Editor, the Gauntlet, Re: “SU debates women’s centre,” Oct. 23, 2003, Students’ Union President Jayna Gilchrist doesn’t believe a women’s resource centre should be a priority because “it only assists half of the [university] population.” As a member of the other half, I would like to disagree. During the SU meeting after which Gilchrist made… Continue reading Serving more than half
Month: October 2003
Frozen bits of Tim
By Natalie Sit
What’s your favourite donut? Like Homer, I prefer a sprinkle donut, or “vanilla dip” in Tim Hortons parlance. One friend prefers the gooey goodness of a Boston Cream while another likes a cruller. To each their own, I say. The best sprinkle donut is from Tim Hortons. I don’t know why it’s the best, maybe… Continue reading Frozen bits of Tim
Much love to you all
By Dave, Liz and Allison Collins
Editor, the Gauntlet, On behalf of Joah Atkinson’s and Brian Collins’ families, we would like to express our thanks to everyone who showed such overwhelming support to us over the past month. We know Joah and Brian were well loved and respected. We would like to thank each one of you personally, but because of… Continue reading Much love to you all
Half the population
Editor, the Gauntlet, Re: “SU debates women’s centre,” Oct. 23, 2003, I don’t know which to find more appalling: that the University of Calgary does not already have a women’s centre, or that Students’ Union President Jayna Gilchrist does not feel the security, comfort and empowerment of what she describes as “only half” of the… Continue reading Half the population
The relevance of the Canadian military
A lecture series brought forth ideas on Canadian defence security challenges. Retired Major-General Cameron Ross, CMM, CD, feels Canadian foreign affairs and defence issues are relevant to University of Calgary students. “We live in a city and province that are doing well and people who are blessed enough to go to class will one day… Continue reading The relevance of the Canadian military
More to nuns than you think
By Ben Hoffman
Nuns: tyrannical ruler-wielding matriarchs or champions of feminism? Although most now prefer the term “women religious,” nuns have been mysterious figures in society, and more recently the victims of media stereotypes. Communication and Culture professor Dr. Rebecca Sullivan chose this as a topic for her new book, Revolution in the Convent: Nuns, Feminism, and the… Continue reading More to nuns than you think
Harvey and the SAA
By James Keller
After months of debating the merits of research and inquiry based learning, and struggling to define “quality,” the Students Academic Assembly invited the university president to the table.At the Mon., Oct. 27 meeting of the SAA, University of Calgary President Dr. Harvey Weingarten addressed faculty representatives about ideas of quality and instruction at the U… Continue reading Harvey and the SAA
Campus on alert
By Allie Smyth
The University of Calgary has apologized for not notifying students sooner of two assaults on two female students early Sat., Oct. 25. In an e-mail to all students, the university wrote that a recent security alert pertaining to the assaults was not communicated to the university community in a “timely way.” Associate Vice-President Student Affairs… Continue reading Campus on alert
SU by-election results
Five new members were elected to the Student’s Union. Unofficial SU by-election results were announced Fri., Oct. 24. Birju Dattani and Kassim Amery were elected as Academic Commissioners. Janet Downie won the position of Fine Arts Faculty Representative, Jennifer Brause won Social Work Faculty Representative and Heidi Olson won Kinesiology Faculty Representative. Voter turnout was… Continue reading SU by-election results
The station that raised $170,000
Well, the tallies are in and once again the dedicated team at CJSW is amazed by the outpouring of community support for its annual funding drive. “We’re really happy,” beamed CJSW Station Manager Chad Saunders. “We’re really fortunate that the support is as strong as it is.” This year’s drive raked in just under $170,000,… Continue reading The station that raised $170,000