Posts Tagged ‘ Austin ’

Bill 44 continues to cause controversy

Dec 2nd, 2009 | Category: News

by Devin Ayotte
Though nearly six months have gone by since the Alberta government passed the controversial Bill 44 in June, debate
within legal and educational communities continued at a panel discussion held at the University of Calgary on Nov. 26.
The bill, which entrenches the rights of gay, lesbian and transgendered individuals to pursue discrimination complaints with [...]



Cougars, Calamities and Classics: Smells Like College Spirit?

Nov 24th, 2009 | Category: Blogs, Cougars, calamities and classics

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 [...]



Tuned into Technology: Particle Acceleration and Baguette – Not so lovely a tea party

Nov 6th, 2009 | Category: Blogs, Tuned into Technology

Welcome back to Tuned into Technology, faithful techno lovers and readers of my first blog. Now that the staff of the Reflector is back from the 88th annual Associate Collegiate Press journalism conference in Austin Texas, I will be back to my weekly Friday technology fix.
As I was searching the Popular Science website, I found [...]



Reflector staff brings home three awards at international conference

Nov 4th, 2009 | Category: Features

By Reflector Staff
From Oct. 28 to Nov. 1, the staff of The Reflector attended the 88th annual Associated Collegiate Press conference in Austin, Texas.
Along with coming back with an abundance of knowledge to improve The Reflector, the staff came back with three awards in hand.
The first recognition came in the form of honourable mention for [...]



Beating Boredom: Sing away those boredom blues

Nov 2nd, 2009 | Category: Beating Boredom

I must apologize for my delay in posting my newest activity suggestion but I was away at a journalism conference with the rest of The Reflector gang. Last week we perused the streets of Austin, Texas, ate way too much tex-mex, took a trip to NASA, and of course sat in on three days of [...]



CD reviews: Bow down once more to Maiden

Jul 1st, 2009 | Category: Arts, CD Reviews

Iron Maiden
Flight 666
EMI
4.5/5 Stars
Metal-heads Unite!!  If you lived through the ’80s and witnessed the genesis of the speed metal genre, then this collection is made for you.  What better way to relive the ass-kicking, rockin’ metal mania of Iron Maiden.
The CD release precedes the release of the Flight 666 movie reliving the Iron Maiden World [...]