Guest Column: The library — your new best study buddy
Margy MacMillan Guest Columnist What can the library do for you during exams? First, we have extended our open hours. From Dec. 2 to Dec. 21 we’ll be open until 10 p.m....
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Guest Column: Sorry, you’re not on the list
Academic honour fails to inspire achievement Miranda Anderson Guest Columnist I was finishing my fourth term in April 2010 when I heard a student talking about “The President’s List” and asked him...
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...
Guest Column: Social state of mind
by Karen Richards Guest Columnist I was asked today if I live, breathe and dream social media and I hate to admit it, but I do. My job at Mount Royal is to...
Guest Column: Volunteering creates opportunity
Alumnus talks about the importance of giving back Raymond Lee Guest Columnist On September 22nd I had the honour of receiving the Mount Royal University Lifetime Distinguished Achievement award, which recognizes alumni...
Teaching the teachers
by Jodi Nickel Guest Columnist It has been a long time coming, but students can finally complete a bachelor of education at Mount Royal University. For the last 20 years, students could begin...
Guest Column: New president speaks on MRU’s future
David Docherty Guest Columnist Thank you for this opportunity to introduce myself and my plans for the upcoming academic year. First, some background. I did my undergraduate at Wilfrid Laurier University in the early...
Alumnus recalls how Mount Royal prepared him for life after grad
by Alvin Law Guest Columnist I am pretty sure I am not alone in wondering where spring is and although I haven’t been a student at MRU for a while, I can still remember...
Egyptian revolution impacts class at MRU
by Dr. Nancy-Angel Doetzel Guest Columnist Having opportunities in my classes to discuss the Egyptian revolution by framing this uprising within sociological theories and ideologies reminds me of why I am so passionate about...
Unplug from the grid, get anxious
by Amanda Williams Guest Columnist In a compelling lecture entitled “A Plea For Time” delivered in 1950, Canadian scholar Harold Adam Innis urged us to reconsider our modern “obsession” with immediate gratification fostered by...
