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
Editor, the Gauntlet, I am writing to extol the virtues of my profession, nursing. I came to nursing later in life, graduating in 1993 at the age of 32. Over the years, I have never regretted my decision to enter nursing. It is a portable career; I can literally go anywhere in the world to… Continue reading Letter: Why you should become a nurse
Editor, the Gauntlet, Hello U of C! I’d like to let you know about a significant change to Safewalk this year– we’re walking off campus for the first time since our program’s inception in 1995! This is a big step for our organization and we’re pleased to be able to provide the service to our… Continue reading Letter: Walking safe
Editor, the Gauntlet, [“Russia’s media massacre,” Tyler Wolfe, Nov. 27, Gauntlet] As one of many millions of Russians who had learned about Mrs. Politkovskaya’s work only after she had been murdered, I was quite shocked by the absurdity of accusations against Russia’s democratically elected leaders and the whole flood of anti-Russian propaganda that emerged after… Continue reading Letter: Reconsidering Russia’s problems
Editor, the Gauntlet, Another car “accident” linked to teenage drunk driving has stolen lives from this city and this young generation. One more life lost, but many more affected by this traumatic and most impossible to understand of events. In this lack of understanding, the question raised is but one word. Why? Why did someone… Continue reading Letter: On drinking and driving
By That 1 in 4 North American Woman
Editor, the Gauntlet, “Wow, that midterm test raped me.” Walking down the halls of the university, how many times do you hear this comment tossed around so frivolously? How many times have you yourself uttered this phrase? Have you ever stopped and thought about the implications behind your words? Sexual assault statistics show that one… Continue reading Letter: The trouble with rape jokes
Editor, the Gauntlet,I am a first-year engineering student fleeing to the social sciences. As I go from day to day, studying into the wee hours of the morning to get a good grade on the exams, I try to avoid getting into situations that may unnerve me. Sadly, I have seen something that cannot be… Continue reading Online Only – Letter: Sick sights yonder
Editor, the Gauntlet,Pro-life pridefully takes her place behind the podium for her opening remarks: She points her fingers at judges, her esteemed opponent, administrators and the audience. In her hysterical screams she labels us child killers, complacent with genocide in our midst. She runs and then, from within the shadow of campus security, produces a… Continue reading Online Only – Letter: Clockwork-Orangin’ kids
By Mark Farrell
Editor, the Gauntlet, In the piece called “This Hour has 22 Stereotypes” [Labiba Majeed, Nov. 20, Gauntlet] the author writes something to the effect that the show This Hour has 22 Minutes makes fun of visible minorities and maybe should be banned. Of course, one could argue that banning things, in particular satires, is not… Continue reading Letter: Stereotyping shows
Editor, the Gauntlet, The Students’ Union recently held its annual Summer Student Research Symposium in the Mac Hall Ballroom. The event was a fantastic display of undergraduate summer research endeavors; allowing students the opportunity to showcase their hard work. My favourite part of the event occurred during the prizing of the event, as the “Science… Continue reading Letter: Silly symposium