The Gauntlet often publishes longer, more in-depth pieces for our “Features” section. These allow us to highlight campus happenings, people or research or to take a deeper dive into news stories that matter to our campus community.
By Scott Strasser with files from Jason Herring, October 13 2015 —
Most students expect their degrees to net them a job after graduation. But what if you could land one before leaving university? The Students’ Union often allows businesses, … Read the rest
By Chris Adams, July 30 2015 —
[dropcap style=”normal”]W[/dropcap]hat do you count as the most practical post-secondary degree you can get? Finance? Engineering? Something in the sciences? Prevailing wisdom suggests the most valuable degrees get you a job, preferably immediately … Read the rest
By Sean Willett — April 9, 2015
[dropcap style=”normal”]I[/dropcap] first learned about Alberta’s wolf culls in Biology 313, Intro to Ecology. The lecture had begun by the time I arrived, and I began to unpack my things as the professor … Read the rest
By Tobias Ma, April 2 2015 —
In early February, oil prices rebounded into the $60 per-barrel range for West Texas Intermediate (WTI). However, Stephen Schork, a well-known oil stocks analyst, referred to the price jump as a “dead cat … Read the rest
By Emilie Medland-Märchen, November 13 2014 —
Enter the online arena of a video game and the outside world loses meaning. The player leaves everything behind the screen, their flickering fingers projecting body and mind into a new character. For … Read the rest
By Tobias Ma, October 16 2014 —
You can’t see your opponent’s face. A threaded wire mesh covers his head in a dome, leaving an expressionless visage. No tells found in a furrowed brow, an off-beat blink or grimace. Only … Read the rest
By Tobias Ma, September 25 2014 —
In the next few weeks, the library will fill up. Summer’s last rays of daylight will burn the sidewalk, the sound of Vitamin D splattering on the asphalt drowned out by the rustle … Read the rest
By Tobias Ma, September 11, 2014 —
He’s wearing sunglasses and has his head tilted back against the seat, motionless, as his brother unloads a wheelchair from the minivan. You would think he was only sleeping, until the door opens … Read the rest
