By Riggs Zyrille Vergara, Publishing Editor Through a partnership with employers and post-secondary institutions, the Alberta government is launching the Work-Integrated Learning Industry Voucher pilot program where they are investing $3.6 million to help...
By Riggs Zyrille Vergara, Publishing Editor Ken Lett, a veteran pilot from World War II, is donating $2.4 million to Mount Royal University’s (MRU) Aviation Diploma program. The focus will be on scholarships and bursaries...
by Riggs Zyrille Vergara, Publishing Editor In partnership with Mount Royal University (MRU), Shaw Communications Inc. is introducing a new podcast initiative this coming fall intended to encourage community storytelling especially from the voices...
Brands like Converse, Mac Cosmetics and Levi’s are donning on rainbow designs or even producing rainbow-specific products in celebration of the LGBTQIA2S+ community of Canada. For media organizations like ours, it’s the perfect time...
by Riggs Zyrille Vergara, Publishing Editor Statistics Canada reports that more than 45% of Canadian students witnessed or experienced discrimination based on gender, gender identity or sexual orientation. One-third of the students they studied who...
Bakla is a Tagalog word commonly used to describe a person assigned male at birth presenting feminine traits and a feminine gender expression. It’s usually considered a third gender. People who are bakla are...
by Riggs Zyrille Vergara, Publishing Editor I hate you. Three words one can never think their parents would ever tell them at any point of their life. But the 24-year-old Information Design student Carla Villeta...
by Riggs Zyrille Vergara, Publishing Editor When 20-year-old Mount Royal University nursing student Ian Rivero was in high school, there was a Starbucks store that he found himself visiting every day. It might seem...
by Lily Dupuis, Contributor When I watched “Behind the Curve” back in 2020, the 2018 Netflix documentary about the growing community of flat-earth believers made me somewhat obsessed with media literacy. The film started off...
by Riggs Zyrille Vergara, Publishing Editor Mount Royal University (MRU) awards four distinguished Calgarians for their notable achievements and community service during this year’s spring convocation. Honorary Doctors of Laws were given to National...
