Fewer Albertans, more students smoking
by Zoey Duncan Picture yourself in a lecture hall in the university, studiously writing down whatever comes out of your professor’s mouth while he gestures with his right hand, a thin trail of smoke...
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MRU students ‘can make a difference’ in election
by Bryan Weismiller Maybe you’ve been buried under a pile of textbooks lately, or you’ve been preoccupied “sampling” a few pints of Royal 100 in the Liberty Lounge, but Calgary’s 2010 municipal election is...
Wayne Stewart responds to ‘stupid statement’ about student voters
by Bryan Weismiller After a rough start with Mount Royal University’s demographic, mayoral candidate Wayne Stewart has come back to court student voters. Meghan Melnyk, VP external of the Student’s Association of Mount Royal...
Hats off to 100 years
by Claire Miglionico It’s weather fit for a Monday morning — foggy, rainy, and just plain ugly on Sept. 20. But today isn’t an ugly day inside Mount Royal University. Today is a day...
Mayoral pool still plenty deep
by Devin Ayotte Fifteen candidates are vying for the mayoral post that Dave Bronconnier is vacating next month, but Mount Royal University political science professor Duane Bratt said it will be business as usual...
Budget cuts mean fewer first-year classes
by Miriam Ostermann Post-secondary institutions across the province had to bite the bullet when the Alberta government, faced with a $4.7-billion deficit, announced a freeze on funding. For Mount Royal University, the freeze came...
Rainy-day fund
by Miriam Ostermann The 2010 budget freeze was not an issue university students across the province were willing to let go easily. While still working on proposals, students from 12 post-secondary institutions across Alberta shed...
Civic speed-date event moved
by Catherine Szabo If politics were a potential suitor, it would be a stand-up sort of fellow — the kind who lets you know that plans have changed. An on-campus mayoral candidate event, where students...
Big bucks for business
by Bryan Weismiller Isn’t it nice when the bank gives you money? No, a bank error wasn’t made in Mount Royal University’s favour, and unlike recipients of the stingy Monopoly card, the school received...
Winnebago Man revealed
by Sheena Manabat Ben Steinbauer’s Winnebego Man follows the documentary filmmak- er’s search for Jack Rebney — real- life YouTube star of the viral video featuring the “Winnebego Man” — and his subsequent attempt...
