Making the switch
After a dominating showing at the Ranger Elite Cougar Classic Oct. 15-17, including a 105-26 trouncing of St. Mary’s University College, the Cougars women’s basketball team is looking to start the regular season off...
The Reflector
The Ice(land) man cometh
Did you know there was more to Iceland’s music scene than Björk? If you answered no to that question, Sindri Mar Sigfusson forgives you. “I sort of understand that no one really thinks about...
Car care for the winter months
Slipping, sliding and skidding are all a part of the daily commute for many Calgarians in the wintertime. Although you can never fully prepare for what might happen out there on the unpredictable Calgary...
Vaccinating Mount Royal
By Robert Strachan & Julie C. Vincent The EnCana Wellness Centre made 1,200 seasonal flu vaccinations available on Mount Royal University’s campus over the week of Oct. 19 to 23, but they will not...
Tight race for WHL Central
By Joe McFarland We all do it. A new sports season fires up and everyone starts predicting how their favourite team will do, how the division will look and who will make the playoffs....
Men’s golf wins bronze
After winning ACAC gold, the Mount Royal Cougars men’s golf team came home from Ontario with a bronze medal in CCAA Nationals. This is the first time men’s golf has medaled in nationals since...
Duck and cover: Dodgeball intramurals now offered at MRU
Unlike many other sports such as basketball, volleyball or hockey, the key concept behind dodgeball, the evasive action itself or process of dodging, has been perfected over thousands of years. Long before the sport...
Noise 101: CD Reviews for Oct 22 Reflector
Choice Cut: The Flaming Lips Embryonic Warner Bros. Back in the days of vinyl, when rock bands were becoming more and more ambitious, the idea of a double album was exciting and intriguing. With...
Halloween club show picks
by Sheena Jardine-Olade The Reflector Halloween isn’t just for kids anymore. It has far transcended the tricks and treats and has turned into a time when every single one of us, from conception to...
Mechanics of sex
After having sex with the queen bee in mid-air, the male bee’s penis breaks off and stays inside the queen bee. He falls to the ground and dies within a couple of hours. Japanese...
