When Don Getty took the reins of the Alberta Tories in 1985, he had big shoes to fill. The Progressive Conservative party had been in power since 1971 and had gained popularity under Peter Lougheed’s leadership. Unfortunately, Getty’s poor performance led to speculation as to the party’s future while the Alberta Liberals grew stronger. Facing… Continue reading Editorial: The Rise and deKlein of the Progressive Conservative Party
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Letter: No problems with Psych program
By Keith Dobson
Editor, the Gauntlet, We would like to thank the Gauntlet for bringing attention to the issues of class size and class availability at the University (“The struggle between class size and availability,” Christian Louden, Jan. 31 Gauntlet). Psychology courses are among the most popular on campus and the demand for our courses far exceeds our… Continue reading Letter: No problems with Psych program
SU Presidential Forum
The Students’ Union wrapped up a week of election forums with a showdown between three presidential candidates, Fri., Feb. 9. Two SU rookies–Andrew Gilchrist and Joel Skaley–contended with veteran Dalmy Baez for the top job in the organization, armed with ideas for change in the organization.“I’d like to make university more affordable for students in… Continue reading SU Presidential Forum
Events forum: bringing the good times
Unfortunately, the events forum lacked a beat-boxing competition, featuring instead a polite exchange between four of the five candidates vying for a commissioner seat, Wed., Feb. 6. Most of the debate between the commission hopefuls centred on the sorts of events they hope to see in the future. Talk was sparked with regard to the… Continue reading Events forum: bringing the good times
External forum: hopeful VPs debate experience
Political mud was slung during the external forum, Tue., Feb. 5 as two vice-president hopefuls debated each others’ platforms and defended themselves. Current academic commissioner Alastair MacKinnon stressed the importance of experience while Tierney FitzGerald–who has no prior Students’ Union experience–argued SU experience counts for very little, citing conversations he had with SU members before… Continue reading External forum: hopeful VPs debate experience
To the letter of the law
Journalism has a bad reputation. Some journalists are glory-seeking bloodsuckers just waiting for the next lead so they can pounce and be the first ones to break a story. Journalism causes a great deal of disappointment for those who feel let down. Deception and other forms of trickery are used just to get a skewed… Continue reading To the letter of the law
The struggle between class size and availability
In a university plagued with large class sizes, one professor fought to make his class just a little bigger. In response to overwhelming demand for an oversubscribed psychology class, Dr. Don Kline signed off on 20 new seats for the only section of the course offered this year. Though the university has come under fire… Continue reading The struggle between class size and availability
Letter: Pulling out still is not effective
By Chris Brown
Editor, the Gauntlet, When I read the headline “Should we stay, or should we go now?” [Christian Louden, Jan. 24 Gauntlet], I expected to hear a reasoned debate over the recommendations of the Manley report on the mission in Afghanistan. While I am aware that the article is an opinion, I was surprised to read… Continue reading Letter: Pulling out still is not effective
Over in a New York minute
After Rudy Giuliani bowed out of the contest for Republican candidacy in the upcoming U.S. presidential race, the two frontrunners for nomination were left to argue who is the more reliable conservative. Giuliani–who previously led the polls for Republican candidacy–backed down following his poor results in Florida, endorsing instead Arizona Senator John McCain Wed., Jan.… Continue reading Over in a New York minute
Music industry almost comes around
If the idea of the music industry caving and giving in to the piracy community by providing free and legal music downloads sounds to good to be true, that’s probably because it is. Qtrax, a new website launched Sun. claimed to be doing just that this week, dropping the names of four major labels-Warner, Universal,… Continue reading Music industry almost comes around