By Roman Auriti
Camaraderie runs deep in the Alberta Liberal Party’s caucus. Unlike most brothers, there is a certain political trio that doesn’t fight. The Alberta Liberals held a forum in the John Dutton Theatre in downtown Calgary’s library last Friday to answer questions about the leadership race and how the Liberals would change Alberta’s government if they… Continue reading Alberta Liberal race holds friendly debate
By Roman Auriti
It’s hard to look anywhere today without being reminded about the looming economic crisis in the United States. We’ve all heard stories about how the American government has planned to bailout a number of banks with taxpayers’ money. Will Canada follow our southern neighbour and turn to taxpayers to do the same? With 3,500 domestic… Continue reading Crash and burn: tough lessons for Canada’s auto retailers
By Roman Auriti
We can look back with nostalgia to only a few decades ago when gender equity was a growing ideal. The proliferation of gender equality was a great success during the ’80s. In an age of technological advances, why not also advance social statuses as well? According to the U.S. Department of Labour, approximately 70 per… Continue reading Feminism and the church
By Roman Auriti
You’d think that with all this balmy autumn weather that Calgary’s been having, everything else would start heating up as well, like anxiety regarding midterms or wallets burning up in preparation for the long reading week ahead. Perhaps a few hearts could be burning as well. Finding love is never out of season. Think about… Continue reading The joy of dating guitar players
Editor, the Gauntlet, I think you should be careful about saying the nuclear power is cheap. [“Nuclear energy’s powerful questions,” Roman Auriti, Oct. 2, Gauntlet] All the information that I have suggests that it is more expensive than coal power once you look into the life cycle costs. It turns out not to be too… Continue reading Letter: Problematic power
By Roman Auriti
There’s a society for every fucked up person with too much time on their hands. There are secret suicide societies, a cacophony society (guess what they do) and even conservative societies. However ridiculous these societies may be, there is one that trumps them all: the Flat Earth Society. The Flat Earth Society is composed of… Continue reading To the edge of the world!
By Roman Auriti
“Don’t run for Parliament.” According to the Rhino Party website, Brian Gardner (a Rhino Party activist) stated that “Rhinos should cycle for Parliament or walk for Parliament, because running is dangerous.” This is just a taste of a myriad of party platform ideas, which unlike the mainstream parties, are letting party activists suggest parts of… Continue reading Quit hatin’ dem Rhinos
By Roman Auriti
If anyone remembers Chernobyl, they’d recall that the 22-year-old Soviet nuclear reactor suffered an incredible disaster. To this day, we’re still haunted by the consequences that arose from the debris of Chernobyl. Over 600,000 people were affected by the nuclear fallout and the resulting fear has essentially halted the progression of nuclear power in the… Continue reading Nuclear energy’s powerful questions
By Roman Auriti
For the past few years, international flights have been the subject of much scrutiny. Unlike seven years ago, international flights are far safer, much more efficient and a lot easier to deal with– especially with the threat of international terror calmed down. This leads us to believe that air travel is predictable again. In reality,… Continue reading You wanted to come back?