Idle hands
The last month has served as one of the more exciting in recent Canadian history. Widespread protests have hit cities across the country. Railroads and border crossings were blockaded. Mall-goers have been confronted with...
Category: Editorial
Open your wallet (again)
Once again, Alberta’s universities are feeling the fiscal pinch. Mount Royal University, for example, is staring down the barrel of a $5.4-million shortfall in 2013-14, and it’s expected to be even worse the year...
Cold weather, cold shoulder
Every student, at some point in his or her academic career, has at least fantasized about what it would be like to study abroad. There are many concerns involved in choosing a possible...
There’s such a thing as too much Axe
The other day I was standing in line at Tim Hortons, just minding my own business as I tried to work out how I could explain to the cashier the exact right amount of...
Move. Now.
There’s an extremely serious problem at Mount Royal University that needs be to addressed. An epidemic, really. Though many are reluctant to speak out against this issue, we at The Reflector don’t shy...
Costumed racism
This is one of those columns that shouldn’t ever have to be written. Unfortunately, we happen to live in a disgustingly racist and oppressive world. Look no further than the recent incident at...
If you plagiarize, you’re gonna have a bad time
Ever wonder why every professor, on the first day of class, has to explain what plagiarism is and why it’s bad? Surely there comes a point where we just get it and no longer...
Textbook travesty
Have you ever dropped $145 on a textbook only to find that it was totally irrelevant to anything you would be doing in the class? Have you ever sprung for a $90 textbook...
Don’t press pause
What will you do this year? Hopefully something, because otherwise it will be really dull around here. Year after year, September rolls around and many students go back to school resolved to...
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...
