|
|
Opinions  |
Archives | Editor |
 The sickness of health care
Private clinics betray the disease of the system
2008-09-25
Editorial - Canada's health care system is in desperate need of an examination.
The Euro-Canada Health Care Index, a report released in early September, surveyed what consumers thought of Canada's health care and then compared the results to 29 European countries. Canada placed 23rd out of 30 countries overall and last when examining the amount of value Canadians receive for the money they put into health care.
More...
| | |
| Entertainment |
Archives | Editor |
 1,000 Journals pieces together a picture of the world
2008-09-25
movies - Sometimes it seems young children are all budding artists, composers and writers. Somewhere along the line, most lose their affinity for creativity. Growing up and maturing is almost synonymous with stagnating imaginations. Probably around the same time, most stop relating to people freely and get a bit jaded about the human condition. Over the past seven years, though, hundreds of strangers defied these norms and joined together in the ultimate display of unique thought and solidarity.
1,000 Journals introduces a project started by "Someguy" who, in 2001, decided to randomly send off 1,000 journals into the world, have people from all over fill them up and send them back. Inspired by the uninhibited graffiti found on bathroom walls, the concept was that whoever got hold of a journal could express themselves freely and would therefore more accurately reflect their thoughts. By passing it on, they would create a connection between everyone who made a mark in the journal. Of course, social experiments rarely go as planned and the documentary highlights the successes and failures of Someguy's plan.
More...
| | |
| Features |
Archives | Editor |
 A student-sized carbon footprint
2008-09-25
Emma Gilchrist did the unthinkable: she turned down an environmental journalist's dream job to work on the BBC's new Green website and stayed in the heart of oil country.
As a new Calgarian and recently graduated student, she was having trouble finding information on how to make earth-friendly choices. And, she says, there's a lot more eco-conscience people here than some may think. So the young journalist turned down an offer from one of the world's most respected news sources, pitched her idea to the Calgary Herald and started slogging away at her Green Guide, a source for people to find information about how to make informed decisions about reducing their footprint without spending a ton of money or time on it.
More...
| | | |
|
Contributors
Raymond Ang, Kathryn Aedy, Valeska Artola, Roman Auriti, Isaac Azuelos, Lesley-ann Barrett, Travis Brown, Asma Chaudhry, Allison Cully, Veronika Deliyamakis, Meghan DeMaere, Alex Draper, Jordan Fritz, Neil Griffin, Rinaldi Gulinao, Savannah Hall, Jesse G. Hamonic, Caeli Hann, Alicia Hightower, Megan Hodgson, Hoang-mai Hong, Jessica Lam, Vivian Leung, Geoff MacIntosh, Labiba Majeed, Jordyn Marcellus, Hannah McKenzie, Meagan Meiklejohn, Elyse Merriman, Chinmoyee Mukerji, Julia Osinchuk, Daniel Pagan, Austin Paladeau, Susan Park, Kirk Pearson, Chris Pedersen, Julie Phillips, Mustaali Raj, Sylvia de Somma, Igpy Spencer, Alastair Starke, Deepa Sury, Adriana Sveen, Nenad Tomanic, Phylicia Tran, Jennifer Trieu, Joseph Tubb, Tyler Wolfe
Golden Spatula
Rinaldi Gulinao for taking the initiative and writing a story he came up with when the one assigned to him fell through. And for writing it awesomely.
Volunteer at the Gauntlet
NOTE: This page was dynamically generated from archived stories and is not as it appeared originally.
|
.
© Copyright 1998-2009 Gauntlet Publications Society. The Gauntlet® is a registered trademark of the Gauntlet Publications Society. Privacy policy |
