Cougars soccer teams finish season strong
Josh Werle, Sports Editor The Mount Royal University Cougars soccer teams have had a strong finish to the 2022 season — the men’s team have gone unbeaten, while the women’s team have more than...
The Reflector
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How this local artist persevered through COVID-19 to create art
Astrid Cunanan, Arts Editor The day dawned clear but the brisk wind cancelled it all out. Jocelyn Mah was at her usual spot, Kensington’s beloved Higher Ground Cafe. She sat across from the large...
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Van Gogh’s Sunflowers: Did the Protest Work?
Emma Duke, Staff Writer On Oct. 14, you may have heard of an event where protesters threw a can of tomato soup at Van Gogh’s Sunflowers. But what was the purpose of the protest?...
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Canada’s recent housing and Inflation crisis may be snowballing into a recession officials warn
Matthew Hillier, Staff Writer The United Nations’ (UN) major financial agency, The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has officially downgraded its economic forecasts for 2023, and ominously reported that the risk of North American recession...
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Iran Protests Explained: Who is Mahsa Amini?
Khai Choual, Contributor Protests in Iran have intensified since September 2022 over the death of 22- year-old Mahsa Amini. Amini was a Kurdish woman from Saqquez, a Kurdish region in western Iran, who was...
What is going on for Remembrance Day within Calgary and MRU
Mikaela Delos Santos, News Editor Every Nov. 11, Canada and many other Commonwealth countries commemorate Remembrance Day to memorialize the soldiers that served during the first world war. While Remembrance Day is considered a...
MRU celebrates International Education Week
Khai Choual, Contributor & Mikaela Delos Santos, News Editor Mount Royal University (MRU) celebrated International Education Week (IEW) last Nov. 7-9 along with many institutions worldwide as a way to illustrate cross-cultural learning and...
MRU professor and student receives Newcomer Recognition Awards
Matthew Hillier, Staff Writer Members of the Mount Royal University (MRU) community continue to work ceaselessly to help encourage an environment that encourages equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI). MRU nursing student Fawaz Saleem, and...
Helping people without homes in Calgary this coming winter
Riggs Zyrille Vergara, Publishing Editor On any given night in Calgary, there are around 2,000 people experiencing homelessness according to the Calgary Drop-in Centre. With colder-than-normal winters coming up, many shelters and centres around...
The world is grieving: What can we do?
Keo Bunny, Features Editor Grief surrounds us all. It’s the defining characteristic of being human. But how do you deal with the idea of grief hanging around us all the time? With the influx...
Meeting the Makers: A walk through MRU’s creative studio
Emily Kirsch, Staff Writer Interdisciplinary collaboration is the heart of Mount Royal University’s (MRU) Maker Studio. Open to all students and faculty across campus, their main goal is to support students with the expertise...
Tegan and Sara—the teenage years
Abbie Riglin, Photo Editor Calgary’s own musical duo Tegan and Sara are here with a new television show based on their autobiography called High School. It follows the two before they garnered fame as...
Remembering Takeoff’s Legacy in the hip-hop world
Spencer Yu, Staff Writer Violence against rappers has been a troubling trend that has popped up recently with six rappers having been killed in 2022 alone. The most recent case involved rapper PnB Rock...
Tips and tricks to get over art block
Izabella Jaspar, Contributor As an artist, there will be times when inspiration comes to a close and it feels like you’re out of ideas. The creative high of big and bright ideas is no...
Album Review: BACKYARD by Boy in Space
BACKYARD Boy In Space Label: Firefly Entertainment AB Score: A Swedish singer-songwriter, Boy In Space (Robin Lundbäck), has become a rising artist to look forward to after his first album was released in...
