Our fascination with fear: Why people enjoy watching horror films
By Mackenzie Gellner, Staff Writer Everytime I sit down to watch a horror movie, I know I am going to end up with my fingers crammed in my ears with a pillow over my...
The Reflector
Here’s why cultural institutions still have value in modern day society
By Sarah Green, Arts Editor We live in a world where we can access pretty much anything with a little digging and a few clicks. The Internet has opened up a digital universe brimming...
Reflecting on the past going forward: The significance of Remembrance Day
By Christian Kindrachuk, Staff Writer “There’s an old saying: ‘History repeats itself.’ If you don’t understand history, you run the risk of having to make the same mistakes again,” says Dave Love, president of...
MRU launches new security app to increase safety for students
By Ryleigh Stangness, Staff Writer This summer, MRU’s security oversaw a complete overhaul of a two-decade-old system, “replacing aging technology on campus with new safety equipment and technology that is more effective, easier to...
What does the UCP’s provincial budget mean for Alberta universities?
By Nathan Woolridge, News Editor The United Conservative Party (UCP) recently announced its 2019 provincial budget, which saw some concerning slashes to universities and the likeliness of tuition increases for students. Jason Kenney and...
Album review: MONOH by MONOH
MONOH MONOH Quiet Love Records Score: A- MONOH is the debut, self- titled EP from MONOH, Roger Odermatt’s solo project focusing primarily on the use of sitar. The EP follows the parting between the...
Album review: Blue World by John Coltrane
John Coltrane Blue World Impulse! Score: A Blue World is an album of unreleased takes recorded by the John Coltrane Quartet at the height of their masterful jazz cohesion, made three weeks after their...
MRU Cougars set for playoffs after historic season
By Daniel Khavkin, Sports Editor Summer’s weather has turned grey and with fall in full swing, it’s that time when the Mount Royal men’s soccer squad rev up for their fifth consecutive playoff appearance....
Q&A with MRU Cougars MSOC superstar Justin Anderson-Louch
By Dan Khavkin, Sports Editor Fourth-year MRU Cougar superstar Justin Anderson-Louch recently came back from a 392 day hiatus after tearing his ACL on opening day in September of 2018. Anderson-Louch sat down with...
Netflix or News? Documenting the undocumented
By Mackenzie Gellner, Staff Writer This is not your typical Netflix series. This is happening as you read this. This is real; these people are real. Living Undocumented, produced by Selena Gomez, tells the...
