The worst kind of roommate
by Devin Ayotte When Mount Royal University journalism student Nichole McKenzie moved into her new apartment this past summer, she had no idea how many roommates she would be shar- ing it with. McKenzie...
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MRU Valedictorian nomination process changed
by Bryan Weismiller Beginning in 2011, Mount Royal University students will be eligible to nominate their own valedictorian. The valedictorian process was changed as a result of the work of the Student Awards Committee...
Pandemic: from panic to placid
by Zoey Duncan For some, the only reminder of last year’s H1N1 pandemic panic is the ubiquity of hand sanitizer. If you walk into an office or business without a bottle of that clear...
Student in competition to win Australian adventure
by Catherine Szabo When Mount Royal University student Mike Wenzlawe first heard about a contest offering an all- expense-paid trip to Australia, he thought a one-minute video would do the trick; people just had...
Eco conference is step toward ‘tipping point
by Catherine Szabo An indication of how hyperaware we are about the environment is evident with words like “green-washing” creeping into our language. But Mario Trono, an English professor at Mount Royal University, still doesn’t think we’re at the tipping point yet. Trono...
Legacy of marvels and merry-making
by Zoey Duncan Half-naked and sweating copiously, Gregg Gillis is buoyant, bounding up and down, over and over, behind his plastic-wrapped laptop in Wyckham House. On stage, he’s surrounded by dozens of ebulliently dancing...
Students could lose thousands
by Miriam Ostermann A controversial document, submitted to the provincial government by the Council of Alberta University Students, has left Alberta universities divided on an issue to eliminate the provincial tuition and education tax...
MRU students ‘can make a difference’ in election
by Bryan Weismiller Maybe you’ve been buried under a pile of textbooks lately, or you’ve been preoccupied “sampling” a few pints of Royal 100 in the Liberty Lounge, but Calgary’s 2010 municipal election is...
Budget cuts mean fewer first-year classes
by Miriam Ostermann Post-secondary institutions across the province had to bite the bullet when the Alberta government, faced with a $4.7-billion deficit, announced a freeze on funding. For Mount Royal University, the freeze came...
Rainy-day fund
by Miriam Ostermann The 2010 budget freeze was not an issue university students across the province were willing to let go easily. While still working on proposals, students from 12 post-secondary institutions across Alberta shed...
