By Emily Elder
I’d like to tell a story about a woman. She’s in her fourth year of a Bachelor of Arts. She loves to write. She also loves her partner, and hopes they can one day have a family. She works part-time in a coffee shop and trains for triathlon. Her volunteer efforts include peer support for… Continue reading Building a safe place for women
Jesus versus Santa Claus. No, it’s not a special holiday installment of Celebrity Boxing, it’s the battle silently taking place in many homes that celebrate Christmas each year. As our culture has grown increasingly secular, we have discarded the reasons for the holidays, replacing the religious meaning with candy and gifts. We’ve traded the “eternal… Continue reading Xmas with perks
By John Leung
Time has a funny way of conducting business in our lives, the tempo is like a piece of classical music. From fast to slow and back again, it is this symphony that drives our lives into an endless struggle against the clock, always hoping those hands aren’t at that number. When one stops to think,… Continue reading Still mourning the loss
People drunk enough to throw up are relatively unselective when it comes to choosing a vomit venue. That’s nothing new. In fact, I’ve seen a number of interesting losing-your-lunch locales. The Saddledome, garbage cans in front of the old Fox, Rez bathrooms (of course), C-Trains, even Science Theatre water fountains. You’d think a living room… Continue reading Just when you think your date couldn’t get any worse…
During a recent viewing of Michael Moore’s Bowling for Columbine, I was struck by the thesis of the film, best presented by Marilyn Manson. The idea was that fear inculcated by the news media is an important contributing factor to the gun violence epidemic in the United States, and the mainstream media has juxtaposed the… Continue reading Motivated by fear
There is a beef I have long had with we, the affluent members of Western, specifically North American, society. It stems from an arrogance, an ignorance and a self-righteousness that disgusts me. It is our treatment of and attitude towards the homeless. Just for shits and giggles, once exams are all said and done, head… Continue reading Respect the homeless
By Falice Chin
As Christmas approaches, many families are likely planning annual gatherings involving big dinners, holiday jingles, decorated trees, presents and more. Meanwhile, those who don’t have families or homes are turning elsewhere for their festive celebrations, and the city’s homeless shelters are awash with preparations. This is the time of year when people feel like giving–the… Continue reading Calgary’s Mustard Seed helps the homeless this holiday season
By Andrew Ross
Having a place to put your chewed gum is more important than preventing a massive tuition hike–at least to fourth-year University of Calgary student Chris “Full Monty” Walker, it is. In a move as nonchalant as it was dastardly, the former John G. Diefenbaker High School Student Council President single-handedly destroyed the Students’ Union’s major… Continue reading Local man is tuition cad
If you read the Thu., Nov. 27 issue of the Gauntlet, you may recall a particularly libelous letter directed at me. The whole fiasco began a few weeks ago, when I was given a CD by White Cowbell Oklahoma to review. Try as I might, I just could not find any redeeming value to this… Continue reading Sufferer of rare disease speaks out
By Chris Tait
Vollen Sie ein bier? Ich bin Kanadier. Sie sein ein sexy Engeline. Wo ist die Badezimmer? This is the extent of my knowledge of the German language. Ah, girls: always motivating you to learn things for all the wrong reasons. To anyone who can actually speak German: you know how much trouble there’s going to… Continue reading Ich bin ein Berliner. Puppenspiel? Sehr güt!