Working on the written word
By Zoey Duncan It’s not unusual for students to enter university with only a cursory knowledge of how to properly craft a sentence. That means when they’re faced with writing a well-researched essay, they’re...
The Reflector
Students hard up for jobs
By Devin Ayotte With student unemployment rates finally coming down from their highest levels in decades, the search for both part-time and summer employment has been frustrating for many. “It’s become highly specialized,” said...
‘Vote intelligently’
By Devin Ayotte Internationally renowned journalist Gwynne Dyer visited Mount Royal University to share his views on climate change and the results of U.S. President Barack Obama’s first year in office. Dyer, who spoke...
Less excercise a weighty issue
By Kaila Sept Young adults are avoiding a daily workout more than ever and it seems as if the growing trend of a busy lifestyle is to blame. Obesity rates are on the rise,...
Diving into fashion head first
by Asha Siad When Courtney Sokal, 24, and Kelby Price, 21, were showing swine flu-like symptoms last August, they had to be quarantined for a week. Fortunately, it wasn’t swine flu, but what they...
Classrooms gone virtual
By Katie Turner The daunting task of waking up for an 8 a.m. class may be enough to drive any student to online classes but the computer classroom presents its own unique challenges. For...
Spice up your Valentine’s celebrations
by Selina Renfrow February is a cold, cold month. If you’re someone who actually likes winter sports (I’m not), you can laugh in the face of the cold and have fun skiing, snowboarding, ice...
Working outside the system
By Michael Bull With the transition to university status in full swing, Mount Royal is becoming more and more well known. However, there are still a few parts of the campus experience that tend...
The saddest of all last calls
by Sean-Paul Boynton “Different enough to entertain.” Those words, displayed on the front wall, personified what made The Warehouse and Underground – a multi-level, multi-genre music club, the former catering to larger bands and...
Olympic forecast
by Katie Turner During the 16-day Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canadian athletes will feel the pressure of being on home-turf but according to one official, the athletes are more than ready. Along with being...
