I wish I could begin this article with, “the blogosphere is alight with chatter about…” but that would be an exaggeration. However, there is a fairly busy comment feed on an Edmonton Journal story about a feature published by the University of Alberta’s campus paper, the Gateway, on March 4.
If you want to read the [...]

by Zoey Duncan
Campus sustainability proj-ects are visible throughout the school: the award-winning, environmentally friendly Roderick Mah Centre for Continuous Learning and the recent expulsion of Styrofoam from Wyckham House to name a few. But one student thinks that the campus could be greener, if security would give skateboarders a break.
“I’ve gotten in trouble cruising from [...]

by Zoey Duncan
When people are hungry, they eat. For vegetarians, solving that recurring hunger problem on campus can seem tougher than biting into a broiled slab of tofu.
While diets vary, some people will adopt the vegetarian label, and continue to eat fish, while others will eschew all animal-derived edibles – including honey and food dyes [...]

by Miriam Ostermann
Despite many students’ views that school spirit at Mount Royal University is declining, the Students’ Association at the university has seen an increase in clubs, greater numbers of volunteers and new events.
Over 300 volunteers have gotten involved with the SA, with roughly 250 serving as executives in 48 clubs, including academic, social and [...]

By Zoey Duncan
Mount Royal University finally has a sharp new logo to stamp on all correspondence and propaganda. Whether you like the new insignia is beside the point now, because you had plenty of time to give your input. In fact, about 1,600 people – over 70 per cent of whom were students – [...]

by Megan Darragh
Through the mess of exams, payments, and trying to maintain
a social life, students can easily get run off their feet. Throw a little one in the mix and things just got a lot more complicated.
Holy Linton, a 37-year-old social work diploma student at MRU, founded the Moms’ Club in September 2009. The new [...]

by Edward Osborne
There is an election coming up? Big deal.
At least that seems to be the overwhelming opinion around MRU. There is literally no contest for the executive council; each open space has a single person willing to do the job. There’s still going to be an election, and there’s still going to be ballots. [...]

by Kylie Robertson
Cries of “Aussie, Aussie, Aussie!” will be met with silence this year in Mount Royal residence.
A partnership between Mount Royal Residence Services and Canada Olympic Park to house their international ski staff – the majority of whom were from Australia – has been halted after three successful academic years on campus. During the [...]

by Zoey Duncan & Claire Miglionico
 In mid-January, The Reflector performed an informal survey of students to gauge what the biggest issues on campus are. We also asked students their opinion of the SAMRU. While some students said they were pleased, plenty of students told us that they don’t know what the SA does, and couldn’t [...]

With a new semester full of reading, quizzes and exams, students will likely be looking for out of the way places for a little peace and quiet to do some studying.
One problem is that with the influx of student numbers there might not be enough space to fulfill studying needs.
After complaints and suggestions from students [...]