Almost like the time I told my teacher that I was late for class because the police ticketed me for riding my bicycle at 100 kilometres per hour, Hillary Clinton landed in hot water this week when she was called out on a statement. The only difference is that Clinton is running for the Democratic… Continue reading Media need to focus on policy, not mud-slinging
Month: March 2008
Letter: A bone-headed decision
Editor, the Gauntlet,I’m outraged over this bone-headed decision to cut credit card payments for tuition-especially without consulting the Students’ Union.Why not offer a choice? I would gladly pay a $50 to $100 penalty to cover the fee if it meant not having to pay overdraft interest at the bank, or begging for money from friends… Continue reading Letter: A bone-headed decision
Letter: Time to show some backbone
Editor, the Gauntlet,I feel that we have been let down yet again from our elected student union. This time, it is in the form of the response to the University of Calgary stopping credit card payments for fees. What the university is doing is a travesty. Not only will it cause major inconveniences but more… Continue reading Letter: Time to show some backbone
Editorial: Students’ Union ineffective this time
By Ryan Pike
The University of Calgary’s small notice on the enrollment services website Tue., Mar. 18, noting they would no longer be accepting credit cards for tuition payments sparked calls for protest, the formation of angry Facebook groups and the circulation of leaflets calling into question the effectiveness of Students’ Union representation.According to comments made by SU… Continue reading Editorial: Students’ Union ineffective this time
Editorial: Admin handled decision poorly
By Jon Roe
“Just give me a Pepsi free.”“If you want a Pepsi pal, you’re going to pay for it!”When Marty McFly found himself in 1955 Hill Valley in the first Back to the Future, he also found that the era of muscle cars and diners was hardly the same era of choice he was used to in… Continue reading Editorial: Admin handled decision poorly
Gauntlet Sportspinions
March Madness and Britney Spears are eerily similar and say more about our society than you probably think. For those of you who fall into either the category of knowing absolutely nothing about sports or nothing about pop culture, “March Madness” is the colloquial name given to the NCAA men’s basketball tournament held annually every… Continue reading Gauntlet Sportspinions
Calgary pentathlete a prodigious success
As a fifth-year student-athlete, Joshua Riker-Fox knows a thing or two about multitasking. In fact, he does it exceptionally well. He has a job at the Calgary Winter Club, he fits in twenty training sessions per week and through it all, he has maintained a spot on the dean’s list. He competed for the Dinos… Continue reading Calgary pentathlete a prodigious success
The real DL on MLB
With the Major League Baseball season soon upon us, resident Gauntlet baseball-buff Joshua Goard-Baker gives his two cents on the off-season happenings and his predictions for the 2008 prizewinners. The off-season has been so jam-packed with interesting side stories that it is hard to believe, that as of this writing, we are less than a… Continue reading The real DL on MLB
It’s a knockout endeavour
He enters the ring wearing velvet. A Boxing Alberta-sanctioned Pro-Am event descended on the Bowness Sportplex on Sat., Mar. 15. After walking down a hallway where the candy machines were chained to the ground, turning left through a set of double doors, paying $40 at a low-slung table set between these doors and another set… Continue reading It’s a knockout endeavour
A future without addiction
A future with robotic prosthetic limbs, without any addictions and even free from pain may not be far off. University of Calgary Hotchkiss Brian Institute research director Dr. Naweed Syed has been working with a team of scientists trying to connect brain cells to machines. In the recent past, electronics could stimulate cells or record… Continue reading A future without addiction