During the Alberta teachers’ strike that began on Oct. 6, the University of Calgary’s Active Living program offered a Camp Sampler for school-aged children affected by the strike. In an interview with the Gauntlet, Youth Programs manager Logan Jones detailed the structure and intentions of the program. Staff
Terry Wong, the incumbent city councillor for Ward 7, is running for re-election in the upcoming Calgary mayoral election. “I ran again [because] there’s still a lot of work to be done. Whether it be around housing, transit, infrastructure, [Calgarians] can’t afford to wait for somebody who
Calgary’s upcoming municipal election on Oct. 20th, 2025, has left 45 per cent of the city’s voters undecided on their ideal next mayor. Sarah Elder, a small business owner and worked under multiple positions for the Government of British Columbia, said she entered the race for this reason
A critical Canadian personality trait is that we are not American. You'll say it when on vacation, and you'll see it in our advertising. You might have sat down to watch the SuperBowl a few weekends ago, or kept up to date with their election polling
Every year, millions of Muslims journey from every corner of the globe to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, where they perform the yearly ritual of Hajj or the perennial act of Umrah. Hajj also known as pilgrimage consists of many rites including the well-known act of circling the Kaa’bah (Tawaf)
This July, the world tuned in to the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games, a tradition that seems to reach even the least sport-savvy. No one in my family has ever cared about sports but when the Olympics are on we become athletic experts from the couch. The games this
As September comes to a close, campus life is gearing up for another busy season. With schedules filling up and classes calling your name, those treks to get to lecture halls in ten minutes or less are no easy task. That’s where this volume of the Gauntlet mixtape comes
My cat Moona is curled up asleep, as I write this, at the foot of my bed. Almost every night, she and I cuddle before I go to sleep and she takes on her nocturnal misadventures, occasionally causing a crash causing me to awaken in the middle of the night.
On July 31, three young children died in a horrific stabbing at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class. The tragedy shook the town of Southport in England to its core and the world as a whole. There was no explanation for this act of violence towards little girls who were
Life has taught me that smiles and tears are not always accurate indicators of what is happening in someone else’s head. It’s difficult to figure out what someone is thinking or feeling just by looking and speaking to them — empathy can only go so far. Sometimes, you wish