thegauntlet.ca RSS News feed http://thegauntlet.ca/section/News University of Calgary's student newspaper online in RSS. en-us Copyright 1998-2006 Gauntlet Publication Society Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 production@gauntlet.ca 1440 http://thegauntlet.ca/images/gauntlet88x31.gif thegauntlet.ca home page http://thegauntlet.ca/section/News 88 31 Students' Union allows joke candidates in upcoming election editor+Annalise.Klingbeil@thegauntlet.ca (Annalise Klingbeil, News Assistant) The Students' Union is allowing joke candidates to run in the upcoming SU election in an effort to raise awareness and provide an opportunity for more students to engage in the electoral process. "If a joke candidate wins, they will not take... Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://thegauntlet.ca/story/14236 http://thegauntlet.ca/story/14236 Students lead drive for more Arabic classes editor+Cailynn.Klingbeil@thegauntlet.ca (Cailynn Klingbeil, Gauntlet News) A student led initiative for the University of Calgary to create standard Arabic language courses is yielding few results, leaving students discouraged and department heads offering varying rationales for why such courses do not exist. Studen... Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://thegauntlet.ca/story/14235 http://thegauntlet.ca/story/14235 Tuition Crisis 2010 - Tuesday's council chambers a hive of activity editor+Noah.Miller@thegauntlet.ca (Noah Miller, News Editor) The MacEwan Student Centre council chambers were a hive of activity during the not-so-routine Student Legislative Council meeting Tuesday night. Provost Alan Harrison, with an entourage of university administration members, addressed studen... Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://thegauntlet.ca/story/14234 http://thegauntlet.ca/story/14234 Tuition Crisis 2010 - Students pose to protest tuition increases editor+Trevor.Bacque@thegauntlet.ca (Trevor Bacque, Gauntlet News) Throngs of upset university goers figuratively raised their voices in displeasure at proposed tuition increases Tuesday afternoon in the MacEwan Student Centre.Students were invited to hold comic-like speech bubbles for photos which will be... Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://thegauntlet.ca/story/14233 http://thegauntlet.ca/story/14233 Tuition Crisis 2010 - Frustration builds around tuition hikes editor+Annalise.Klingbeil@thegauntlet.ca (Annalise Klingbeil, Gauntlet News) Sharing boos, cheers and chants of "we won't bail you out," about 500 students gathered outside of council chambers Tuesday night to watch provost Alan Harrison speak about tuition increases. Many students held posters expressing their frust... Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://thegauntlet.ca/story/14232 http://thegauntlet.ca/story/14232