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Letter: Response to the prez

By Cameron Wilson

Editor, the Gauntlet, In a recent article to the Gauntlet regarding the de-sanctioning of the club Campus Pro-Life [“Letter from the SU prez: Why Campus Pro-Life was de-sanctioned,” Feb. 26], SU president Dalmy Baez attempted to exculpate her organization for its actions. As this article gave false impressions which may mislead the student body, it… Continue reading Letter: Response to the prez

Online Only – Letter: CPL VP responds

By Jacinda Larson

As [SU President Dalmy] Baez stated in her Feb. 26 2009 Gauntlet Opinion piece [“Letter from the SU prez: Why Campus Pro-Life was de-sanctioned”], Campus Pro-Life has recently been desanctioned by the Students’ Union; an organization designed to protect its students and ensure their rights are not violated. Well, Ms. Baez is the poster child… Continue reading Online Only – Letter: CPL VP responds

Cabinet keeps silent

By Katy Anderson

It’s been a busy week at 251 MacEwan Student Centre. Not only is the 66th Students’ Union general election heating up, but the 65th Student Legislative Council is dealing with a Black History Month gone wrong and a decision by university administration to charge six of its students with trespassing. To commemorate Black History Month,… Continue reading Cabinet keeps silent

A regrettable destruction of reason

By Cam Cotton-O’Brien

Resurrecting one of the most drastically under-thought undertakings of the last few academic years, Campus Pro-Life is bringing back the Genocide Awareness Project. The project, which, among other things, showcases gruesome images of the holocaust, the Rwandan genocide and the lynching of African-Americans, does a spectacular job of obscuring the actual issues of abortion. Though… Continue reading A regrettable destruction of reason

Letter: Angry alumnus

By John Doe

Editor, the Gauntlet, As a once proud graduate of the University of Calgary, the events on campus have always been of the utmost interest to me. Thus, you can perhaps sympathize with my utter shock in reading a column in the Calgary Herald which reported recent actions by the university administration against their own students.… Continue reading Letter: Angry alumnus

Aborting free speech

By Eric Mathison

The Central Student Association of Guelph University denied a pro-life group on campus club status Oct. 1. The CSA cited violations of policy and the infringement of the rights of women on campus as reasons for the unanimous denial that attempted to halt the abortion debate. A.C. Grayling told the story of a Hungarian MP,… Continue reading Aborting free speech

Editorial: Carleton student union aborts free speech

By Jon Roe

Carleton University students opened up a can of Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms worms in December after passing legislation denying certain types of clubs funding, though whose rights are being violated is in question. On Dec. 5 the Carleton University Students’ Association voted 25 to 6 in favour of a motion banning all groups… Continue reading Editorial: Carleton student union aborts free speech

Letter: Already aware of genocide, thanks

By Richard Freeman

Editor, the Gauntlet, Clubs on campus are formed by students with like-minded interests to perform services for the university community. Campus Pro-Life is a Students’ Union club but neither does it serve our community nor does it represent the views of students. Firstly, if your service to the community needs to be protected by double… Continue reading Letter: Already aware of genocide, thanks

So does science

By Shahbaz Syed

Editor, the Gauntlet,Recently there has been a vast debate regarding pro-life and pro-choice around campus. To be opinionated in relation to a particular issue is human nature. But to have rational reasoning as per your argument is what separates intellectuals from the remainder of society. The pro-life club, sponsored by the university administration demonstrated a… Continue reading So does science

Stand up

By Shannon Whaley

Editor, the Gauntlet, This is an exhausted subject, and I’ll be the first to admit it. For about a month now, the ongoing debate between pro-life and pro-choice students at the U of C has resulted in some serious verbal vomitage thrown from either side. However, as a fourth year nursing student, I’ve got one… Continue reading Stand up