How magically harmonious is a world where the Weakerthans and Steve Earle can strum on the same stage, Youssou N’Dour’s world beats meets Lucinda Williams’ southern drawl, and elder folk groove beside young hipsters on the soft grass of Prince’s Island Park. It’s easy to be fooled by the serenity of the scene, lost in… Continue reading Funk + Folk = Urban Divide
Month: August 2004
Not five nurses
Editor, the Gauntlet,Re: “Smoking Mad,” July 22, 2004I would first like to offer a correction to your article: there is only one nurse on the committee. The rest of the group consists of a social marketer, a social worker, a University of Calgary administration representative, an AADAC representative, and some others, who as well, are… Continue reading Not five nurses
Animal activism
Editor, the Gauntlet,Re: “Horse-loving hypocrites,” July 22, 2004Based only on Dyck’s brief ob- servations and poorly considered ideas, the article was both presumptuous and ignorant. Dyck gives no concrete evidence that animal rights activists are hypocrites; he merely extrapolates and assumes that activists eat meat and wear animal products while simultaneously claiming to defend animal… Continue reading Animal activism
Smoking madder
By Darcy Padula
Editor, the Gauntlet,Re: “Smoking mad,” July 22, 2004This article makes a few good points in certain respects, but also comes off as more of a slanderous rant aimed at a group of people whose goal is to better the health of the university community by reducing the risk that things such as second-hand smoke can… Continue reading Smoking madder
The Olympic legacy
By Вen Li
As we prepare to wish our athletes well in the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, it is easy to forget the legacy that the Calgary 1988 Olympic Winter Games left us. The spirit of volunteerism, the pride in our accomplishments and the physical and human infrastructure we pass by every day without giving a second thought… Continue reading The Olympic legacy
Cutting through the smoking ban’s haze
Following the disclosure last month that smoking on the University of Calgary campus may be banned by May 2006, the Students’ Academic Assembly voted overwhelmingly not to endorse the Smoke Free U of C subcommittee’s current policy proposal. The SAA resolution called the proposed smoking ban an infringement upon “the freedom of students, the Students’… Continue reading Cutting through the smoking ban’s haze
New campus sustainability initiatives
Environmental sustainability is rapidly becoming a significant issue as it is examined everywhere from corporate boardrooms and city councils, to the University of Calgary Administration and Students’ Union. According to SU Vice-President Operations and Finance Greg Clayton, a sustainability report has been commissioned by the U of C to examine environmental policy on campus with… Continue reading New campus sustainability initiatives
Hungry?
By Dale Miller
For both broke and benevolent individuals, the Campus Food Bank and campus community garden provide a bonanza of opportunity. Those on the broke side of fate can head over to the CFB to pick up some much needed nourishment. After presenting your ID and filling out a short survey you will be issued a food… Continue reading Hungry?