Category: News

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MRU hosts conference to discuss Earth’s future

Under Western Skies devoted to environmental impact of humanity   Janeska Leiva-Sandino Contributor   Being “green” is nothing new to students at Mount Royal University, who are consistently exposed to the environmental debate in...

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Ghosts, goblins and ghouls, oh my!

Horror Con paints Wyckham House blood red   BAJ Visser Staff Writer   Halloween may still be more than a month away, but that didn’t stop the ghosts and ghouls from coming out to...

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Talisman Energy announces donation

Funding goes to Chair of Sustainability and the Environment   Holly Triebwasser News Editor   Once again, Mount Royal University is the recipient of a generous donation aimed at supporting and empowering students in...

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Conservatory celebrates Alberta Culture Days

MRU’s first year hosting   Holly Triebwasser News Editor   Mount Royal University got to experience another first this year when the conservatory was one of 15 sites in Calgary which played host to...

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Healthy minds make better students

MRU works to create awareness and reduce stigma   Holly Triebwasser News Editor   The importance of student mental health has become an increasingly common discourse on university campuses across North America, and Mount...

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University expenses made public

Disclosure policy will ensure greater transparency   Holly Triebwasser News Editor   Under a new disclosure policy announced by Premier Alison Redford on Sept. 5, hundreds of provincial employees will be expected to make...

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Social media in the classroom

Use of Twitter and Facebook becoming more prominent   Holly Triebwasser News Editor   In the days of Tweeting, Facebooking, Youtubing and Pinteresting, you probably won’t be surprised to learn that the use of...

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SAMRU fees among highest in Canada

Are students getting what they pay for?   William Conner Contributor   Alberta’s post-secondary Students’ Associations have some of the highest fees in the country, with SAIT Students’ Association and the Students’ Association of...

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Standardized grade rubric on hold

Only some professors adopted new system   Holly Triebwasser News Editor   Although it will not officially go into effect until Fall 2013, Mount Royal University is asking professors to begin implementing their new...

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Mount Royal prepares for new transit hub

Construction expected to be complete by mid-October   Holly Triebwasser News Editor   The ongoing construction of a new transit hub outside Mount Royal University’s West Gate entrance has caused road closures and bus...