By Riley Hill
Administration at the University of Calgary are asking students to take an academic integrity survey so they know how many of you shifty bastards are cheating. The survey is part of a nationwide, 11-university study to see whether students and faculty across Canada are confused with the rules or are just a bunch of filthy… Continue reading Administration conducts academic integrity survey
Are you searching for love? Are you sick and tired of traditional dating services? Look no further than your Facebook newsfeed. The popular Facebook page U of C Compliments has almost 8,000 likes and allows students to express their appreciation for friends and strangers. Students say that they love U of C Compliments for the… Continue reading Love at first Facebook post
I “liked” the U of C Compliments page on Facebook. While its content tends to lean towards male-gazey compliments about foxy women at the gym, I still think it’s kind of sweet that people take the time and effort to say something kind anonymously with no incentive. The page is problematic, but superior to others… Continue reading U of C Confessions too revealing
By Riley Hill
Individuals who asked to remain anonymous recently approached the Gauntlet claiming Students’ Union executives Eric Termuende and Raphael Jacob took a trip in late January to promote SU health and dental care provider Gallivan & Associates. These sources claimed the trip represents a conflict of interest, but both executives say this is nothing more than… Continue reading SU responds to criticism over coast-to-coast trip to promote conference
By Curtis Wolff
In his seven years as a baseball analyst for Sportsnet, Gregg Zaun has developed a straight-talking style has made the former Blue Jays catcher the face of baseball analysis in Canada. The Gauntlet talked to baseball’s Don Cherry ahead of his appearance at the Dinos baseball and fastball fundraising dinner on Feb. 6, covering everything… Continue reading Q&A: Former Blue Jay Gregg Zaun
Our culture has a fascination with looking behind the curtain. We love a good sneak peek, and never tire of hearing any juicy detail leaked from an anonymous source. This strange media truth has been growing steadily and gathering momentum, leading us from tabloid magazines to reality television empires to where we are now —… Continue reading Sportspinion: Behind-the-scenes access taking its toll
By Liv Ingram
On Oct. 10, 2013, the British Columbia Court of Appeal upheld Canada’s ban on doctor-assisted suicide. The issue has been in legal limbo following a 2012 B.C. Supreme Court decision which ruled that forbidding doctor-assisted suicide violated the charter rights of terminally ill Canadians. While B.C. Supreme Court Justice Lynn Smith declared the law prohibiting… Continue reading Facing down death with dignity
We all experience a moment at some point in our lives where how we’ve acted doesn’t line up with who we believe we are. It’s part of being human. We make mistakes, we contradict ourselves, we’re hypocritical. Ninety-nine per cent of the time when these events occur, we don’t even recognize that it happened. Othertimes… Continue reading We aren’t always who we think we are
Youth and adolescent bullying makes headlines frequently. Newspapers often lend detailed accounts of severe cases of suicide and grave injuries which resulted from physical aggression, verbal abuse and more recently, online bullying. Childhood and adolescent bullying is a traumatizing situation that affects the way a person reacts to the world around them and even damages… Continue reading BULLIED
Our modern food system is complex because of the many hands involved in food production. Trying to find out where your food came from and how it was produced can be difficult because food is often imported or the information might not be readily available. However, the best way to ensure freshness and quality is… Continue reading Save the seeds before it’s too late