Confessions of a Slacktivist
Opinion It’s confession time. As much as it pains me to admit, it’s time to come clean. I, Katie Turner, am a slacktivist. While I really do have deep-rooted concerns about the issues plaguing...
The Reflector
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When provinces all over Canada improved road infrastructure the intentions were to eliminate fatalities. However, it since became apparent that this good-natured initiative severely reduced the hope of survival for 626 Albertans, according a...
Survey says parking is a nightmare
The results of a national student survey suggest Mount Royal students are happy with their education, but still have problems with parking and tend not to be involved in campus life. The annual Canadian...
‘Sexting’ it up
Hello! I’m back (not that I really left, but it seems like it’s been a while since I wrote a column)! Once again, thank you very much for your participation in the sex survey....
‘Fire of spirit’
We’ve all been exposed in some way to those inspirational people who contribute to society in the most amazing ways, despite some major form of physical setback. Whether they are introduced on a largely...
Supplying the high
The trafficking of narcotics and the illegality that accompanies it is widely emphasized in the media, often in a negative light. While it is indeed more comforting to believe those directly implicated in the...
The results are in…Sex survey draws highest number of responses ever
1. Male or female? Male- 52.2% Female- 47.8% My answer: Take a guess. 2. How old are you? Average age- 24.4 years old My answer: I was actually 23 at the time, now I’m...
Cigarette ban hits MRC
Mount Royal students may have to trek farther distances to buy cigarettes now that the Tobacco Reduction Act prohibits any tobacco products from being sold at the college. The new regulations were first initiated...
Professor under fire
After writing a controversial new book, Mount Royal College professor Frances Widdowson is facing fierce criticism and calls for her dismissal. In Disrobing the Aboriginal Industry, Widdowson and co-author Albert Howard argue that “parasitic”...
Authors use ‘flimsy knowledge’
Writing a book on the “Aboriginal industry” is certainly a worthy and important undertaking. There are lots of “industries” out there in the real world, such as cancer, diabetes, “green,” subsidization, immigration, and to...
