by Zoey Duncan
Few people know the joy of failure like those who specialize in improvisational comedy. “The funny part about improv is the more you fail, the funnier it is,” says second-year broad- cast student Derek Hovinga. Hovinga is part of Science
Bear Studio, the local eight- man production that will screen their first full-length film at the [...]

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 hours scrolling through the MRU Calendar PDF, full of piss, vinegar and optimism about what you’ll learn in the hallowed halls of [...]

by Jesse Hove
Faith Columnist
My first real reason to live came some- time between the ages of nine and 11. I was searching the Internet for a Calgary Flames website. What I found were the most beautiful images I had ever seen. “Hot Naked Girls!” What kind of
wondrous and magical creatures were these? I found myself clicking [...]

by Catherine Szabo

After technical issues created confusion and frustration during the winter parking permit sale last year, Mount Royal University’s parking office has made some changes. New parking software with options to purchase permits — with immediate confirmation of sale — join a waitlist, and manage your account with vehicle details, personal information, previous passes and [...]

How Alan Mattson changed my life
By Jeremy Nolais
The first day of August is one I will never forget.
It was the day our world lost a great friend, son, boyfriend, sibling, journalist, or you name it. Alan Mattson held many different roles during his 23 years, and he excelled at every one.
I first met Alan at [...]

By Kelsey Hipkin
Mount Royal’s Liberty Lounge might be the last place one would expect to see the likes of Margaret Atwood and Leonard Cohen but from June 16-17 that’s exactly who you’ll see via teleconference for Toronto’s ideaCity series.
 According to the website ideaCity is, “an eclectic gathering of artists, adventurers, authors, cosmologists, doctors, designers, entertainers, [...]

By Kelsey Hipkin
“You will succeed.”
So said university President Dave Marshall at Mount Royal University’s June 4 convocation.
Students filed into their seats led by pipers from the Calgary International Airport Pipe Band as parents, friends and faculty looked on.
With the singing of the national anthem and the cursory “turn off your cell phone” announcement, Chair of [...]

By Kelsey Hipkin
Education is in Dave Marshall’s blood.
He’s been a dean of education, a professor of education, a director of the Government, a high school teacher, an educational consultant and, for the last eight years, Marshall has been at the helm of Mount Royal University.
The current president announced May 10 that he would be resigning [...]

By Josh Naud
If you’ve ever taken a trip around the track, or been to the gym for any reason, you’ve seen his name in giant letters across the wall: Kenyon Court.
The legendary coach, Jack Kenyon, made his mark long before most of us were even considering coming to Mount Royal. When Kenyon retired in 1994 [...]

by Kylie Robertson
Students and money: two words that contrast starkly when placed together. Students, by the very nature of tuition and textbook prices, aren’t supposed to have any money. But for four months every year, it’s possible for most students to earn some cash to help finance their education – or maybe to just survive.
“My bank [...]