Conservatory celebrates Alberta Culture Days
MRU’s first year hosting Holly Triebwasser News Editor Mount Royal University got to experience another first this year when the conservatory was one of 15 sites in Calgary which played host to...
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Healthy minds make better students
MRU works to create awareness and reduce stigma Holly Triebwasser News Editor The importance of student mental health has become an increasingly common discourse on university campuses across North America, and Mount...
University expenses made public
Disclosure policy will ensure greater transparency Holly Triebwasser News Editor Under a new disclosure policy announced by Premier Alison Redford on Sept. 5, hundreds of provincial employees will be expected to make...
Social media in the classroom
Use of Twitter and Facebook becoming more prominent Holly Triebwasser News Editor In the days of Tweeting, Facebooking, Youtubing and Pinteresting, you probably won’t be surprised to learn that the use of...
SAMRU fees among highest in Canada
Are students getting what they pay for? William Conner Contributor Alberta’s post-secondary Students’ Associations have some of the highest fees in the country, with SAIT Students’ Association and the Students’ Association of...
Standardized grade rubric on hold
Only some professors adopted new system Holly Triebwasser News Editor Although it will not officially go into effect until Fall 2013, Mount Royal University is asking professors to begin implementing their new...
Mount Royal prepares for new transit hub
Construction expected to be complete by mid-October Holly Triebwasser News Editor The ongoing construction of a new transit hub outside Mount Royal University’s West Gate entrance has caused road closures and bus...
Car2go comes to MRU
Calgary’s newest car sharing method makes traveling easy for students Holly Triebwasser News Editor Don’t want to waste an hour taking the bus to Mount Royal just for one morning class? Instead...
Say goodbye to summer
Calgary’s best moments this season Holly Triebwasser News Editor Back to school signs are plastered from every department store window in the city and, although it’s still warm out during the day,...
Meghan Melnyk pleads guilty to bank robbery
Former SAMRU president ‘very remorseful’ Holly Triebwasser News Editor Former president of the Students’ Association of Mount Royal University, Meghan Melnyk, 28, plead guilty to charges of bank robbery on Aug. 1...
