Telling stories on the fly
by Sean-Paul Boynton In the year 1599, William Shakespeare penned one of his most famous soliloquies, spoken by the character Jacques in As You Like It, which contains these immortal opening lines: “All the...
The Reflector
Take a chill-pill
by Megan Darragh With finals on the way, most students can feel the growing stress associated with this time of year. Many put themselves into overdrive and suffer from some long nights of studying....
Ex-lover overload
by Selina Renfrow I used to keep a list. I even used to rank them. I never bragged but I didn’t lie. However, after awhile I ripped out the page from my notebook and...
More than just kids’ stuff
by Jamie Witham While the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo, affectionately known as “comic con,” is just around the corner, the popularity of the comic world transcends this annual event. Mount Royal has a...
Few fast for hunger
by Kelsey Hipkin In early March, the Mount Royal Social Justice Club started handing out pledge sheets to students interested in raising money and taking part in Mount Royal’s 30 Hour Famine. The World Vision...
Actively slacking
by Zoey Duncan Slacktivism: it’s not in most dictionaries but the more vernacularly inclined Urban Dictionary defines it as, “The act of participating in obviously pointless activities as an expedient alternative to actually expending...
Music program gets new room
by Catherine Szabo Students in the music diploma program at Mount Royal University take their craft seriously, often going long hours without venturing far from their practice area. And until recently, those practice areas...
Tournament challenges students’ creativity
By Zoey Duncan Leave it up to entrepreneurs to develop a class that crosses the boundaries of typical university learning situations. The Innovation Tournament, part of the intro to entrepreneurship course, gives students a...
