Sled Island Day 4: Climax.
No, no, I’m not actually posting a Jaunty Jezebel blog here. Saturday was scheduled to be the longest day of the festival and so it is bound to be climatic. (BTW, no photos in...
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Sled Island Day 3: Shit show.
Friday. Seriously TGIF. The last two days I had to do my best to pace myself with little sleep and a lot of shit to cover. Friday was my day to rock out and...
Sled Island Day 2
Day 2. The plan was to not be as wrecked as yesterday. It sort of worked. Thursday at work wasn’t as productive as I wanted to be, but what the fuck did expect? Not...
Sled Island Day 1, part 2
It became clear early on that there was no way I was going to be on time for every show. Heck, it quickly became clear that I would likely not stay for a whole...
Sled Island Day 1, part 1:
By Selina Renfrow 213 bands. 4 days. It’s not the most music in that short a short period of time, but Sled Island’s line up is impressive and daunting. Knowing full well that I couldn’t...
ideaCity brings ‘world of possibility’ to MRU
By Kelsey Hipkin Mount Royal’s Liberty Lounge might be the last place one would expect to see the likes of Margaret Atwood and Leonard Cohen but from June 16-17 that’s exactly who you’ll see...
Graduation day at MRU
By Kelsey Hipkin “You will succeed.” So said university President Dave Marshall at Mount Royal University’s June 4 convocation. Students filed into their seats led by pipers from the Calgary International Airport Pipe Band...
Marshall resigns as president
By Kelsey Hipkin Education is in Dave Marshall’s blood. He’s been a dean of education, a professor of education, a director of the Government, a high school teacher, an educational consultant and, for the...
Nursing job prospects
by Zoey Duncan Mount Royal University nursing students are learning that a lot of education only goes a little way in this tight job market. Like other job-seekers, nursing students are facing a shortage of job...
Shakespearean revelation
by Katie Turner While the works of William Shakespeare are known around the world, this summer, Mount Royal University’s Shakespeare in the Park will feature the world premiere of the Bard’s newly discovered play. Scholars...
