Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF) hosts a space for film creators and enthusiasts to come together yearly and celebrate some of the most influential, accredited and unique films of the year. A common theme found in this year’s films is the presence of toxic environments heavily impeding the choices
While others were swatting at wasps and fighting garden aphids this summer, insect physiologist Doctor Jackie Lebenzon of UCalgary’s Department of Biological Sciences has offered insight to the Gauntlet about this past summer’s booming wasp population. “I am simply trying to use my expertise on how insects function
With a set that has been set to fall apart, spotlights bursting into sparks and actors forgetting lines, falling from platforms and strangling each other from time to time, The Play That Goes Wrong could not have gone more right. Running its Calgary leg at the Max Bell theater from
With the first study of the possibilities of harmful materials being found in tampons being published this summer by postdoctoral scholar, Jenni A. Shearston, at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health, the breaking news of positive tests in these products for metals like lead, arsenic and zinc has taken
Since the 1970s, climate change protests have evolved significantly. With the rise of social media, activists have developed new, sometimes radical methods to draw attention to environmental issues. Recently, a series of high-profile incidents involving the targeting of famous artworks has sparked debate about the effectiveness of such tactics.
As musicians flock towards downtown Calgary and excited attendees exchange digital receipts for entrance wristbands, artistic director Cindy McLeod works tirelessly to present the 20th annual Calgary International Blues Festival. With events running from July 29th through to Aug. 4th, the hotspot of blues in Calgary moves away from bars
Running from July 25th to July 28th, the Calgary Folk Music Festival brings artists from all over the world to collaborate and perform in the heart of downtown Calgary — Prince’s Island Park. Kerry Clarke, CFMF’s artistic and marketing director, sat down to provide the Gauntlet with insight and
It is the conclusion of the yearly Met Gala that reignites the consumption of high fashion media coverage in everyday news. This year, the theme of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s featured exhibit is “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion”, featuring delicate historic relics that are so fragile that they are
The Harry Mitsuo Kiyooka Exhibition running from Feb. 1 to Apr. 27 can be found in the Nickle Galleries in the Hunter Student Commons. Free entry and an accessible location have made for a relatively casual viewing experience — perfect for any curious student. As a university student finds the convenience
The opposite of addiction is community. —Johann Hari On Feb. 28, the University of Calgary welcomed its recovery centre. Located within the strip mall under Yamnuska Hall, the recovery centre will serve as a substance-free community building space that will offer support for students, staff and faculty. “Universities tend