Viancy Salubre is the Digital Editor for Vol. 66, and a recent graduate of the Print & Online Journalism program at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. Her editorial work can be seen in TheScene, Avenue and Create Calgary.
By Leonie O’Sullivan, March 11 2024— Premier of Alberta, Danielle Smith, revealed her proposal for alterations to gender-affirming care on Jan. 31. Smith informally posted the announcement on social media and began her speech with a promise to safeguard transgender rights. Her promise was followed by an explanation
By Dianne Miranda, March 11 2024— On Feb. 10, the Dinos hosted the 2024 Canada West (CW) Wrestling Championships where the best wrestlers from the University of Alberta, University of Lethbridge and University of Saskatchewan competed on the University of Calgary’s mats in the Jack Simpson Gymnasium. In a
By Nimra Amir, March 10 2024— Presented by Downstage in co-production with Handsome Alice Theatre and Verb Theatre, Beautiful Man ran in Calgary from Feb. 29 up until March 10. This satire about the portrayal of women in film and television follows these friends through their whirlwind tour of
By Ramiro Bustamante Torres, Ansharah Shakil, Dianne Miranda, Reyam Jamaleddine, Leonie O'Sullivan, March 10 2024— During this year's YYC Hot Chocolate Festival, the Gauntlet staff went around and tried as many spots as we could. Overall, this is what they had to say about the ones
By Vama Saini, March 9 2024— Last week’s Student Legislative Council (SLC) meeting took place on Feb 27. It provided updates from the Honorary sub-meeting, Senate recruitment, and a presentation by the Presidential Task Force on Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility (PTF-EDIA). Senate representatives Aly Samji and
By Ramiro Bustamante Torres, March 8 2024— The Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra (CPO) will be performing this weekend one of their Pops series shows, Totally 80s. The show brings classics from the decade, such as Blondie, Phil Collins and George Michael to name a few. The show is on March 8
By Reyam Jamaleddine, March 8 2024— International Women’s Day marks the triumph and perseverance of all women across the world and throughout history. This day celebrates the cultural, political, economic and social achievements of women. The marking of this day assumes not only the legacy of historical policy change
By Julieanne Acosta, Eula Mengullo, Nazeefa Ahmed, Vama Saini, March 7 2024— Candidates and students were present for the Students’ Union (SU) general election results that were announced today in the South Courtyard of Mac Hall. Students enrolled in the Winter 2024 semester voted for their top candidates from March
By Daman Singh, Julieanne Acosta, March 7 2024— Jonathan Barazzutti is a second-year economics student currently in the running for Faculty of Arts representative in the Students’ Union (SU) general election. Screenshots of concerning comments made by Barazzutti surfaced over university discord servers which led to him facing backlash
By Dianne Miranda, March 6 2024— Teaching for Gender Justice with Boys and Young Men: Pedagogies of Possibility is an upcoming free event happening on Mar. 14 hosted by Dr. Michael Kehler and Dr. Gabriel Knott-Fayle from the U of C’s Werklund School of Education with Dr. Amanda