Tag: Letter

By Angela Bardick

Editor, the Gauntlet, I was extremely offended by a recent comic [Re: “AutoSomna cartoon,” Sept. 9, Marc Lynch and Lars Hedlund] displayed by the Gauntlet. This comic included a supposed “cartoon” that utilized discriminatory language against people with large bodies (weight discrimination) and women (sexual discrimination). Although I appreciate political cartoons, when their very message… Continue reading Letter: Comics should be funny, not discriminatory

By Beverly Osborn

You would never study engineering in a university where the buildings were falling down and you would never study chemistry in a place where the professors kept blowing up the labs. I would not have chosen Haskayne if I had any idea how bad this university’s School of Business is at management. Let me take… Continue reading Letter: Haskayne fails to practice what it preaches

By Cam Cotton-O\’Brien

Editor, the Gauntlet, You fools, what have you done?! That was a particularly vicious and mean-spirited prank you pulled last week, claiming that Bermuda Shorts Day was going to be a dry event. As you know, this is one of the only things students are passionate about, so your irresponsible actions were a particularly low… Continue reading A letter: BSDRY

By John McMurray

Editor, the Gauntlet, The university seems like a good place to have an intelligent debate about funding. Instead of just “don’t raise my tuition” the students should have ideas on where to get the money to keep tuitions low. Shall we pull it from the low income housing programs? Maybe take it from the secondary… Continue reading Letter: Show me the money

By Rev. Tim Nethercott

Editor, the Gauntlet, Jesus was not a Muslim. Neither was Jesus a Christian. Jesus was a Jew. Respectfully,Rev. Tim NethercottUnited/Presbyterian Chaplain, University of Calgary

By Vincent St. Pierre

Editor, the Gauntlet, While reading the joint opinion piece by the SWAT squad on the election posters for Election-2010 I had the joy of noting that there was no mention of either my platform or my posters in the categories you lambasted others in. Specifically, you targeted people on the issue of “middle of the… Continue reading Letter: On SWAT

By Casey Smith

Editor, the Gauntlet, I am grateful to be graduating this spring so I will not be affected by the tuition increase, however, I do feel a responsibility towards my fellow peers and future graduates to speak up regarding this issue. The reason I chose the U of C to complete my degree from, was mainly… Continue reading Letter: grateful graduate

By Andrew R. Turnbull

Editor, the Gauntlet, I’m a business student, and I finish this year. But what’s really got me enraged about the administration is the fact that the University of Calgary has the gall to even consider increasing tuition by a whopping 46.5 per cent – in one year!! That’s disgusting, exorbitant and atrocious. Thinking of the… Continue reading Letter: biz kid hates hikes

By Ashley Marshall

Editor, the Gauntlet, I know you don’t deal with this directly and the SU has been trying to help keep tuition fees down but I have a situation I would like to raise concern about. Classroom accommodation is increasingly lousy, not only are the desks crappy (most being half together and usually wobbly) but the… Continue reading Letter: looking for accountability

By M. Patricia Gordon

Editor, the Gauntlet, So another decade has ended and a New Year has begun, but while the economists have expressed optimism that the bleak times of the recession are behind us one is left pondering what 2010 will bring for the University of Calgary; I suspect it will be a rather unsettling year. The despondency… Continue reading Letter: unsettling times