What does the future hold? We all fantasize about going there, but the only time travel possible for most of us is the slow passage forward, one day at a time. However, a select few–people lucky enough to be professional dreamers–leapfrog ahead, contemplating far tomorrows. Some of what these science fiction writers have predicted has… Continue reading A look into the future
Month: April 2005
Holocaust not for abuse
Editor, the Gauntlet, Re: “The choice vs. life debate,” Apr. 7, 2005, I agree with Emily Senger, that the Holocaust should not be bootstrapped to various causes in order to give them shock appeal and gain attention. This trivializes the suffering and death of many millions of Jews, Poles and others, something that everyone– even… Continue reading Holocaust not for abuse
Chartwells not well liked
By Don Sucha
Editor, the Gauntlet, Re: “Privatization better than some think,” Apr. 7, 2005, On behalf of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees Local 52 Anti-Privatization committee, I would like to comment on your article. AUPE researchers conducted a Food Service Provider Survey of students’ unions across Canada and found that, amongst those contacted for whom Chartwells… Continue reading Chartwells not well liked
Royal wedding 2
After a 35-year affair which resulted in two broken marriages, Prince Charles and Mrs. Camilla Parker-Bowles have finally tied the knot, leaving a legacy of broken promises and hearts on their path together to the altar. Mrs. Parker-Bowles has entered the House of Windsor, but she has yet to win any new admirers amongst her… Continue reading Royal wedding 2
The freedom of truth
By Greg Ellis
“Only the educated are free.”– Epictetus Our campus reverberates with the energy of an educational institution–an environment that fosters self-improvement through learning. The aphorism that the truth will set you free seems to sit comfortably in the realm of education. If the truth is attained via learning or at least endeavored towards then an education… Continue reading The freedom of truth
The Internet generation
By Rob Scherf
Last week on these humble pages Alan Cho, our own Entertainment Editor, lambasted CanWest’s new daily magazine Dose, calling it a “smug,” “flimsy” publication. Cho called Dose (and its editorship) out on perpetuating the negative trend in the news media toward less meaningful content and less relevance for the readership. “News,” we are told, “should… Continue reading The Internet generation
Why we need Bermuda Shorts Day
By Ben Hoffman
These hallowed university halls speak volumes about their occupants. More than the halls, these people occupy important roles in society. Some would have them called “the educated elite,” while others just quietly point out that nearly all the world’s power structures are founded and lead by them. The engineers, perhaps the most pointed example of… Continue reading Why we need Bermuda Shorts Day
Semester Review: the stories you should have read the first time
By Emily Senger
Students open their hearts and wallets for tsunami relief Clubs across campus united to raise money for the tsunami relief effort. Clubs such as the University of Calgary Red Cross Club, the Sri Lankan Buddhist Society, the Muslim Students’ Association, UNICEF and Human Concern International joined forces to raise money for overseas relief efforts. “We… Continue reading Semester Review: the stories you should have read the first time
Campus Security report: March madness
Spring was in the air last month, and some students expressed it in different ways. By wearing shorts, skipping class, and sunbathing nude on campus. Campus Security responded to numerous calls complaining that a man was sun tanning on the south end of the Olympic Oval wearing nothing more than a smile according to Campus… Continue reading Campus Security report: March madness
Craigie Hall renos needed
Performing arts students may see much needed repairs and new equipment for Craigie Hall. Students’ Union Fine Arts representative Dustyn Richardson has made a short film featuring all of the issues students have with the building. Richardson created the film as a bid for a share of the money the SU will get in a… Continue reading Craigie Hall renos needed