte (1012 bytes) or the equivalent of one billion pages of information and discussions have been generated in over… Continue reading Usenet: Sex, hamsters and duct tape
Bizarro Sports: Wrestlers solve campus problems
We’re back with another edition of Bizarro Sports. Important note: this is all made up! So to the wrestlers, the Whites, and anyone else involved, thanks in advance for playing along. We love you, and we couldn’t have done it without you. – Gauntlet Sports Staff Students at the University of Calgary were flabbergasted Mon.… Continue reading Bizarro Sports: Wrestlers solve campus problems
Vinny Mac has a plan
By Rafael Ford
As I sat there Sunday afternoon quelling my morbid curiosity with the spectacle from south of the border that is the Xtreme Football League, a question suddenly came to mind. Is Vince McMahon really serious? Although he would have you believe otherwise, upon reflection the answer became clear. No, he isn’t! Nobody will dispute the… Continue reading Vinny Mac has a plan