By Emily Senger
Three rez kids will lead the Students’ Union next year, though they promise not to do it wearing pajama pants and flip-flops. Three of the five executive elected in the SU general election are members of the Residence Students’ Association, including president-elect Julie Bogle, who edged out her nearest competitor by a mere 20 votes.… Continue reading First rez, next the world!
By Emily Senger
Facebook is mightier than the Gauntlet, at least according the results of the recent Students’ Union general election. Each year a panel of Gauntlet editors play a part in influencing the outcome of the SU election by conducting a controversial review of the hopefuls. After two solid days of candidate interviews, the Gauntlet publishes a… Continue reading Editorial: Facebookers unite
By Emily Senger
Students’ Union candidates showed off their less-professional sides in a forum charged with water guns and a giant, beer-spewing, burninating dragon Fri., Feb. 9. The annual engineering SU candidate forum pitted candidates against each other in a battle of wit and drinking prowess. Each candidate was given two minutes to stand on a table and… Continue reading Engineers put SU hopefuls through the wringer
Editor, the Gauntlet, [Re: “Tuition goes up… Again,” Emily Senger, Feb. 2, 2007.] I’m sad to see that not one single article has made the right point on this latest tuition hike. There’s no reason to lament a 3.3 per cent hike. Given inflation, a 3.3 per cent increase is reasonable and nothing to complain… Continue reading Letter: Count your blessings
By Emily Senger
In what has become a yearly occurrence, a room of some of Calgary’s most prominent and influential citizens voted to raise tuition for students at the University of Calgary last week. The U of C board of governors raised tuition by 3.3 per cent for all undergraduate and graduate students Thur., Jan. 25. The increase… Continue reading Tuition goes up… again
By Emily Senger
University of Calgary president Dr. Harvey Weingarten will continue his reign over campus–for the next five years, at least. Weingarten’s contract has been extended until Sept. 20, 2011, the board of governors announced Mon., Jan. 29. Weingarten was hired in 2001 and his term has been under review since early 2006. Students’ Union president Emily… Continue reading Weingarten’s term extended
By Emily Senger
A road frequented by university students has claimed another young life, the third in four years. A mother and her six-year old daughter were hit by a black BMW while crossing 32nd Ave. and 37 St. NW, Thur., Jan. 18, at approximately 3:50 p.m. The girl, Jenna Chang, was rushed to the hospital with severe… Continue reading U of C pedestrians struck in crosswalk
By Emily Senger
Part live album, part studio recording, Sarah Slean’s fifth album, Orphan Music, is both elating and disappointing. Clocking in at 15 tracks, Orphan Music gives listeners an hour-long showcase of Slean’s classically-trained voice and piano talents melded with her signature foot-tapping, catchy pop stylings.This is where the elation ends.Apart from five previously unreleased tracks–the “orphans”… Continue reading Spun: Sarah Slean
By Emily Senger
Homelessness in Calgary is going corporate A group of Calgary movers and shakers including CEOs from TransCanada, Suncor, Canadian Pacific, the Calgary Flames and Imperial Oil are redefining the traditional model of faith-based homeless advocacy groups to create the Calgary Committee to End Homelessness. The committee promises to join corporate, municipal, faith-based and non-profit interests… Continue reading Editorial: Corporatized
By Emily Senger
There have been more exciting years to be a student journalist. But even if 2006 was mostly void of scandal it was full of post-secondary education promises for the future. Provincial politicians listened to students in a major post-secondary education review and made huge promises–even delivering on some of them. Closer to home, university administration… Continue reading News top 6 of ’06