By Chris Adams
Since early June, organizers have been hosting Speaker’s Corner events on Sunday afternoons at 17th Avenue’s Tomkin Park. Modeled after events first hosted in London’s Hyde Park over 150 years ago, Speaker’s Corner gives Calgarians the chance to share their views on current issues in a formalized setting. On Sundays, speakers are given a block… Continue reading Speaker’s corner gets new life
By Chris Adams
On Saturday, Sept. 21, the University of Calgary’s Consortium for Peace Studies will host the Calgary Peace Day. The event will coincide with the United Nations International Day of Peace, which will see events promoting non-violence held in cities around the globe. Many planned events will take place at Eau Claire Market. A Peace Run,… Continue reading International peace day event
By Chris Adams
On Saturday, Sept. 7, opponents to a military intervention in Syria’s civil war held a protest at Calgary’s city hall. On the same day, Hands Off Syria protests were held in major cities across Canada and around the world, including Edmonton, Toronto and Ottawa, among others. Around 40 demonstrators waved Syrian flags and made their… Continue reading Possible Syrian military strikes protested
By Chris Adams
Enthusiastic supporters of the LGBTQA community marched on Sept. 1 at the city’s annual pride parade. Sunday’s march had an estimated 35,000 people, made up of community members from throughout Calgary. The University of Calgary’s faculty of medicine, along with delegates from the Students’ Union, joined the parade in support of LGBTQA rights. Marching alongside… Continue reading U of C community marches in Calgary’s pride parade
By Chris Adams
Orientation week kicked off the fall semester in colourful fashion on Tuesday Sept. 3. Students were greeted by orientation leaders and have been getting acquainted with campus life all week with the resource fair, movie nights and faculty information. O-week will conclude Sept. 6 with Friday’s Hollerado show.
By Chris Adams
An on campus tech-start up coming from humble beginnings has been bought by one of the largest oil and gas corporations in the world. A University of Calgary “spinoff” company called Gushor Inc. was sold to the Houston-based multinational Schlumberger, the world’s largest oil services company. Gushor’s staff of 17 largely consists of U of… Continue reading U of C start-up bought by multinational
By Chris Adams
Dr. Walid Kazziha, a sessional political science professor at the University of Calgary, was in Egypt for much of the revolution and witnessed the demonstrations that compelled the army to oust President Mohammad Morsi just over a year after his election to power. Dr. Kazziha, a native of Egypt, has written many books on Middle… Continue reading Gauntlet Q & A: Dr. Walid Kazziha
By Chris Adams
Recent provincial budget cuts are not holding the University of Calgary’s Haskayne School of Business back from expanding the size of its faculty and staff. Earlier this month, Haskayne announced they are hiring 13 new employees, including three centre directors, nine assistant professors and a new instructor — the largest round of hiring the school… Continue reading Haskayne goes on hiring spree
By Riley Hill
Two of the Gauntlet’s own are on the road to Shambhala. We’ve been annoying our colleagues all week with filthy drops whimpering from blown speakers, and it’s been a few years since either of us have been to the festival that goes from August 8–11. Four days of music. Four days of inevitable schedule clashes.… Continue reading On the Road to Shambhala
So it all goes to shit. The Gauntlet has elected a new editor-in-chief and news editor. The future looks bleak. While an excellent news editor, Riley Hill is sure to fail as editor-in-chief. “Just trust me,” he said as he proposed his iron-fisted, totalitarian reforms. “We’re too soft in this place. I want criticism, criticism,… Continue reading And it all goes to shit