By T. Young
Editor, the Gauntlet, I am just wondering how it is possible to publish something that is so incredibly offensive in a campus newspaper. Obviously, the person writing [the joke],”Why doesn’t Jesus play hockey? Because he always gets nailed to the boards!” Has no moral or ethical compassion whatsoever. How do you justify publishing something that… Continue reading Letter: Jesus no joke
Editor, the Gauntlet, [Re: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” Ændrew Rininsland, April 5, 2007.] The article asks “How much did this cost? What … has been gained?” The answer is that it’s saving the university a great deal of money in terms of maintenance costs. InfoNet did not use a database, it worked… Continue reading Letter: Does not compute
Most writers strive for a certain ideal whenever they sit down to pen something for a mass audience. It should be poignant, relevant and peppered with a smattering of humour. It should open people’s eyes, or at least make them nod their head in agreement.Ironically, these ideals can sometimes coalesce into a crippling wall of… Continue reading Editorial: Parting shots
By Sara Hanson
As vice-president academic, Shannon O’Connor is in charge of four academic commissioners as well as the 13 faculty representatives who make up the Students’ Academic Assembly. Although O’Connor claims her greatest weakness this year was taking on too many projects, she used her commissioners and faculty reps effectively for support. O’Connor’s focus on teaching improvement… Continue reading SU Reviews: Shannon O’Connor, VP academic
By Emily Senger
Vice-president operations and finance Cody Wagner was not properly interviewed for this review. While this might seem unfair, it also seems unfair that Wagner banked his vacation time and took five days off at the end of the semester when all of his commissioners were trying to finish up their projects, annoying many in the… Continue reading SU Reviews: Cody Wagner, VP Op-fi
By Emily Senger
Eric Jablonski has a large, blue vibrating dildo in a pint glass on the edge of his desk. The pint glass is much like the one on my desk, except for the contents. Mine contains pens. Jablonski’s contains a dildo. While the plastic (or rather silicone) penis would be inappropriate in any other office, the… Continue reading SU Reviews: Eric Jablonski, VP events
All in all, vice-president external Julie Labonte had a good year. Her strongest qualities were in lobbying, which is good as it is the number one priority for the external position. While Labonte fulfilled her job description, she also took on extra projects that may not have been beneficial for the Students’ Union as a… Continue reading SU Reviews: Julie Labonte, VP external
Emily Wyatt has had a successful year as Students’ Union president, though how much of that is due directly to Wyatt herself, is questionable. She was lucky to have strong VPs and a strong SU bureaucracy behind her every move. Launching her year on a platform that included the goals of increasing SU communication with… Continue reading SU Reviews: Emily Wyatt, President
Federal budget good for students A $3.2 billion government-spending package to create a “knowledge advantage,” was announced Tues., March 20, and included an additional $800 million in funding for post-secondary education. The package included increased funding to graduate programs, elimination of limits on education savings plans, millions in research money and support for international students.… Continue reading A year’s worth of news in review
Random nonsense added to the usual theft on campus after a non-student was encouraged by friends/booze to plunge into the pool fully-clothed, a man attempted to propose marriage to an athlete training in the Olympic Oval and a motorist took down a barricade erected two years ago by crashing into it. In January, a non-student… Continue reading Campus crime, one last time