Category: News
No surprises in SA election
By Zoey Duncan After four-and-a-half hours of waiting for the ballots to be counted, an excited and slightly nervous group of Students’ Association hopefuls finally got their answer. “We had a lot of ballots,...
Working on the written word
By Zoey Duncan It’s not unusual for students to enter university with only a cursory knowledge of how to properly craft a sentence. That means when they’re faced with writing a well-researched essay, they’re...
Students hard up for jobs
By Devin Ayotte With student unemployment rates finally coming down from their highest levels in decades, the search for both part-time and summer employment has been frustrating for many. “It’s become highly specialized,” said...
‘Vote intelligently’
By Devin Ayotte Internationally renowned journalist Gwynne Dyer visited Mount Royal University to share his views on climate change and the results of U.S. President Barack Obama’s first year in office. Dyer, who spoke...
Less excercise a weighty issue
By Kaila Sept Young adults are avoiding a daily workout more than ever and it seems as if the growing trend of a busy lifestyle is to blame. Obesity rates are on the rise,...
Recovering from the quake
By Shiva Kashi It was in the late afternoon on Jan. 12, when Nikdosht Nouban noticed the floor of her second-storey apartment in Port-au-Prince begin to shake. She ducked in a doorway for refuge....
Opportunities for exchange
Tubing in caves, rappelling down cliffs, jumping into canyons, and snowboarding in plus degree weather; just another hard day at work while on my New Zealand exchange. Oh yes, there were classes somewhere in-between...
Election apathy — what is it good for?
by Edward Osborne There is an election coming up? Big deal. At least that seems to be the overwhelming opinion around MRU. There is literally no contest for the executive council; each open space...
Gaps in res after ski staff leave
by Kylie Robertson Cries of “Aussie, Aussie, Aussie!” will be met with silence this year in Mount Royal residence. A partnership between Mount Royal Residence Services and Canada Olympic Park to house their international...
