SAMRU bylaw changes balance executive power
Rachael Frey News Editor Several bylaw revisions were taken to the student body at a special general meeting on March 28. Despite some debate and requests for clarification, the Students’ Association of...
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MRU governors sign off on using Gmail
Good riddance, SquirrelMail Rachael Frey News Editor Do you get an involuntary facial tic whenever you’re forced to contend with your MyMRU email? Sluggish, outdated and lacking options or storage space, the...
Your guide to the 2012 Alberta election
Student apathy affects party agenda setting, says prof Bryan Weismiller Publishing Editor Everyone knows students are indifferent to punching the ballot box on election day. Not surprisingly, 18- to 24-year-old Albertans...
‘Unprecedented’ research finds human trafficking unreported in city
Bryan Weismiller Publishing Editor Domestic and international human trafficking happens in Calgary, according to newly released research co-authored by a Mount Royal University professor. Human Trafficking in Calgary: Informing a Localized Response...
No tuition, deadlines or grades at new university
NextGenU.org now offering first course Laura Lushington Web Editor A University of British Columbia professor is taking post-secondary education to a whole new level. Erica Frank, a professor at the UBC...
Steamer’s is dead, long live Quiznos
Students prefer real meat in their buns Samara Hawkins Staff Writer The opening of Quiznos in Herb ‘n Market this semester marked a new player in Mount Royal University’s hunger games, and...
MRU hosts first campus debate on religion
If religion is harmful it’s because humans are harmful, says associate professor Holly Triebwasser Staff Writer For such a controversial topic, there were still many empty seats in the Jenkins Theatre on...
No shortage of stories on MRU campus
Bryan Weismiller Publishing Editor Seldom do student newspapers find themselves at the heart of a national news story. But, international? Thanks, Meghan. Things sure have been funkier in ‘Flec town this...
No more school, no more books
Most students tend to give up on learning once the bell tolls in April. On some level, everyone deserves some degree of academic freedom. Is this a good idea? Should learning really stay...
Time well wasted
The top 10 ways to productively procrastinate Lindsay Douglas Staff Writer I researched this article by putting off writing it. The semester is winding down, you have a hundred things to...
