Gauntlet (newspaper)
Encyclopedia
The Gauntlet is a campus newspaper
published by the Gauntlet Publications Society in Calgary
, Alberta
, Canada
. It has a circulation of 8,000 and is the official student newspaper of the University of Calgary
. It publishes most Thursdays throughout the year.
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
published by the Gauntlet Publications Society in Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
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. It has a circulation of 8,000 and is the official student newspaper of the University of Calgary
University of Calgary
The University of Calgary is a public research university located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1966 the U of C is composed of 14 faculties and more than 85 research institutes and centres.More than 25,000 undergraduate and 5,500 graduate students are currently...
. It publishes most Thursdays throughout the year.
Regular Sections
- News: Coverage of student-related issues and events.
- Opinions: Editorial, columns and letters.
- Entertainment: Articles and reviews of theatre, books, films and music.
- Sports: Features coverage of the University of Calgary's sports teams, the DinosCalgary DinosThe Calgary Dinos football team has won the Vanier Cup national championship four times, the most out of any of the Canada West teams and most recently in 1995. The Dinos also won in 1983, 1985 and 1988. The team most recently appeared in the 2010 Vanier Cup, but lost to the Laval Rouge et Or...
. - Features: In-depth articles.
- Academic Probation (AP): The humour section.
- Three Lines Free (TLFs): More than just a classified section, it is a place for the greater student community to say a few words.
- Escapes & Pursuits (E&P): The events listing.
History
- 1960: Gauntlet founded by Maurice Yacowar, replacing the existing CalVar one-sheet, publishing its first issue September 28, 1960. Despite Yacowar wanting to name the paper himself, the Students' Union insisted it be up to students and proposed a contest. All entries in the contest were submitted by Yacowar, who ended up naming the paper "The Gauntlet" anyway.
- 1961: Yacowar removed as editor by Students' Union in February over a story in the literary supplement containing the line, "He came into her, and it was good." In April, Gauntlet editor Alan Arthur starts the U of C's Bermuda Shorts Day tradition after writing "Wear shorts tomorrow" on a chalkboard.
- 1969 & 1974: During both these years, The Gauntlet was shut down by the Students' Union over editorial content issues and replaced with a substitute paper, The Medium. Both times, there was significant overlap between the staff of both publications and subsequently The Medium was replaced by The Gauntlet by the beginning of the next school years.
- 1978: Gauntlet achieves autonomy from Students' Union.
- 2004: Gauntlet comes under fire for publishing nude photo as part of Sexual Awareness Week coverage.