With three weekends of play left before the post-season, the University of Calgary men’s volleyball team entered the Jack Simpson gym last Friday and Saturday with the mandate of maintaining second-place in the Canada West conference. Despite the intimidating task of taking on the then third-place University of Winnipeg Wesmen, the Dinos overcame bouts of… Continue reading Dinos overcome shaky sets to down Wesmen
Month: January 2009
Defining elite, and also using the word
If you are a fan of hockey or– at the minimum– a fan of the Calgary Flames, you have by now no doubt heard the story: since a 6-1 beat down by the San Jose Sharks at the HP Pavillion on Nov. 13, the Flames have surged to a remarkable 18-6-3 record. Counted among those… Continue reading Defining elite, and also using the word
Urness claims ACAC shutout record
By Brad Halasz
For the University of Calgary Dinos women’s hockey team winning is everything. At least it has been this year as they have gone 12-2 and look to finish at the top of the Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference league with eight games remaining. Helping maintain the superior level of domination throughout the year is fourth-year netminder… Continue reading Urness claims ACAC shutout record
Bush’s new beach career
By Roman Auriti
Tourism Queensland has recently made an outrageous offer. It’s been globally advertising for a “tropical caretaker” to live for six months on the Hamilton Island just off the coast of Queensland, Australia. Th ere aren’t any specific prerequisites for this particular position- other than one year’s relevant experience- and keeping a blog and a video… Continue reading Bush’s new beach career
Online Only – Letter: the payoff of education
By Bill Bergen
Editor, the Gauntlet, The cover story of the Gauntlet caught my attention on a recent brief stop at the University of Calgary. It was 20 years ago that I attended and it doesn’t look like much has changed– students then complained about the rising cost of tuition. I realize that you need to try to… Continue reading Online Only – Letter: the payoff of education
Online Only – Letter: UPass problems
Editor, the Gauntlet, I have always been of the impression that the reason we had the UPass here at the University of Calgary was since ours was a commuter campus and there are not nearly enough parking spaces for all those students who would like to drive every day. The UPass is a great alternative… Continue reading Online Only – Letter: UPass problems
Now is the winter of our driving discontent
By Jaya Dixit
Ask any Calgarian about the city’s non-removal of snow on the main streets and you are likely be greeted with an expression of bewilderment and a rebuttal that surely, the snow is removed. However, ask the same question of a non-Calgarian and you may find yourself signing up for the bewilderment club, when you learn,… Continue reading Now is the winter of our driving discontent
The life blood of the Olympics
By Daniel Pagan
Something is rotten in the city of Vancouver. It’s the Olympic Village, which is costing the city over $875 million with all the cost overruns. Over the last weekend, the City of Vancouver found itself in a pot of boiling water as creditors flexed their leather-gloved fists waiting for their money. Premier Gordon Campbell quickly… Continue reading The life blood of the Olympics
Mind Fight: Are presidential term limits a good idea?
YesJust over a year after saying no to amending their constitution, Venezuelans are once again being asked to vote. While the 2007 constitutional referendum had its sights on a total of 69 articles concerning a myriad of issues ranging from progressive socialist reforms, to what critics of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez would cite as a… Continue reading Mind Fight: Are presidential term limits a good idea?
The bottom of a burst bubble: depravity and the economic turndown
While the devastating effects of the worldwide economic crisis sweep across the news and erupt into our worrisome minds, the reality of these stresses become even more magnified as we step outside of our tinted first-world windows and into developing world scrap-metal yards. Within the last months of 2008 and stretching into the New Year,… Continue reading The bottom of a burst bubble: depravity and the economic turndown