News

Teaching excellence a must for the new rank   Rachael Frey Summer Editor   Mount Royal passed another huge milestone in the transition from college to university on May 7 when 16 faculty members were promoted to full professor status, the highest academic rank in a university.   The newly-minted professors were chosen for promotion [...]

Features

The top 10 ways to productively procrastinate   Lindsay Douglas Staff Writer   I researched this article by putting off writing it.   The semester is winding down, you have a hundred things to do, but let’s face it, you’re going to put it all off for hours, perhaps days. Is there really a way [...]

Photos

The Sweet City Celebration on May 11 was the beginning of a year of events to honour Calgary’s status as one of Canada’s cultural capitals. The massive party featured numerous local performing acts, including everything from dragons to drag queens. The Stampeders performed “Sweet City Woman,” the first international #1 hit to come out of [...]

Editorial

Most students tend to give up on learning once the bell tolls in April. On some level, everyone deserves some degree of academic freedom.   Is this a good idea? Should learning really stay within the confines of an institution?   All year we’re stuck in classrooms, offices and the library. Lots of learning happens [...]

Arts

Sculptures add interest to outdoor spaces   Vanessa Gillard Arts Editor Looking out from T-wing MRU students have a sculpture garden to study while studying or to walk through on a hurried cut to class. These are the artists that contributed to the ambience of our MRU community.   1. “Mountain Stroll” — Eric Peterson [...]

Sports

Todd Colin Vaughan Sports Editor   When is enough, enough? When is being loyal a character flaw? How long does it take before civility goes out the window?   These questions are all on the minds of athletes who have remained with losing teams out of respect for the organization.   As sports fans, we [...]

Blogs

If you’ve been eagerly anticipating a shortened commute to Mount Royal University on the new west LRT line, good news – the project entered the final phase on May 15 when the first two test trains hit the tracks at the Sunalta station.   The test trains, four in total, will be riding the rails [...]

Multimedia

Columns

Bryan Weismiller Publishing Editor   Seldom do student newspapers find themselves at the heart of a national news story.   But, international? Thanks, Meghan.   Things sure have been funkier in ‘Flec town this year. There’s been no shortage of controversy, even before the infamous stick up.   Come hither, MRU. Let’s revel in the [...]