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 Laura Beldor, November 23 2024— When reading fiction novels, it’s easy to notice that the same plot devices are constantly reused. There are likely millions of stories featuring a protagonist who is an orphan or a leader of a fantasy country who is an evil dictator. Some tropes
By Josie Simon, November 23 2024— Premier Danielle Smith has introduced laws targeting gender-affirming care for minors, revealing a moral panic that's part of a larger global trend. Right-wing populism often thrives on fear of marginalized groups, and these bills — Bill 26 and Bill 27 — are
By Maggie Hsu, November 23 2024— It was a winning weekend for the Dinos basketball teams this past weekend and they continue pushing through their season along with hockey, the return of volleyball after a week off and the Canada West Swimming Championships. As always, the Dinos have plenty going
By Jennah Lay, November 23 2024— Netflix's recently released series Nobody Wants This features Kristen Bell as Joanne, “an unfiltered, complicated, vulnerable, beautiful woman” who co-hosts a sex podcast with her sister Morgan in Los Angeles. This series provided a different narrative that we often don'
By Nazeefa Ahmed, November 23 2024— The city of Calgary’s living wage for 2024 is calculated to be $24.45 per hour, according to a recent report by Vibrant Communities Calgary (VCC). The calculated living wage is 63 per cent higher than Alberta's adult minimum wage. The
By Ansharah Shakil, November 22 2024— NatHACKS, the largest neurotechnology hackathon in Canada, return to Alberta from Nov. 14-17 for its fourth year. The Gauntlet spoke with Mani Vahdatizadeh, Communications Associate for natHACKS, and Yash Mouje, co-president of natHACKS, about this year’s hackathon. Hosted by NeurAlbertaTech, a
By Daman Singh, November 20 2024— Nov. 25 Update: Following the publication of this article, the administration reached out to follow up on details in our story and the Gauntlet clarified questions that came up during the writing process. Clarifying our concern about admissions to minors being paused, Dr. Aoife
By Hannah Caparino, November 20 2024— The Giant Incandescent Resonating Animation Festival (GIRAF) is celebrating its 20th anniversary and will present a number of independent animated projects. The festival will feature a number of shorts, films and packages that will highlight all forms of animation, as well as hold workshops
By Hannah Caparino, November 20 2024— Women in AI Canada hosted a recent career fair at Platform Calgary and featured a number of companies for attendees to grow their network and connections. The Calgary lead of the organization, Yukun Zhang, spoke with The Gauntlet about the goals of the career
By Hannah Caparino, November 20 2024— The University of Calgary’s School of Creative and Performing Arts recently produced Sarah DeLappe’s pulitzer-nominated play The Wolves as part of the Drama department’s 2024-2025 season. The play ran from Oct. 18-26 at the University Theatre and was