Month: November 2011

By Graham Rapson

A study that was recently released concluded a significant portion of students in America are graduating without the skills traditionally associated with higher education, such as critical thinking, complex reasoning and written communication. An Oct. 31, 2011 Time magazine article highlighted soaring tuition costs leading to a significant increase of student-loan debt and decreasing employment… Continue reading Students not learning critical thinking, says study

By Susan Anderson

Some students struggled to find study space during midterm season this semester. The University of Calgary and Students’ Union have tried to address student concerns, but the December exam period will test whether the study space shortages has been solved. “There’s been a lot of talk lately about study space on campus,” said SU president… Continue reading Students raise concerns over study space

By HJ Hornbeck

Every song starts with a single tweet, as political blogger Laurie Penny can confirm: “An opinion, it seems, is the short skirt of the internet. Having one and flaunting it is somehow asking an amorphous mass of almost-entirely male keyboard-bashers to tell you how they’d like to rape, kill and urinate on you. This week,… Continue reading A woman on the internet

By Laura Shiels

Alternative menstrual products, especially those that are re-usable, have been gaining popularity in recent years, and for good reason. The menstrual cup in particular is one of the best re-usable alternatives to tampons available due to its sexual and reproductive health, financial and environmental benefits. Women need to look beyond the blatantly false ‘clean and… Continue reading The best menstrual product, period

By Gauntlet Editorial Board

Canadians have a love affair with choice, but like any sordid romance, we’ve allowed our passion to gloss over the pitfalls. In the arena of health and healing, both the pharmaceutical and natural healing industry have manipulated our choice-lust in order to turn a profit. In the interest of increasing the amount of choices in… Continue reading Editorial: Mis-informed consent

By Pauline Anunciacion

Embracing the tangled emotions of the most common human feeling in the world is no easy task. In recent years, no filmmaker has truly captured the complexities of love without offering audiences the all-too-familiar scenarios and cliches that completely miss the real intensity that comes with the uncertainty of first love. However, Like Crazy, which… Continue reading Fall in love Like Crazy

By Pauline Anunciacion

Like most movies based on Greco-Roman mythology (like 300, Troy and Clash of the Titans), Immortals serves to entertain, awe and not necessarily provoke thought. From the surreal landscapes to slamming battle scenes, Immortals will keep viewers on the edge of their seats. This film sees King Hyperion seeking the Epirus bow, a weapon forged… Continue reading Film review: Immortals