MRU’s Naheed Nenshi elected mayor
by Zoey Duncan “Today Calgary is a different place than it was yesterday,” he says. There is a pause for cheers, during which a toothy grin splits across his face. “It’s a better place.”...
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Calgary home to new sports hall
by Blaine Meller Over the years, Canada Olympic Park has undergone significant changes. From the addition of the ski jumping towers and bobsleigh, luge and skeleton track for the 1988 Winter Olympic Games, to...
Comedian is hot(z) stuff
by Blaine Meller There are a lot of things that make Jeremy Hotz laugh; politics, universities, Sarah Palin, the Saddledome and ointment. Ointment? “You can’t be a big tough guy, walk into a store...
Date like a roadrunner
by Cori Bowhay We are students and we are busy. But that doesn’t mean we’re not still looking for love in between coffee line-ups and classes. As a student, trying to find a date...
Pandemic: from panic to placid
by Zoey Duncan For some, the only reminder of last year’s H1N1 pandemic panic is the ubiquity of hand sanitizer. If you walk into an office or business without a bottle of that clear...
Water conference poses fluid ideas
Working with a water con- servation organization hasn’t gotten recent Mount Royal University graduate Alla Guelber in over her head yet, but the public relations graduate will still be holding her breath until after...
Students search for grains of truth in the oilsands
by Catherine Szabo Canada’s geography is easy: there are the spaces where Canadians live – mostly along the 49th parallel – and where they don’t. Albertans have 661,190 square kilometres of options. Most choose...
Three minutes with the future mayor
by Aaron Chatha The key to speed dating is making a strong first impression, laying your best cards on the table and hoping that, after meeting everyone there, someone liked you best. On Oct....
Students feel the heat in fire demo
by Kevin Rushworth Within minutes of the first smoke detector screech, fire rippled up the curtains and danced chaotically across the floor. Just as twisting flames deformed a computer screen, a couch lit up...
Celebrate angles and curves on International Suit Up Day
by Aaron Chatha Get ready to suit up — International Suit Up Day is right around the corner on Oct. 13. Another one of those Facebook event phenomena that’s blown up, the event is...
