By Andrew Ross
Gary Milner seems to think that Lawrence Bailey, Gauntlet Editor-in-Chief, is the only person he knows who might murder him. Indeed, Milner goes so far as to say that he "would be willing to bet on [himself] in a life or death sort of confrontation" with any of his friends. He is so sure of… Continue reading Murder on Milner
By Gary Milner
Being the first person murdered this year probably wasn’t anything like being the first baby of the New Year.Being a New Year’s baby is a good thing, while being a murder victim is not.I am neither, so I can only assume. There have been six murders in the Calgary area in 13 days.That’s well on… Continue reading Milner on Murder
I have my wristband, my pen, my notepad, and my hat. I’m cursing myself for forgetting sun block, which is unforgivable for a pasty white boy like me. Otherwise, I’m ready for the 2002 Calgary Folk Music Festival.Thursday night’s openers, the Brothers Cosmoline from Toronto, sound like Bob Wills or early Lyle Lovett. They came… Continue reading 2002 Calgary Folk Music Festival
By Gary Milner
Photos from the Sam Roberts show in the old MacEwan Hall Ballroom. Enjoy them, but be careful they are very large.
The contents of this supplement are a little immature, especially as far as travel goes, considering the bulk of the authors and photographers are new to the game. Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Southeast Asia… these are not the Himalayas, Burundi or even Russia. Most of your friendly neighbourhood student journalists are not that different than… Continue reading Travel Supplement Introduction
By Nicole Kobie
Imagine you won the lottery. What’s the one dream item you’d love to own? If you could buy your friends and family their dream gifts for Christmas, what would they be? And, more importantly, where exactly would you buy it? We all love to dream about the cool stuff we’d buy if we only had… Continue reading Our wish-list, on-line
By James Keller
In the weeks leading up to the 2002 G8 Summit, I read headlines in Calgary dailies using words like “terrorism” and “havoc” to describe what Calgarians should expect. Photos of police in riot gear, anti-aircraft weaponry and boarded-up businesses graced front pages, and everyone, including the mayor, seemed to be preparing the city for chaos.I… Continue reading Peeking behind the curtains of the G8
The Gauntlet Tier 2 elections took place Wed., March 20. As per usual, there was a hand grenade thrown square at the crotch of democracy."None of the races were even contested," said an obviously drunk Editor-in-Chief-elect Kris Kotarski, who swept to victory two weeks before. "These bastards didn’t even have to campaign.""What are we, the… Continue reading Pablo, honey?
The latest addition to the University of Calgary’s senior administration comes in new Board of Governors chair Douglas Black. The announcement was made Feb. 25 after the Alberta government appointed Black, along with two others to the board to fill vacancies. Black replaced former chair Jack Perraton, who spent more than a dozen years at… Continue reading Douglas Black new board of governors chair