By Joel McNally
The 2002 Students’ Union general elections may include the controversial question of a new student fee for a universal transit pass. Contingent on approval by the Students’ Legislative Council, the "U-Pass" fee will be brought to referendum in March. Though final amounts are undetermined, the mandatory fee would provide University of Calgary students unlimited transit… Continue reading NEW DAY FOR THE U-PASS
By Joel McNally
With the federal budget announcement due on Dec. 10, two federal student lobby groups are at odds over the report released by the Standing Committee on Finance. The report, entitled Securing our Future, details recommendations to direct the formulation of the federal budget. Included are two recommendations of particular interest to post-secondary students: extended post-secondary… Continue reading Fur flies over budget
By Joel McNally
This year’s Human Performance Lab High School Open House provided ample proof that Kinesiology isn’t the musclehead haven imagined by many. On Mon., Nov. 26, students from eight high schools were invited see the HPL facilities. The HPL occupies a suite of offices arranged around an open two-storey room in Kinesiology B and is just… Continue reading Things you didn’t learn in Phys. Ed.
By Joel McNally
Relations between the military and the media have become lively in the wake of the September 11 attacks and the resulting "War on Terror." However, according to Lorne Gunter of the Edmonton Journal, the eventual nature of this relationship remains to be seen. Gunter, a columnist at the Journal, gave a talk hosted by the… Continue reading Pen vs. sword
By Joel McNally
They were no Lone Gunmen, but three distinguished speakers had a lot to say about issues of privacy in our high-tech world. "Private lives, Public knowledge" was an all-day event that took place at the Engineered Air Theatre in the Centre for the Performing Arts on Fri., Oct. 23. Hosted and recorded by CBC Radio… Continue reading …the de-evolution of society?
By Joel McNally
Though the other 17 mayoral candidates thought it was a good idea, newly elected mayor Dave Bronconnier declined a public appearance for CBC TV’s Learn at Lunch forum on Wed., Oct. 17. Bronconnier was the only candidate who did not commit to the event before election day which likely caused a headache for CBC when… Continue reading Good news for the GI tract
By Joel McNally
A lifetime of violent media has made me a difficult person to shock. Despite this, I can’t help but be surprised by a statement made in the Calgary Herald this Monday by a member of the university faculty.It was in an article about Co- Motion’s training camp, a place where people learn effective techniques for… Continue reading Sticks, stones and broken bones
By Joel McNally
While a jet engine generator probably isn’t on Calgary’s horizon, Calgary mayoral candidates had it out over other university and municipal issues. The Students’ Union and the Political Students’ Association hosted a mayoral candidates’ forum on Wed., Sept. 26, moderated by Jeff Collins of CBC Radio One’s Calgary Eyeopener. Of 19 candidates, 13 attended, including… Continue reading DUKIN’ IT OUT
By Joel McNally
Last week, I received an e-mail from my good friend Ted in Ontario, who informed me–as casually as if he were discussing a falafel–that over the course of his reading week, he would do the unthinkable and undergo plastic surgery.I was shocked. My healthy, virile and flabbergastingly attractive friend was going under the knife to… Continue reading Look good on your own terms
By Valen Zha
In an orgy of drinking, celebration and congratulatory cheer, the Gauntlet staff consumed a record $970 worth of booze and nachos on its annual election night."You guys drank us $30 short of a thousand dollars," said incoming Editor-in-Chief Kris Kotarski. "What were you guys thinking and why was I sober?"For reasons unexplained, both Kotarski and… Continue reading FUBAR