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Viberate

By Phil Vorvis

Fans of Tori Amos and Alanis Morissette will like Joydrop’s Viberate. The album should be bestowed the title of “official highway CD.” The continuous energetic music is tailored for the long haul on the road and Joydrop fits the bill. Songs like “American Dreamgirl” and “Thick Skin” have strong vocals that bring out the angst… Continue reading Viberate

This Time It’s Personal Scratching Post

By Phil Vorvis

Scratching Post’s album, This Time It’s Personal, comes as their latest edition since Destruction of the Universe and their debut album entitled Flamethrower. Featuring vocals by Nicole Hughes, Scratching Post perpetuate an addictive metal guitar riff that you can’t help but bang your head to, while at the same time Hughes teenage-pop voice soothes the… Continue reading This Time It’s Personal Scratching Post

Schools should welcome tolerance

By Phil Vorvis

The April 10, 2000 edition of the Alberta Report criticized the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation for approving "gay-straight alliances" in junior and senior high schools, citing that they are nothing more than "propaganda and indoctrination machines." A GSA is an organization that operates just like any other school club. Specifically, GSAs provide a place where… Continue reading Schools should welcome tolerance

In conversation with the Major-General

By Phil Vorvis

Major-General Lewis Mackenzie (retired) convocated on Thursday with an honourary Doctor of Laws from the University of Calgary. Mackenzie was a career officer with the Canadian Forces who is recognized internationally for leading peacekeeping missions in the Balkans. The following is an excerpt from his conversation with Gauntlet reporter Phil Vorvis while on foot to… Continue reading In conversation with the Major-General

Devil of a time

By Phil Vorvis

Other than the fact that the fool at the front door didn’t believe I was media, the show went well.The Night Gallery had a cozy atmosphere, where you could lay back, survey the art on the walls, order a drink, and of course, watch the cartoons and Woodstock documentary projected on a bed sheet spread… Continue reading Devil of a time

Buy this

By Phil Vorvis

As I was walking through MacEwan Hall, I was approached by someone dressed completely in black. She gave me a piece of paper marked with the familiar eyeball embedded in a pyramid that appears on the back of the American one-dollar bill. This had a vague meaning to me.Nov. 27 was dedicated to curbing consumer… Continue reading Buy this