By Kyle Young
Disclaimer: This is the humour section. We know CPIRG are not really like the Borg, and no, Canada is not putting warnings on religious items. (But Harvey should still get dreadlocks.)In a move expected to further fan the flames of the Calgary Public Interest Research Group controversy, the quasi-socialist grouping has decided to do something… Continue reading All will be beautificated
By Diana Olowa
How many times have you found yourself postponing essential things that need to be done? Whether it be a simple task or a major project, once is one time too many. It is always easier to procrastinate or defer the things that life requires us to do, but in doing so we gamble with the… Continue reading An essential element
Editor, the Gauntlet,As a Punjabi, it was uplifting to hear the Bhangra music blaring from MacEwan Student Centre during "Sikhism and Punjabi Awareness Week." While this week was dedicated to promoting awareness of Sikhism and the Punjabi culture, a few key details were unfortunately overlooked. Being a Pakistani Punjabi, I was disappointed to see the… Continue reading Sikh awareness
Editor, the Gauntlet,Re: "Sharon’s worst enemy is peace," March 14, 2002,It is unfortunate that Israel and its Prime Minister Ariel Sharon are so erroneously percieved by the western world. Meraj Abedin’s recent article is a prime example of misunderstandings about Israel, its policies and actions. This slanted view of events in the Middle East has… Continue reading Re: “Sharon’s worst enemy is peace,” March 14, 2002,
Editor, the Gauntlet,I would first like to apologize to all students for what appears to be my fourth absence from SLC. I do feel I was on official business on Jan. 15–meeting with Finance Minister Paul Martin as a representative of the University of Calgary Students’ Union. Some have also questioned my official absence from… Continue reading Almost-presidential apologies
By Kyle Young
We can now all wave good-bye to Stockwell Day with a sigh of relief more collective than a mandate from CPIRG. Without a doubt, it’s a positive thing for right wingers everywhere that wetsuit boy has taken his jet ski and driven off into the sunset. However, the looming question remains: will Harper be able… Continue reading Wetsuit replaced by sound conservatism
This past weekend I happened to read a piece in the Globe and Mail by John R. MacArthur, publisher of Harper’s Magazine. In the piece, he points out that right-wing American commentators are using an article written by George Orwell in 1944 to justify civilian casualties in Dubya’s current campaign against terrorism. He then goes… Continue reading Knowing your history helps, kids
By Вen Li
It never fails to amaze me when laymen don’t ask or request but dictate that experts do their jobs in a specific way. Whether it’s a PHB (Pointy-Haired Boss or Philosophiae Baccalaureus) who thinks their degree in management also makes them an expert in computer network engineering, student politicians who think they understand multi-billion-dollar university… Continue reading Everyone’s an expert
By Editorial
It’s the latest in a series of what can only be described as confusion emanating from our Students’ Union. The general election may soon go the review board, and there is an outside possibility that the entire election could be overturned.That is, quite simply, a giant waste of time. So, if you’re already fairly disenchanted… Continue reading And this is governance?
Just because Uncle Sam doesn’t want us to have it doesn’t mean it isn’t good for Canada.Pretty Good Privacy–a set of programs used to encrypt e-mail, images, and other data–has created a storm of controversy south of the border while the Canadian government has taken a far more balanced approach to this technology.First, an explanation.PGP… Continue reading Get your encryption here