Reflectorial: We must demand change
Being passionate is easy. But acting on that passion is a different story. With the final classes of my journalism degree quickly coming to a close, I’ve been thinking a lot about what I...
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MRU’s process for choosing honourary degrees
By Nathan Woolridge, News Editor Recently, Mount Royal University celebrated Fall 2018 Convocation with students graduating from a variety of programs. At every convocation the university hands out ‘honorary degrees’ to public figures and...
SAMRU enters 31 years of Season of Caring program
By Nathan Woolridge, News Editor SAMRU’s Season of Caring is entering its 31st year of serving Mount Royal students. The program runs through November and December to support students in need throughout what can...
Olympic plebiscite: Calgary votes against an Olympic bid
By Nathan Woolridge, News Editor On Nov. 13 Calgarians came out in large numbers to vote in the Olympic plebiscite that saw a higher voter turnout than the last civic election. Unofficially, 56 per...
MRU receives funding for mental health
By Nathan Woolridge, News Editor According to the National College Health Assessment, Canadian graduate students in the Spring of 2018 answered survey questions that told some of the troubles and worries of post-secondary students. 44.6...
Gareth Evan’s Apostle is why we need more folk-horror
By Alec Warkentin, Staff Writer I’m probably not the first to say it, but a sizeable amount of the Netflix-distributed content that’s eeked itself out of the woodwork over the past few years —...
Opinion: A voice for Women of Colour, ‘I am not white, but please listen to me’
By Karina Zapata, Contributor An unspoken truth about being a woman of colour is that I hold a lot of shame in my being. Growing up, I spent all my energy trying to make myself...
Bringing the outside, inside: Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival kicks off world tour
By Andi Endruhn, Layout Editor Mountaineers, climbers, skiers, snowboarders and self-professed outdoor enthusiasts of all kinds are not generally the people you would expect to pay and sit still indoors for hours on end....
2018 CFL playoff preview
By Sajan Jabbal, Staff Writer This has been a CFL season of ups and downs, but with the regular season coming to end, teams are looking to make their mark on CFL history by...
Top 5 NHL lines
By Sajan Jabbal, Staff Writer With the first 10 games in the NHL season complete, many offensive first lines have showed a lot of promise, with players connecting with each other in a way...
