X-Fighters take flight in Canadian debut
In about one month’s time, the top cowboys in the world will descend on the Calgary Stampede grounds for the world’s “greatest show on Earth.” And while there’s no denying that strapping yourself to...
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Parking rates driven upwards for fall
Construction costs for Mount Royal’s new 1,200-stall parkade will see open lot parking passes increase by $75 for the fall semester to a rate of $180. Under provincial law the college is not allowed...
No teeny job for Sweeney
This concludes The Reflector’s profiles of incoming SA executives. To say the VP student life position at the Students’ Association of Mount Royal College fits Eily Sweeney’s personality might be an understatement. Sweeney, who...
Tyson documentary pulls no punches
No matter what you think of him, Mike Tyson has cut a tremendous swath across the public consciousness. He was the youngest heavyweight champion ever, he was convicted of rape and he twice bit...
Nursing shortage may be a simple numbers game
When Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach made a campaign pledge in February 2008 to graduate an additional 225 doctors and nurses annually over the next four years in an attempt to address the province’s health-care...
Eminem’s Relapse feels redundant
Eminem Relapse Aftermath, Interscope, Shady, Web 2.5/5 stars Alright we get it, rehab is a joke. That’s the message pounded into your head over and over again during Relapse, the first album from controversial...
Tino’s ready to go
Replacing Ian Fuge, the 14-year bench boss for the Mount Royal Cougars women’s soccer team, is no easy task but Tino Fusco is up for the challenge. Fusco spent one year with the men’s...
Cougars, Calamities and Classics: Playoffs become a little dull
So we have said farewell to Vancouver, Washington, Anaheim and Boston. What an interesting playoffs it has been. I thought that the Bruins hoisting that silver chalice of hockey would have been inevitable. Instead...
Reality TV preview: Welcome to the summer of suck
As the year in television officially comes to a close this week, we take a look at 10 cream of the crap “reality TV” shows prepared to invade your screens in the coming months....
Stampede Park set for motorcycle rodeo
Jeff Fehr, Canada’s top freestyle motocross rider, took to the skies of downtown Calgary during a preview performance for the Red Bull X-Fighters set to hit Stampede Park on May 30. The 25-year-old pulled...
