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Pageant ousting not bigotry
Transgender contestant kicked out for lying, not because of gender orientation.
Darcy Ropchan, Opinion Editor
There he is, Miss Universe. Well, not exactly. Because Jenna Talackova lied on her application for the Miss Universe Canada Pageant, she has been disqualified from competing. The lie in question involves not revealing that she was not born into a female body.
Blood & Honour rally undeserving of an audience
Dan McKechnie, Photo Editor
Give them credit for persistence. Blood & Honour, a white supremacist gang based in Calgary, is making its way to Edmonton this weekend for a rally in support of its “white pride” agenda.
Access also an academic issue
Adrian Lahola-Chomiak, Gateway Writer
Free and open access to information has been a theme amongst activists this year with protests against SOPA and ACTA garnering lots of attention. However, a lower profile battle with just as much passion is being waged between scientists and academic publisher Elsevier.
Doctors have to admit the fat facts
Joel Aspden, Gateway Writer
An overweight man walks into a doctor’s office and the doctor says… nothing, apparently. That’s the case in Canada these days when it comes to obesity.
Sometimes riots are just riots
Ryan Bromsgrove, Editor-in-Chief
There are political riots, where those who smash, burn and destroy at least do so in the name of a cause. Despite what anyone might like to think, that was probably not the case in London, Ont. last Saturday.
Smokers should take responsibility for their problems
Darcy Ropchan, Opinion Editor
This may come as surprise, but smoking is bad for you.
Fewer students could close the funding gap
Scott Fenwick, Gateway Staff
For the last three years, the University of Alberta has faced a grim financial situation. Rising costs ate away at a budget that wouldn’t grow, and campus paid for the gap with new fees and staff cuts. What we should be looking at is the number of students we’re admitting in the first place.
The Burlap Sack — Engineering students with egos
Josh Schmaltz, Gateway Writer
There are many soon-to-graduate engineering students who seem to think they know everything about the world, and some of these people probably need a wagon to carry around their overinflated self-worth. There is a reason that you spend another four years as an engineer-in-training once you finally get out.
Adventures in free food
Nick Ong, Gateway Staff
When Jan. 1 rolled around this year, besides eating nothing but fruit for one extremely healthy day, one of my biggest resolutions was to eat only free food at events for an entire month. Just to show that I didn’t need to spend a lot of money to have a full stomach.
Presidential race a predictable shame
Ryan Bromsgrove, Editor-in-Chief
Democracy tends towards mediocrity. The SU elections this year escaped that for the most part, with many of the races producing qualified winners. But when it came to the presidential race, voters blew it.
Winning at cheating: a not so comprehensive guide
03/30/2012
Life is hard. There’s no secret or manual — we’re all just sort of playing it by ear. There’s no right or wrong way to go through life, just an easy way and a hard way. The hard way involves work, dedication, motivation, aggravation, archaeological excavation, rhyming skills, etc. So we can all agree the hard way is way too hard. It’s clear you need to take the easy way out. After all, with great effort comes great responsibility.
New Dean of Science has high hopes for his faculty
05/20/2012
Artificial intelligence has been the focus of Jonathan Schaeffer’s research during his past 28 years at the University of Alberta, but his new role as Dean of Science will rely solely on his own intelligence.
The Gateway Opinion Podcast Sells Out!
For the final show of the year, Ryan, Darcy and Adrian sit down for an hour and talk about stuff they like.
