Calgary, meet your new mayor; councillors; trustees
By Alex Luong, Contributor Calgary has decided the new leader of its people is Mayor Jyoti Gondek on Oct. 18 with 174,649 votes, conquering 45 per cent of the city total. She makes history...
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Sean Chu won Ward 4 but for how long?
By Keoputhy Bunny, News Editor Sean Chu, incumbent councillor of Ward 4, has come under fire from both the premier and the mayor for sexual assault allegations filed against him 24 years ago. The allegations...
MRU, site of protest for growing anti-vax movement
By Matthew Hillier, Contributor Mount Royal University’s (MRU) Riddell Library and Learning Centre was the site of a small demonstration outside of the temporary Calgary mobile vaccination clinic that has been making frequent stops...
New efforts in fighting rising tuition prices; Protest & Petitions
By Katia Maria Gallardo, Contributor The Alberta Coalition for Affordable Tuition (ACAT), an organization of students united against the mounting tuition fees of Alberta post-secondary schools, are calling for action to oppose the rising...
Calgary MP-elect’s seat Threatened; under investigation
By Matthew Hillier, Contributor Liberal MP–elect George Chahal may have his upcoming seat for the Calgary riding of Skyview threatened amidst controversy surrounding his actions the day before the recent federal election. Allegedly, Chahal...
As pandemic restrictions adjust, SAMRU clarifies in-person rules, position on vaccine mandate
By Noel Harper, Contributor As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to bring about a great deal of uncertainty for the Mount Royal community, the Students’ Association of Mount Royal University (SAMRU)’s Representation Executive Council (REC)...
Social media post sparks campus safety conversations
By Katia Maria Gallardo, Contributor An Instagram post on the page, MRU Ranter, an online gathering hub for Mount Royal University (MRU) students, has been circulating around the campus body. The post, which was...
Decolonize Yourself; Truth and Reconciliation on campus and online
By Alex Luong, Contributor In honor of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Mount Royal University (MRU) is hosting a series of events called The Journey to Indigenization: Truth, Reconciliation and Decolonization from...
New exemption program opens MRU, its businesses
By Katia Maria Gallardo, Contributor “Those two days were certainly a wake up call that COVID is not behind us.” This is what Alex MacDonald, co-owner of Mount Royal University’s (MRU) optical clinic Old...
MRU scrambles amidst new restrictions; shifts to Proof-of-Vax Campus Access
By Katia Maria Gallardo, Contributor Mount Royal University (MRU) is mandating students, staff and faculty to give proof of COVID-19 vaccination records as a way to regulate in-person entry to campus and as part of...
