The University of Calgary Dinos football team is truly outstanding. Currently ranked second in the nation — and coming off a 41-point victory over their rivals, the University of Saskatchewan Huskies — the squad has their sights set on winning their fifth-straight Hardy Cup championship, a feat that would be the first in the history of the Canada West conference. 


For better or for worse, Canada has a tendency to follow in the footsteps of the United States. They go to war, we go to war. They elect a right-wing leader, we elect a right-wing leader. However, there have been a few areas where our country has thankfully retained its autonomy, such as access to public health care, the national legality of gay marriage and our lack of restrictive abortion regulations. 


Every month the Gauntlet hosts a photo contest. September’s winner was Michael Rudy with his photograph entitled “Sunset Creek.”

With the advancement of modern recording technology, there is now an overabundance of ways for musicians to make an album. For instance, if a band wants to select a keyboard sound, there are thousands of choices between the different effects and tones to properly suit their recordings. However, the choice is less clear cut when trying to decide on a recording space — what separates one from another? In the case of the National Music Centre, it is quite easy to see what makes their recording space special.


It was just last year that the University of Calgary unveiled its goal of becoming a top-five research institution in Canada by 2016 as part of Eyes High, a five-year strategic plan initially released in fall 2011. Since then, the university has seen many achievements.