Filling Klein’s chair
On Oct. 19, it was formally announced that Gilbert VanBuren Wilkes will be the new occupant of the Ralph Klein Chair in Media Studies for Mount Royal University’s faculty of communication studies. Former premier...
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Scooting around town
by Claire Miglionico On a cold rainy day, it may seem a little odd to find Vespas out and about. But for members of the Apocalypse Scooter Club of Calgary, riding scooters all-year...
All the president’s cash
Alberta’s auditor general, Fred Dunn’s, office is taking a closer look at how universities and colleges report salaries and bonuses paid to their executives in light of the $4.5 million leaving University of Calgary...
Love of the game
Sneakers squeak, you hear the sound of feet pounding on plywood, deep voices shouting for the ball and then the sweet sound of a swish — the basketball falling right through the net making...
Highlights of a jam-packed festival:The Reflector’s picks for more of WordFest’s must-attend events
Word of Mouth Thursday, Oct. 15 @ 9:30 p.m. Vertigo Theatre Centre Studio $20/ticket Authors including Roland Pemberton, Kris Demeanor, and Alexis O’Hara attempt to marry the written word with music provided by the...
Now Playing: Calgary International Film Festival promises exciting 10th anniversary
The 10th instalment of the Calgary International Film Festival has hit town, and Brenda Lieberman, programmer of the world cinema and late night schedules, has no problem finding ways to draw attendees to its...
Pandemic preparations
Every year the leaves change colour and begin to drop — much like the temperature — signaling the beginning of a new season. Flu season, that is. While the regular influenza virus is to...
Mount Royal population booms
Despite the recession spelling downsize for many Canadian companies, such was not the case for Canadian universities and colleges, which saw substantial increases across the country in applications for the 2009/10 academic year. Mount...
While you were gone
5. New coaches added to Cougars’ pack Three new faces will man the benches as the Cougars kick off 2009-10 ACAC action. Sandra Lamb, who has served as an off-campus coach for the Cougars...
Mount Royal to open doors as university
Just one week before fall semester classes begin, it was announced in an emotional ceremony Thursday that Mount Royal College is now Mount Royal University. The much anticipated “historic milestone” was finally revealed to...
