Remembering Kobe Bryant
By Dan Khavkin, Sports Editor A black mamba is a venomous snake. Everyone knows that. Its true danger however, is the fact that it’ll attack you without any provocation. Kobe Bryant didn’t need you to be an enemy...
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MRU women’s hockey front and centre in 2020 Crowchild Classic
By Dan Khavkin, Sports Editor Girls, the floor is yours. For the first time in the eight years since the creation of the Crowchild Classic, the Mount Royal Cougars and Calgary Dinos women’s hockey teams...
There’s a group for that: Calgarian meet-ups to check out
By Andrea Wong, Contributor Tired of lonely Tuesday nights eating soup whilst reading Victorian literature? Now you can have a group to do that with. From avid hikers with adventurous dogs to taco-eating tech junkies,...
Food for thought: Why superfoods may not be all that super
By Alaina Shirt, Contributor Have you fallen into the superfood trap? Do you buy foods like goji berries and chia seeds that not only make your food look aesthetically pleasing, but also prevent cancer,...
Mixed response for performance-based post-secondary funding
By Nathan Woolridge, News Editor The Government of Alberta introduced a new outcomes-based post-secondary funding approach on Jan. 20, as it looks to “increase transparency and accountability and help build a modern and diverse workforce for the future.” The transformation of post-secondary...
MRU, 660 News attempts to set the record straight on student fee increases
By Noel Harper, Contributor In December of 2019, in the wake of the Alberta provincial budget and its reduced education funding, the Post-Secondary Learning Act was amended by the government to remove the necessity of...
Loving what you teach and teaching what you love
By Christian Kindrachuk, Contributor Publishing a work of art is something that can be hard for some authors, but for MRU’s Natalie Meisner, it has been quite a year after getting four works published...
Painted in oil: Calgary’s art influenced by oil and gas funding
By Ayra Fouad, Staff Writer In Calgary, it isn’t just the economy that is impacted by the boom and bust cycle of the oil and gas industry. Calgary is home to a vibrant arts...
How Little Women shows the different sides of feminism
By Mackenzie Gellner, Web Editor Arguably, there is a certain stereotype associated with feminism. However, feminism as a word and a movement merely refers to gender equality, and the right to determine your own...
If these 7 arguments don’t convince you the Earth is flat, it might be because it’s not
By Isabelle Bennett, Features Editor Wikipedia considers it archaic. NASA considers it crazy (probably). But what is it about the flat-Earth theory that makes so many consider it true? I’ve been fascinated by the...
