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On Jan. 12, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the US-Canada border is to remain closed until Feb. 21. The rationale behind this decision is that both countries need to do what is necessary … Read the rest

From Bench to Bedside: How research will lead our recovery from COVID-19

Anatomy of a Pandemic webinar series: Striking a balance between infection and isolation in long-term care

Nov. 24 COVID-19 update: U of C details and provincial mandates

Single-use PPE items are impacting the environment

New AHS measures affect Kinesiology complex

The border is now open to international students

Opinions >

Letter to the Editor: In response to “Are asynchronous lectures laziness on the part of profs?”

In an Op-Ed on asynchronous lectures published in the Gauntlet, the article argues that asynchronous lectures are ineffective for a variety of reasons which are identified based on interviews with different students. The title for the article, however, unapologetically insinuates … Read the rest

What new strains of COVID-19 means for Albertans

Latin American women want the right to a legal and safe abortion

For All Humankind: Canada’s duty to vaccinate at home and abroad

Safety as Liberty: COVID-19 and the fallout of mask mandates in schools

The worst of Trump’s tweets

TikTok is a dopamine factory

News >

“The SU is the students” says acclaimed VP OpFi at Q&A

By Kristy Koehler, February 27 2021—

The Students’ Union is hosting its annual series of General Election Forums over Zoom this year. On Feb. 23, current vice-president operations and finance Mohammad Ali hosted a Q&A session with acclaimed, incoming VP … Read the rest

SU President Frank Finley speaks out at SLC on test-taking in an online learning environment

Cuts to post-secondary “short-sighted” and “embarrassing” says Alberta’s NDP

Federal government to enforce new travel restrictions

$9 million in new funds for co-op and internship placements

Black History Month events: Let’s Talk: Black Excellence Panel Discussion

Order of Canada appointed UCalgary Elder in Residence shares wisdom

Voices >

Spill the Chai: On purity culture

By Aymen Sherwani, February 14, 2021—

Sex. Talking about it will probably get you a lot of weird stares in the South Asian community ― all the mothers reading this are probably already messaging their WhatsApp groups. You’ll be the … Read the rest

The Muslim Voice: The marriage of secularism and spirituality

The Muslim Voice: Decolonizing the Muslim woman’s closet

An open letter to professors teaching first-year students

Rewriting the narrative: All about President Macron’s “love” for Islam

Year One: Uni 101 for first-years

Year One: Tying self-worth to grades is a major issue for first-year students

Arts & Culture >

Worth Your Time? (500) Days of Summer and the consequences of the romanticization of romance

By Nicholas Cervania, February 26 2021—

(500) Days of Summer is one of my favorite films. I’ve seen it more times than I can count. It’s the first film directed by Marc Webb, who also directed the Amazing Spider-man films. … Read the rest

Four coming-of-age films that never get old

Five books about the Holocaust you need to read

SNEEK-E-PEEP’N at Esker Foundation

Yoko Ono’s Grapefruit inspires artists

Ramin Bahrani’s The White Tiger: Poverty is a rooster coop

Wonder Woman 1984 shows DC is not learning from their mistakes

Features >

“The most important thing a person should do this month is listen” : A sit-down interview with Miss Calgary 2020 Shetin Adams

By Vanessa Carter, February 21 2021—

In the midst of the usual Valentine’s Day fever that occurs in February, a much bigger conversation is happening around the world — this time on a larger scale, after the events of summer … Read the rest