Fear the red and white
Alberta plays host to world juniors Bryce Forbes Sports Editor Calgarians best gift comes after Christmas this year. It’s not Olympic-level competition, but the World Junior Hockey Championships will bring a level...
The Reflector
Volleyball squad nearly perfect
Team defending national title in final year Kyle Pura Contributor Last year was memorable for Mount Royal University’s women’s volleyball squad. The 2010/11 campaign saw the Cougars defeating Grande Prairie College...
Cougars face half-million dollar difference switching from ACAC to Canada West
Bryce Forbes Sports Editor The Cougars’ to Canada West scored them a $500,000 travel bill. Last issue covered how much more travel Cougars athletics will incur with a move to Canada West....
Madcowboys grow up
Calgary band stays together despite various hurdles Vanessa Conley Staff Writer After years of partying, touring and promoting albums, Calgary’s Madcowboys are turning down the craziness. Health problems, an upcoming wedding...
Noise 101: CD Reviews for Nov. 17
Miranda Lambert Four the Record Sony Nashville/RCA In her aptly named fourth record, Miranda Lambert takes her music to a new, yet powerful level. Coming off the success of her third album, Revolution and...
Theatre department prepares to dazzle
Students run the gamut in productions this semester Nathan Ross Staff Writer Mount Royal University’s theatre students have been playing hard and working harder to bring about a series of upcoming plays....
A legacy of service
Mount Royal honours 28 former students killed during combat missions Samara Hawkins Staff Writer “Gear strewn in the kitchen, phone blinks thirty-seven messages and rings. Minutes later three dark uniforms, three pale...
Tweeter-totter
Balance key to harmony between life and devices Alyssa Smith Features Editor Falling into fits of sweaty panic followed by uncontrollable trembling was exactly how I pictured life without my iPhone....
Blackout blues
Jasmine Jeffkins Student Submission It was 11 p.m. on a Tuesday and life as I knew it was over. My BlackBerry crashed. No more BlackBerry Messenger, on-the-go Facebook, no more Map apps...
