By Katie Turner
The daunting task of waking up for an 8 a.m. class may be enough to drive any student to online classes but the computer classroom presents its own unique challenges.
For students considering taking an online course, Mount Royal has recently begun to offer a free introductory class into the world of digital education.
Initially [...]

by Katie Turner
During the 16-day Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canadian athletes will feel the pressure of being on home-turf but according to one official, the athletes are more than ready.
Along with being a three-time Olympic rower, Roger Jackson is also the chief executive officer and director of winter sport for Own the Podium, an organization [...]

For football fans, the Super Bowl is an excuse to drink plenty of beer, eat an abundance of neon-coloured cheese snacks and sit around watching what tend to be hilarious commercials. Coveted by capitalists from around the world, airtime during the Super Bowl is as precious to advertisers as the ring was to Gollum.
But this [...]

The controversial issue of abortion is a topic that has the ability to polarize – you’re either for it or against it.

 
In the case of The Abortion Monologues, the goal is not to divide, but rather shed some light on the reality of the issue, explains the playwright.
Written by former MRU instructor Jane Cawthorne, the [...]

While the original target audience for the wildly popular Harry Potter series may have been children, it’s clear that it
has transcend­ed the adolescent world and even made its way onto the Mount Royal campus.
Four MRU professors have contributed ac­ademic essays to a recently published book, titled Harry Potter’s World Wide Influence, which will officially launch [...]

From player, to assistant coach, to head coach of the Cougars women’s volleyball team and now a full-time employee with Cougar Athletics, Sandra Lamb has spent the bulk of her adult life at Mount Royal.
It all started in 1993 when Lamb walked onto the campus to begin her diploma in athletic therapy and on a [...]

When I was younger, I was big into Lego. My brother and I were obsessed with it, so naturally there was plenty lying around the house.
I can’t even count the number of times I stepped on a jagged piece or played with it for so long that my fingers were on the verge of bleeding.
I [...]

Trying to find the perfect gift for someone you love is never an easy task, but what may be even more difficult is shop­ping for your other half in a newly formed relationship. No one wants to wander aimlessly around the mall only to find a mildly suitable gift.
That’s why The Reflector has compiled a [...]

On the myMRU webpage under “Student Resources,” in the upper-right corner there is a window labelled “H1N1 Registration.” This is where all students, staff and faculty who are experiencing flu-like symptoms are being asked to register into Mount Royal’s system.
The registration was initially launched on Oct. 30 as a way of keeping track of the [...]

A lot of things are pretty new for 18-year-old Oluwafemi Ogun.
Just over a year ago at the age of 17, he moved to Canada from Lagos, Nigeria, leaving his family behind.
This September, he began his first year of university.
Even the sport of basketball — one of the main reasons he came to Canada — is [...]