Permafrost: The Pandora’s Box of climate change
By Riggs Zyrille Vergara, Photo Editor It was February 2003 when Liu Janlun travelled from China to Hong Kong and checked into the Metropole Hotel. At the time, he didn’t know that he had a...
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How the beat generation changed our world
By Ayra Fouad, Contributor This is the story of how a late 1950s literary revolution inspired a generation of hippies to change the world. Today, the greats of beat poetry — often referred to...
Todd’s Nods: Flipping Floppers
Todd Colin Vaughan Sports Editor The NBA made a slight change to the rulebook this year. Starting this season, players will now be fined by the league when it has been deemed...
Standardized grade rubric on hold
Only some professors adopted new system Holly Triebwasser News Editor Although it will not officially go into effect until Fall 2013, Mount Royal University is asking professors to begin implementing their new...
Canada West means new rivals for MRU
Todd Colin Vaughan Sports Editor Just when you were getting used to those familiar SAIT Trojan red jerseys, the school has to up and move divisions and change all its opponents. Luckily,...
Move to CIS means rise in tuition
$12-fee to be added to full-time students’ bill Drew Henn Staff Writer The Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) is changing. College teams across Alberta are fist-bumping because the powerhouse program of Mount...
Todd’s Nods: Fight your bear
On Feb. 8, the New Orleans Hornets basketball club featured a new announcer for their starting lineups. Former ABA basketball player Jackie Moon introduced the players from the Hornets and the visiting Chicago Bulls....
Mullets, braids and pompadours
Stylist shares the art of her profession Anna Majowski Contributor Francesca Walker goes to work every day with the ability to express her creativity through a different type of art form –...
Todd’s Nod’s: Metta World Peace
The nickname is a time-honoured tradition in sports. From the NBA’s “Iceman” George Gervin to the NHL’s Mark “Moose” Messier, we as a sports society love giving our heroes a fitting moniker. However, what...
Guest Column: MRU grad recalls ‘aha’ moments
Zoey Duncan Guest Columnist Getting through university is a lot like trying to write the perfect conclusion to an exhausting essay. You hammer away, sometimes making great progress and sometimes only repeating...
