By PIRG
Editor, the Gauntlet,Re: "PIRG on the prowl," and "PIRG set for referendum," Jan. 31, 2002.CPIRG would like to thank the Gauntlet for taking the time and space for communication. We would like to clarify some key points.There are 18 PIRGs in Canada at some very prestigious universities, including McGill, Waterloo and Simon Fraser. We are… Continue reading Activists’ lament
By August and Augustina von Braun
Editor, the Gauntlet,Re: "Discriminating against man, animal and machine," Feb. 7, 2002As longtime competitors in ballroom dancing we are frankly insulted by Andrew Ross’ opinion in the Feb. 7 issue of your newspaper. If Mr. Ross bothered to do any background checking at all, he would know that the arts were part of the Olympic… Continue reading Ross irks Germans
This column is about cheap advertising and a guy named Eddie. It’s about the value of distracting yourself, and it’s about having fun too. It begins with "I know a guy named Eddie.""So do I," you say. But my Eddie is special-believe me.Listen: Eddie is the master of having fun. He is the master of… Continue reading Finding your “inner Eddie”
By Kyle Young
Zionism. Homosexuality. Nazism. War. America. Terrorism. Abortion. Feminism. Communism. What do these terms have in common? They each possess the rare quality of eliciting anger in the general public, which itself is nothing special. However, the power of these words is that regardless of what is said about them, a visible slice of the population… Continue reading Political correctness: a socially destructive force
It is at times like this I am glad I voted for Joe Clark in the last federal election.Two weeks ago I discussed the problems within the Canadian Alliance, and I will get to them again, but I think something must first be said about the battles within the Liberal party to succeed the little… Continue reading A pox on both your houses
By Вen Li
I don’t care that a drunk on some plane kicked down a cockpit door a week ago. Really. Giving "breaking news" coverage to every inconsequential airplane-related incident wastes not only my time, but that of everyone else who tuned in for real news that matters.The time has come to move beyond our collective obsession with… Continue reading Terrorphilia
By Editorial
So it isn’t a big surprise or a big deal that somebody got slashed at the Den on Thu., Feb 7. At least according to Campus Security and the Students’ Union it isn’t. However, we feel-and Calgary Police Services seem to agree-that the incident could have been much worse. We must treat it as such.Feb.… Continue reading The lion’s Den
By haisimard
By David