By Tony Keller
Editor, the Gauntlet, [Re: “Maclean’s wrong?” Letter, Sept. 21, 2006] So let’s see if I’ve got this right: Roman Cooney is criticizing Maclean’s for conducting a survey of U of C graduates, despite the fact that Maclean’s never conducted a survey of U of C graduates. According to Cooney, the existence of this non-existent survey… Continue reading Letter: Survey? What survey?
By Kenzie Love
Canadian casualties in Afghanistan have become common over the past few months. By now, Canadians’ views regarding the mission are relatively fixed, with the majority believing it’s doomed. While Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the military brass disagree with this assessment, it’s hard to take them seriously given the wildly unrealistic nature of their goals.… Continue reading Support for Afghan mission waning
Add some spice to your romantic life with a vibrator. As I mentioned in response to a question last week, most women orgasm from clitoral stimulation rather than penetration, and vibrators can be a great clitoral aid. The vibrator possibilities are endless and many find it difficult to make the right choice as returns are… Continue reading Carnal Knowledge: Pickin’ up on good vibrations
Editor, the Gauntlet, [Re: “Professor wins suit against U of C,” Darlene Seto, Sept. 28, 2006] I am a professor emerita of business law at Virginia Commonwealth University, and professor Peter Bowal has long been a respected colleague and friend of mine. He has brought much pride and many accolades to the University of Calgary,… Continue reading Letter: Seriously, stop it
By Kevin Wiens
Editor, the Gauntlet, [Re: “Professor wins suit against U of C,” Darlene Seto, Sept. 28, 2006] Reading this article filled me with worry. I am left wondering if the governing body here at the U of C has students’ best interests at the top of their agenda. I wonder this because if they are willing… Continue reading Letter: Stop persecuting professor Peter
Late last month the University of Calgary announced that the planned faculty of veterinary medicine will be delaying its opening until fall 2008–a full year later than the proposed September 2007 start date. For observers of the project, this second delay should come as no surprise, considering the start date was originally scheduled for fall… Continue reading Editorial: Time to pay up or shut up
The Dinos men’s hockeysaurs have high hopes for this upcoming season. But if pre-season action was any indication of what’s to come, they may be in for some major disappointment. In six pre-season games, the Dinos posted a dismal 2-4-0 record, including a humiliating 8-2 loss at the hands of the University of Saskatchewan Huskies.… Continue reading Men’s Hockey: Optimistic outlook for season opening
The Dinos field hockey team came agonizingly close to collecting their first points of the season at Canada West’s second tournament of the season Sept. 29- Oct. 1. Playing at the University of Victoria’s newly constructed field, the Dinos showed marked improvement from the first tournament of the season, but still lost 1-0 to the… Continue reading Field Hockey: Losses pile up in Victoria in the second Canada West tournament of the season
By Aneesha Birk
The Dinos men’s soccer team played two games against the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns this past weekend earning a 1-0 victory against the Horns Sat., Sept. 30 at home and suffering a 3-2 loss Sun., Oct. 1 in Lethbridge. Second-year social sciences student Nate Heywood received a yellow card for the Dinos under the pretext… Continue reading Men’s Soccer: Dinos come out even against Horns
By Nick Meehan
Sat., Sept. 30th marked the fourth anniversary of the annual Joah Atkinson/Brian Collins Memorial Rugby Match, this year contested by the University of Calgary men’s rugby A-team and the Calgary Saracens. University of Calgary students, Atkinson and Collins were killed by a speeding mini-van on Sept., 30, 2003. Both were members of the Dinos Rugby… Continue reading Men’s Rugby: Joah Atkinson/Brian Collins Memorial Cup Contested