By Rob Scherf
I’m staring at my computer screen and I honestly have no idea what I’m supposed to be writing here. I saw Ginger Snaps 2 almost three weeks ago and every couple of days since then I’ve opened up the ol’ word processor and tried to get down my thoughts about it. The bitch is totally… Continue reading Snap, crackle, suck
By Emily Senger
The results of a Nov. 21 plebiscite have brought the SAIT campus one step closer to being smoke-free. Last week, SAIT students and staff voted 62 per cent in favour of making the SAIT campus smoke-free by Aug. 5, 2005. Going smoke-free would entail making smoking off-limits on all SAIT property, including all indoor and… Continue reading SAIT sans smoke
By Emily Senger
A sudden increase in the theft of computer data projectors on campus means someone is getting a good deal on home entertainment equipment. The computer data projectors, located in many classrooms around campus, have a retail value of anywhere from $6,000-$10,000 apiece and have been disappearing with alarming frequency. The stolen projectors are resold to… Continue reading Gone without a trace
By Emily Elder
It began as a class project. When Annalea Sordi, a 2003 sociology graduate, started at the University of Calgary in 1998, the Women’s Collective and Resource Centre was open and active. It closed in 1999. Three years later, when a class presented the opportunity, Sordi and classmates Karoline Kemp and Angela Sheppard decided to try… Continue reading A centre of their own
By Dale Miller
There was no tsunami, but the landlubbers from the University of Calgary Rowing Club still managed to make some waves while splashing around in Victoria. The Calgary squad produced great results over the two days of racing Sun., Oct. 26 at The Head of the Gorge, and Mon., Oct. 27 at The Head of the… Continue reading Not quite the Spanish Armada
By Emily Senger
Students can sleep safely this week, the Students’ Union’s supply of free condoms has been replenished.Students looking to get lucky last week with the aid of a free condom from the SU may have noticed an empty fish bowl and a sign asking students to donate money to the Campus Food Bank. Contrary to popular… Continue reading Sex is safe again
By Emily Elder
University of Calgary international, refugee and immigrant students have a new forum to air any Canadian concerns. Angela Renwick, a U of C undergraduate student, has organized a peer support group called Umoja Circle. Umoja, Swahili for "unity," sums up Renwick’s intent. "This is a peer support group for anyone who would like some peer… Continue reading New forum for international students
By Emily Elder
First of all, let’s get a few things straight. Yes, I am the Emily Elder who has been raising stink about some of the Gauntlet’s advertising, for reasons you’ll soon learn if you finish this article. Yes, I am a feminist. No, I do not hate men, or sex, or porn. Let’s talk about advertising.… Continue reading Women objectified
By Emily Senger
The Leisure, Tourism and Society program offered by the Faculty of Communication and Culture has fallen victim to budget cuts. A joint decision made by faculty members dictated the LTSO program is slated to be phased out within the next three years. There are currently 51 students enrolled in the program, one of the larger… Continue reading Leisure, Tourism and Society phased out
By Russ Dyck
When you hear the words “teen” and “lesbian” in one sentence, you most likely think of girls having pillow fights on the Internet. Unfortunately, it’s just not real life. Take Emily, the lead character in Lipstick, for example. She is a lesbian still in high school and has a girlfriend, but hasn’t taken those first… Continue reading Mavra Min