The Dinos football team met and crushed all expectations fans had this year. They were a young team boasting over 30 first- and second-year players, but they ignored their inexperience and created an extremely impressive season, winning the Hardy Cup. They made it to the national semi-final, losing to eventual Vanier Cup winners Laval Rouge… Continue reading Football Report Card
Month: December 2008
It’s report card time!
By Brad Halasz
At the end of every University of Calgary Dino season we here at the Gauntlet take time to give praise or criticism to those who are much more athletic than us. Chances are they are more popular, better looking and smarter too, but being unbiased journalists, we will not let that factor into our assessments.… Continue reading It’s report card time!
News for the unnewsed
Mumbai attacked Indian authorities tried to gain control of Mumbai in the late hours of Nov. 26 after 10 gunman invaded several hotels and major centres. Both Western foreigners and anti-terrorism officials were targeted and at least 172 were killed during the three-day siege. Hitmen with a cause The Calgary Hitmen are spreading a little… Continue reading News for the unnewsed
Engineers see the light
First-year engineering students might have found an answer for affordable and efficient housing. For their final project of the semester, they were assigned a seven-week endeavour to sell their version of a new and improved house. Starting Monday, the students featured the projects on the second floor labs of the ICT building on campus, which… Continue reading Engineers see the light
Somalia’s turbulence on ground and sea
By Daniel Pagan
Now is a good time to be a pirate, with all the hijackings in the Gulf of Aden near Somalia. A Ukrainian ship carrying 33 tanks on its way to southern Sudan was seized in September. Two weeks ago, a Saudi-owned oil tanker, the Sirius Star, was captured causing a media storm. Upward of $30… Continue reading Somalia’s turbulence on ground and sea
Subjective science
Contentious scientific issues such as climate change and food safety have been dominating news headlines recently, with contradictory data frequently emerging to cast doubt over conclusions and stall the decision-making process. It has left some experts wondering what role science should play in informing government policy. Communication and culture professor Dr. Patrick Feng studies the… Continue reading Subjective science
U of C professor finds meteor and fame in north
By Brad Halasz
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a freakin’ meteor! And it has taken Superman’s strength to deal the ensuing media frenzy surrounding its arrival in Saskatchewan late November. Since the Nov. 27 discovery of meteor fragments that landed on Ian Miller’s farm near the Saskatchewan-Alberta border, University of Calgary graduate student Ellen Milley and… Continue reading U of C professor finds meteor and fame in north
Alberta Liberal race holds friendly debate
By Roman Auriti
Camaraderie runs deep in the Alberta Liberal Party’s caucus. Unlike most brothers, there is a certain political trio that doesn’t fight. The Alberta Liberals held a forum in the John Dutton Theatre in downtown Calgary’s library last Friday to answer questions about the leadership race and how the Liberals would change Alberta’s government if they… Continue reading Alberta Liberal race holds friendly debate
Zimbabwe’s violence leads to inflation
With the Zimbabwe government perpetrating violence against its people, a group of lawyers works amidst destruction to protect victims. Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights executive director Irene Petras and member Andrew Makoni were at the Glenbow museum Nov. 27 to speak about the human rights violations and hardships that Zimbabweans endure every day. ZLHR is… Continue reading Zimbabwe’s violence leads to inflation
$10,000 of quality money goes to Mac Hall kiosks
By Ryan Pike
The University of Calgary Students’ Union has taken a page out of Mount Royal College’s playbook in an effort to ease computing congestion on campus. Funded by a quality money initiative, the SU has installed a pair of computer kiosks in MacEwan Student Centre as part of a pilot project proposed by operations and finance… Continue reading $10,000 of quality money goes to Mac Hall kiosks