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Sun worship and other Christmas traditions–Everything you never knew about Charlie Brown’s favourite holiday

By Mike Bowerman

Of all the ideas Christians have stolen, Christmas is certainly my favourite. Yet every year a cynical minority make two complaints against Christmas. First, why should they celebrate it when they don’t even believe in the birth of “Christ.” Second, Christmas has lost all meaning as a result of commercialization. Feel downtrodden no more, weathered… Continue reading Sun worship and other Christmas traditions–Everything you never knew about Charlie Brown’s favourite holiday

Dan Brown gets served

By Kendra Kusick

Finally, a popular book published about art history that won’t have art historians tearing their hair out and screaming uncontrollably (Read: Da Vinci Code). The Lost Painting is a non-fiction account that never reads like a textbook, yet retains the wonderment reserved for true stories. Harris describes the research process, the trials and tribulations of… Continue reading Dan Brown gets served

Good grief, it’s Christmas

By James Keller

"That’s what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown." More profound words were never spoken–especially in the realm of Christmas TV specials. This, the culmination of Linus Van Pelt’s meaning-of-Christmas speech in the much-loved A Charlie Brown Christmas, is a defining moment in Christmas TV history. The answer to Charlie Brown’s confusion over the commercialization of… Continue reading Good grief, it’s Christmas

Letter: Pulling out still is not effective

By Chris Brown

Editor, the Gauntlet, When I read the headline “Should we stay, or should we go now?” [Christian Louden, Jan. 24 Gauntlet], I expected to hear a reasoned debate over the recommendations of the Manley report on the mission in Afghanistan. While I am aware that the article is an opinion, I was surprised to read… Continue reading Letter: Pulling out still is not effective

Commonwealth brings hip hop and karaoke together

By Chris Adams

When Josh Mandrake moved back to Calgary from Vancouver two years ago, he noticed a gap in the city’s club scene – particularly a lack of hip hop events. After attending Vancouver’s Hip Hop Karaoke (HHK) at Fortune Sound Club, he decided to bring the idea back to Calgary. For the past 14 months Mandrak… Continue reading Commonwealth brings hip hop and karaoke together

New bill to disenfranchise 120,000 voters

By Chris Adams

Student leaders and faculty have criticized the Fair Elections Act as outrageous and unnecessary, saying thousands of students will not be able to exercise their right to vote if the bill passes. The Fair Elections Act was introduced to Parliament by Canada’s minister of state and democratic reform, Pierre Poilievre. Conservative MPs argue the bill… Continue reading New bill to disenfranchise 120,000 voters

Market modifiers up for discussion

By Chris Adams

Market modifiers increase student fees in faculties with a perceived higher earning potential, like business and engineering. Like mandatory non-instructional fees, market modifiers have a bad reputation among students. Fairness is an obvious concern. Hundreds of students protested in the council chambers when market modifiers were proposed for six University of Calgary faculties in 2010.… Continue reading Market modifiers up for discussion

Student lobby group continues to grow

By Chris Adams

The Council of Alberta University Students (CAUS) will soon add another student union to its roster. If all goes to plan, MacEwan University’s student union will leave the Alberta Students’ Executive Council (ASEC) at the end of March to join CAUS. “There was a special meeting a couple weeks ago where the Students’ Association of… Continue reading Student lobby group continues to grow