CD reviews: K’naan brings the world home
K’naan Troubadour OctoScope Music 5/5 stars I have been waiting a very long time for this. A lifetime has passed for me since The Dusty Foot Philosopher was released in 2006. And throughout it...
The Reflector
Free money, apply within
Despite struggles in financial need for tuition, accommodation and other post-secondary necessities, students can avoid unnecessary anxiety through other readily available alternatives. Mount Royal College has made scholarships and bursaries one of its...
Walking on sunshine
Increasing levels of the so-called “sunshine vitamin” can drastically reduce a person’s chance of developing metabolic bone disease, deadly cancers, heart disease and a host of other diseases, says a world-renowned medical expert...
Feeling the crunch
Amid falling oil prices, rising unemployment and reduced investment, the Alberta government forecast a $39.9 billion revenue with diminutive resources for funding part of college revenues leaving lobbyists abysmally little wiggle room to...
No go for logo
Mount Royal needed a logo to celebrate its 100th anniversary, and decided to hold a competition where students submit their designs. A panel of distinguished judges chose two finalists, and online voting was...
Knowing the ins and outs
The Mount Royal Cougar’s women’s volleyball team was looking for their third straight Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference championships as they hosted the final eight teams in the province from Feb. 27 to Mar. 1....
Jaunty Jezebel: Sexual etiquette in the home
Ever been woken up by a squeaking bed or moans coming from the next room? Or were you the one that received dirty glares from your partner’s roommate the next morning as you...
Fly like paper, get high like planes
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! Wait, it’s dozens of folded pieces of paper flying through the air. This was the scene on Feb. 24 in Mount Royal’s Stanley gym as dozens of...
City council pulls plug on Race City
Calgary city council has voted against extending the lease of the city’s only facility dedicated to auto racing. The possible closure of Race City Motorsport Park located in southeast Calgary has left many trying...
Local dancers make waves on canvas
It was somewhat of a surreal scene, stepping into Art Central on Feb. 27. The space wasn’t completely transformed. The lights were dimmed and the storefronts closed. People lined the staircase and one side...
