What happened in Calgary over the summer?
By Nathan Woolridge, News Editor For both Calgary residents and out-of-towners starting or returning to Mount Royal University this fall, there’s a few things that happened in the city that you may not be...
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MRU phasing out the tradition of valedictorians at convocation
By Ryleigh Kampman, Staff Writer For years, many MRU alumni have a distinct memory of their graduating class’ valedictorian sending them off at convocation. Usually, an inspiring address to commemorate all the blood, sweat and...
Ex-Muslim-turned-atheist, Armin Navabi has his MRU event canceled following New Zealand terrorist attack
By Nathan Woolridge, News Editor Ex-Muslim-turned-atheist, Armin Navabi, was recently confused when his event at MRU was cancelled. In a statement, MRU cites that the event was cancelled because “Last week, a terrible act...
SAMRU election debate causes some confrontation online
By Nathan Woolridge, News Editor On March 28, SAMRU was set to host a Calgary-Elbow debate between the ridings’ candidates. But, the event sparked a bit of discussion online when Alberta Party candidate, Greg...
Petition calls for increased capacity for MRU BSc Health and BSc CMB programs
By Ryleigh Kampman, Staff Writer The numbers keep ticking off as names are added to a growing petition that has started at MRU in response to a distressing email sent out by the Department of...
MRU students react as new registration process and fees in full swing
By Ricardo-Andres Garcia, Staff Writer Early in March, MRU students were made aware of a change in registration. Now students are able to register for a whole year worth of classes instead of just one...
SAMRU hosts their second town hall
By Nathan Woolridge, News Editor On March 13, SAMRU hosted their second of two town hall events for the 2018-19 academic year. The town hall talked about a variety of issues, including changes to the...
Alberta Health Services issues statement about an individual with measles after attending an event at MRU
By Nathan Woolridge, News Editor Alberta Health Services (AHS) has confirmed that an individual with lab-confirmed measles attended an event at MRU. The individual attended the Gift of our Wounds event on March 12,...
Donuts for pledges: SAMRU hands out tasty pastries for students promising to vote
By Ricardo-Andres Garcia, Staff Writer SAMRU gave out massive Texas donuts on March 14 to encourage students to vote. Vice-President External Amanda LeBlanc says, “We are having students promise to vote in the upcoming provincial...
Alberta Election: How to vote
By Nathan Woolridge, News Editor Alberta will be having a provincial election this year that brings a lot of significance. In Alberta’s political history, the province has always elected majority governments and it always elects...
