Driving downhill till dawn
by Blaine Meller At first glance, it might seem weird: a stream of lights cutting through the night sky at Canada Olympic Park. On closer look, you realize that steam of lights is made...
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When studying goes oh-so right
by Reflector Staff Students know that feverish university research begins long before you set yourself down into a blue plastic chair in September. In the early years of post-secondary school, you may have spent...
Many factors in textbook cost
by Catherine Szabo In the days leading up to the start of school, as well as the weeks fol- lowing, traffic on Main Street gets congested as students flock to the bookstore for textbooks. Michelle...
Confessions of a shredder
by Josh Naud Snowboarding isn’t just about the half-pipe. In fact, there’s a whole other realm of snowboarding that’s been around for ages but is now slowly making its way into the mainstream, especially...
Tournament challenges students’ creativity
By Zoey Duncan Leave it up to entrepreneurs to develop a class that crosses the boundaries of typical university learning situations. The Innovation Tournament, part of the intro to entrepreneurship course, gives students a...
A different kind of course
by Gabrielle Domanski Since its induction into academics, women’s studies has been a course that has had its fair share of criticisms. However, at Mount Royal, it is one of the first courses within...
Classrooms gone virtual
By Katie Turner The daunting task of waking up for an 8 a.m. class may be enough to drive any student to online classes but the computer classroom presents its own unique challenges. For...
Blog that shit: Celebrities and their hope for Haiti
I’ve worked at The Reflector for a while now and I’ve never jumped on the blog train, which of course wasn’t welcomed by my boss. It was never because of a lack of effort....
Noise 101 : Christmas CD Picks for Dec 3 Reflector
Choice Cut By Sean-Paul Boynton Depending on when you’re reading this over the course of the holiday season, you’re either about to be bombarded by familiar Christmas standards being blasted out of every retail...
Destination: Sled Island
With more than 250 bands playing in over 30 venues across Calgary over the course of four nights, Sled Island ’09 looks poised to build on the success it has established in its first...
