Watching the Oscars Sunday night with some of my closest peeps we came to a stellar revelation. The refreshing idea that either a black man or a woman could win an Oscar for Best Director (both a first) made for a lovely parallell for the Democratic ticket race between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
Yes it [...]

While a lot of people tend to take to the more “exciting” Olympic sports like  hockey and skeleton and skating…I’m a bit of a different cat. When I sit down with my ice cold beer and clam my Olympic sport of choice…curling.
Scotties Tournament of Hearts, The Brier, the Olympics and of course the thousands of [...]

Almost time for Super Bowl Sunday everyone! I’ve been on a bit of a health kick lately but will more than likely disreguard that action for potato skins, wings and copious amounts of beer as I cheer on the Saints this coming Sunday.
That’s right I said Saints, I think after all their home town has [...]

We see the devastation and horror of the Haiti earthquake plastered across our TV screens and in the newspapers. A lot of us either feel helpless or like we need to jump on the next plane to help as we sit and watch the footage. Some of us  might be numb to all the images [...]

Dear Sunshine Village,
I must admit that I’ve had my doubts about you in the past. You’ve been rather busy and your tendency to have flat spots that cause me to have to seal hop or unstrap my board and walk give me an unhealthy dose of rage. That being said I must thank you profusely [...]

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The Cougars season is winding down to the Christmas break and all our teams are looking pretty darn good. Did you know… The Cougars women’s volleyball team has beaten their rivals, SAIT 20 matches in a row dating back to 2002? Ouch! The women’s team has a record of 11-3 so far this season- two [...]

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Hey there sports fans! In case you haven’t noticed the Cougars men’s hockey team is hotter than hot of late. Their latest win a 5-3 routing of the Grant MacEwan Griffins coming on Nov. 27 and then a 4-1 thrashing on Nov. 28. The back to back wins put the Cougars at a very impressive [...]

Good day friends! I know you’ve already got your hot little hands on the most recent edition of The Reflector on an MRU newstand or computer near you and because of that you have read our little ditty on MRU’s school spirit.
Now I am going to admit that I myself need to ramp up my [...]

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Howdy sports fans! A big congratulations to the Cougars men’s and women’s soccer teams for bringing home gold and silver from ACAC Championship. The men’s team left for Ontario Monday to start their bid for National gold. Check out this weeks print edition of the Reflector for coach Troy Flannery’s thoughts on the win and [...]

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This weekend albeit a little chilly did not stop the Cougars soccer teams from dominating on the pitch. On Oct. 11 both teams had domineering wins over Lethbridge College, with the women taking their match 8-0 and the men taking their match 6-0. Players of the game were Rachelle McConaghy and Charlie Beaulieu. The [...]