By Chris Tait
The University of Calgary made an alarming announcement this week, deciding to award two honorary degrees in the upcoming Nov. convocation ceremonies. Though this is common practice, the contention stems from the names attached to the degrees. One is destined for former MuchMusic VJ and current host of CBC’s The Hour George Stroumboulopoulos. Strombo, 35,… Continue reading Editorial: Recipients should be more relevant
By Chris Tait
Where mellowing out is totally in.” This Travel Alberta tagline, under the header “peace and tranquility,” neglects to account for recent developments. What they didn’t mention was to look for peace and quiet elsewhere Sep. 22, after Alberta cabinet minister Ted Morton officially dubbed it the first Provincial Hunting Day. The goals of the announcement… Continue reading Editorial: A hard sell made harder
By Chris Tait
There is a longstanding tradition of Gauntlet editors being critical of the Students’ Union and dissatisfied with their policies. It isn’t that our paper aims to be antagonistic towards the Students’ Legislative Council, or that we bear personal grudges against its members. Nor is it our goal to focus more on the negative than the… Continue reading SU rocks awesomely!
By Chris Tait
The City of Calgary and the Mustard Seed teamed up and announced a new shelter project to be built in the Foothills industrial park Tue., Jul. 17. The shelter, which will be located in a warehouse at 7025 44th St. S.E., was approved for renovations to prepare for the upcoming winter, when the weather can… Continue reading Homeless shelter announced for winter
By Chris Tait
City paramedics went on and off strike this week as a result of frustrated negotiations with city hall, prompting an emergency plan that might have made the ambulances less than legal. While both parties came to an agreement on most points, a rift remains on the issue of salary increases. The Canadian Union of Public… Continue reading Editorial: Emergency Medical Services are essential, silly!
By Chris Tait
The Premier shined up his boots, came in to town, scraped up almost $300 million and threw it around in what is beginning to look like a pre-election vote-shopping spree. Taking advantage of the biggest hoedown in the province, Ed Stelmach supplemented his Stampede visit with substantial government spending, including $260 million for the University… Continue reading Editorial: Steady Eddy launches Stampede spending spree
By Chris Tait
Immediately following the release of a Nebraskan study focused on post-menopausal women, vitamin D supplement sales have seen a hysterical increase, leaving most retailers backordered for higher-dosage bottles. With the study’s claim of a notable lack of cancer diagnoses in their 1,100-person control group among the portion taking vitamin D3 (cholacalciferol) supplements, it’s easy to… Continue reading Editorial: Canadian Cancer Society too hasty
By Chris Tait
Summer: a time of good weather, greater temperatures and lesser clothing, activity both social and physical, and students staring out office windows in envy despite the relative affluence it seems to bring. The rising temperatures and lengthening days, however, bring shortened tempers, reflected recently as strike talks bloomed in Alberta over the past month. From… Continue reading Editorial: Transit users caught in the crossfire
By Chris Tait
Like it or not, most U of C students are prairie folk. Rather than shun that heritage, sometimes it’s better to embrace it. It’s amazing what you can capture with a car, a camera and an afternoon.
In a stunning turn of events that bodes ill for all involved, the University of Calgary independent student newspaper elected to replace their two top editors with inexperienced candidates this week. Current photo editor Chris Tait will replace outgoing–and outstanding–editor-in-chief Chris Beauchamp at the helm of the U of C Gauntlet, while news assistant Katy… Continue reading New Gauntlet editors poised to take the reins