Conner Sadler
Entertainment Assistant
Upon opening Eamon McGrath’s latest album, I was greeted with handwritten instructions to “Play it Loud as Hell.” These instructions serve the album well. The songs are filled with loud, forceful guitars and percussion as McGrath’s … Read the rest
Scott Strasser
News Assistant
Calgary will soon be home to a new high-calibre soccer team set to include Dinos players, coaches and alumni.
The new Calgary Foothills Soccer Club Under-23 (CFSC) is touted as the first step towards a new … Read the rest
Ashton Chugh
Gauntlet Sports
On May 9th, the St. Louis Rams drafted Michael Sam, the first openly gay player in the National Football League. Sam was selected 249th overall from the University of Missouri.
Sam’s entrance into the world of … Read the rest
Kate Jacobson
Gauntlet Editorial Board
Calgary doesn’t get political very often. Any opinion that diverges from conventional thought is greeted with apathy or irritation. Even university students, who are supposedly all radical leftists, don’t get angry about much these days.… Read the rest
Riley Hill
Gauntlet Editorial Board
The protest organized against Israel’s actions in Gaza by University of Calgary students last Friday drew an interesting mix of people.
A group of young men paced up and down Macleod Trail, stopping only to … Read the rest
Kate Jacobson
Gauntlet Editorial Board
Talk of the Israel-Palestine conflict has consumed public discourse over the past couple weeks. Escalating violence airs on every news network. Pundits have weighed in across the political spectrum. Hashtags like #IsraelUnderAttack and #FreePalestine are … Read the rest
Kate Jacobson
Gauntlet Editorial Board
Watching the University of Calgary’s new video on how to survive a campus shooting feels more like a military indoctrination than an educational video.
The U of C will include a safety video on school … Read the rest
Liv Ingram
Gauntlet Editorial Board
When I made the decision to move from Vancouver to Calgary, reactions from my friends ranged from “why?” to “my condolences.” There’s still a perception of Calgary as a hyper-conservative and culturally-void cowboy hub.
It’s … Read the rest
Kate Jacobson
Gauntlet Editorial Board
Students know Thomas Lukaszuk as the face of the 2013 post-secondary budget cuts. Now he’s running for leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party and he wants the student vote.
When the Gauntlet interviewed Lukaszuk last … Read the rest
Chris Adams
Gauntlet Editorial Board
The University of Calgary owns land between the main campus and the Children’s Hospital called the West Campus. A corporation called the West Campus Development Trust (WCDT), whose leaders are appointed by the U of … Read the rest