Coping with the “winter blues” in Alberta
By Zach Poole, Contributor Every year as the seasons change and the weather gets colder, it seems that our emotions change with them. Some of us get lazy and some get sad. But it...
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MRU lets go of politically divisive professor
By Keoputhy Bunny, News Editor Frances Widdowson has been let go from her tenured position as an associate professor at Mount Royal University (MRU). Widdowson made waves in 2020 by criticizing the growing Black...
Kazakhstan’s Future is Uncertain Amid Violent Demonstrations and Mass Arrests
By Matthew Hillier, Staff Writer After months of steadily increasing tension in Kazakhstan, last week has seen a rapid explosion of both political and social unrest as the Central Asian nation unravels into massive...
New COVID-19 wave crashes into Calgary; campus moves online until Jan. 24
By Keoputhy Bunny, News Editor Healthcare systems are overwhelmed, new COVID-19 measures are in place and schools are closing. The fifth wave is here. At the time of writing, the World Health Organization (WHO)...
Unwrapping the NBA’s Christmas Day matchups
By Jed Mabazza, Staff Writer Christmas is around the corner and that means the much-awaited NBA Christmas games are too. These games will surely dial the intensity up a notch to what has already...
The biggest surprises to start this year’s NHL season
By Josh Werle, Staff Writer Roughly one quarter of this year’s National Hockey League (NHL) season has been completed and it has been a very entertaining ride thus far. In every sports league there...
Coach’s Corner: Marc Dobell’s timeless style in a changing sport
By Gage Smith, Sports Editor Marc Dobell has been a men’s basketball coach for longer than Mount Royal has been a university. But his career with the school didn’t start on the bench, but...
Album Review: Soft Focus by Hotel Fiction
Soft Focus Hotel Fiction We Bought a Zoo Records Score: A- Soft Focus is our first glimpse at all the potential the band Hotel Fiction offers to bring to the music industry. With the...
Album Review: Valentine by Snail Mail
Valentine Snail Mail Matador Records Score: A+ Singer-songwriter Lindsey Jordan has done it once again, the “sophomore slump” album curse has been destroyed! In 10 songs Jordan manages to tell a story of people...
Try out a fun craft this finals season to relax!
By Katherine Funk, Contributor This year’s finals seem to be particularly brutal. With all of the changes that we have had over the past few years, it can be difficult to constantly readjust and...
