By Erin Maduck
I am very troubled and confused about something. No, it is not school, a relationship, or any kind of hormonal outburst. I am disoriented about my general position in the work force.I have put in two long years of university education. Does this mean that I am moving up on the summer job ladder? Should… Continue reading Order up!
Editors, the Gauntlet,On Mar. 26, 1999 the University of Calgary Board of Governors voted in favor of an 80 per cent increase of the maximum allowable tuition fees for the 1999/2000 academic year. As a board member, and president of the Graduate Students’ Association, I made a responsible decision and supported the 80 per cent… Continue reading Balancing tuition and the budget
Editors, the GauntletRe: Turkey unfairly portrayed, Mar. 18, 1999,I am responding to an article written by Melisa Kozak and printed in he Gauntlet on Mar. 18. Melisa brings up may questions and issues that should be addressed, but a few demand a response. Melisa boldly writes that a previous Gauntlet article written by Shirzad Ahmed… Continue reading Kurdish contraversy
By Brian Low
Last week the North Atlantic Treaty Organization started bombing Serbian installations in what is left of the Yugoslav State. This was done in response to myriad atrocities and an unwillingness on the part of the Serbian government to sign on to the us-brokered peace deal granting autonomy to Kosovo. Let’s take a look at the… Continue reading The bombs they are a droppin’
By Brian Low
Nationalism confuses me. It doesn’t take much to confuse me, really, so perhaps I should further qualify that statement. Try as I might, I just can’t understand the nationalistic urges that work people into such a frenzy that they’re willing to undertake unspeakable atrocities against their fellow man. When I read about the stuff going… Continue reading Why all the flag waving?
Editors, the GauntletA recent Gauntlet article illustrated the pet peeve women have with men who don’t call. Since we’re airing grievances on the opposite sex, I would like to file a complaint about the usage of the word "boyfriend" among some of the females among us.Now let me explain. I’m not saying that boyfriend/girlfriend is… Continue reading My boyfriend say so too
By Agam Darshi
Women rule. We can say this now, but try expressing this sentiment in 16th century England. Even the strongest of women had difficulty asserting their power in such a male dominated society. There has been a recent revival of English historical dramas where the lives of strong women have been examined. The movies Elizabeth and… Continue reading Women rule
By Sadiq Javer
You want to make a CD? An interesting project, but where do you start. According to André Rodrigues, executive producer of The Puffy Room: Music from the motion picture, the first thing you need is money. "We took out a small business loan," said Rodrigues. What next? "A hell of a lot of footwork and… Continue reading The Puffy-daddy of them all
By Ian Richards
Annoyed by having to watch local "personalities," Carter Brown and Angela Kokot blunder their way through the introductions to the press screening of 20 Dates, I expected the worst from this unheralded, low-budget film the Buzz editors had thrown at my feet like unwanted slaughterhouse remnants. Was I ever wrong. 20 Dates is one of… Continue reading Fantasy come true
By Colleen Seta
"Huh?" This was my recurring thought as I watched Beautiful Lake Winnipeg. In the second week of its run at the Pleiades Theatre, the play is one that goes on and on and on. Showcasing people suffering from a depraved human condition, the performance centres on a couple who "get high" by playing mental games… Continue reading Confusing lingo