The Reflector
Opinion: I’m in an abusive relationship with Facebook
By Ed Ghost, Staff Writer On Feb. 4, 2004, some random guy named Mark Zuckerberg launched “The Facebook” — a small social media platform created with the intent to connect Harvard students with one...
Love letters to survivors to be displayed during Sexual Violence Awareness Month
By Cassie Weiss, Features Editor On the anniversary of her assault in 2012, Tania Ikeda wrote, and posted on social media, a love letter to her past self. The letter was full of love...
Why Calgary? The question at the centre of MRU report on young adult retention
By Noel Harper, News Editor Calgary is experiencing an exodus of young adults who are no longer staying in the city to develop their personal or professional lives. Statistics Canada reveals that over a...
Post-secondary and Budget 2021: decreased funding, no new increases, MRU infrastructure upgrades
By Noel Harper, News Editor Budget 2021 presented Alberta’s United Conservative government with a number of difficult challenges. Last year around this time, the party doubled down on its initial campaign promise to balance...
SAMRU’s next executive council includes mix of incumbents, fresh faces
By Noel Harper, News Editor & Tristan Oram, Staff Writer Two familiar faces and two new members will make up the Student Association of Mount Royal University’s (SAMRU) Representation Executive Council (REC) for the...
NBA players push back against idea of holding All-Star Weekend during COVID-19 pandemic
By Gage Smith, Contributor In the last 365 days of the NBA, we’ve seen a lot of firsts. The COVID-19 pandemic forced the league to undergo an unprecedented shutdown in March 2020, only to re-open...
2021 Super Bowl sees Tampa Bay Buccaneers blowout Kansas City Chiefs 31-9
By Brendan Makay, Contributor The biggest sporting event of the year was played this weekend in Tampa Bay — that event, of course, is the Super Bowl. This year’s game pitted the ageless wonder Tom...
Sports movies you should add to your “to-watch” list this Valentine’s Day
By Zach Worden, Sports Editor With COVID-19 restrictions keeping most of us inside this Valentine’s Day, some sports fanatics may be looking for creative ways to celebrate with that special someone. If typical rom-coms aren’t...