MRU’s reading week
By Liam Rockliffe, Staff Writer Mount Royal University (MRU) hosts its reading week over Canadian Thanksgiving weekend. MRU was the first Albertan institution to have a reading week, with SAMRU petitioning for it since...
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The Journey so Far
By Liam Rockliffe, Contributor Truth and reconciliation goes beyond just knowing what happened and then feeling sad for those who were lost, Mount Royal University (MRU) demonstrated this from Sept. 22 to Oct. 4...
Calgarians gathered to celebrate pride over the weekend
By Julie Patton, News Editor Ten of thousands of Calgarians flooded downtown to celebrate the annual Pride Parade. A joyful event, balloons and colour filled the street as attendees marched down 9th Ave toward...
SAMRU support for financially struggling students
By Julie Patton, News Editor It’s no secret that today’s students are struggling. Between the housing crisis, cost of groceries, and increasing tuition, students are barely making ends meet. This was evident in the...
The continued fight over post-secondary education tuition fees
Julie Patton, Staff Writer Last February, the government of Alberta released the budget highlights for 2023. Included in the said budget was the ministry of advanced education’s plan to make post-secondary education more affordable....
SAMRU 2023 elections recap
Khai Choual, Staff Writer The official results from the 2023 Representation Executive Council (REC) elections are in. Every March, candidates are voted in by Mount Royal University (MRU) credit students. According to the Student...
How MRU plans to recognize and honour National Day of Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day
By Noel Ormita, Contributor With Sept. 30 marking the second annual National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, there will be no classes but Mount Royal University (MRU) and the Students’ Association of Mount Royal...
Another year, another low voter turnout, are student elections important anymore?
By Noel Ormita, Contributor A new Student Association of Mount Royal University (SAMRU) Representative Executive Council (REC) was elected on March 17. Students went to the polls, in-person and online from March 14-17, but...
Remembering Andrew Nguyen
By Gage Smith, Sports Editor Andrew Nguyen was a high achiever, student leader and a very loved person. He always went above and beyond to help out his communities, whether that was at Heritage...
As pandemic restrictions adjust, SAMRU clarifies in-person rules, position on vaccine mandate
By Noel Harper, Contributor As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to bring about a great deal of uncertainty for the Mount Royal community, the Students’ Association of Mount Royal University (SAMRU)’s Representation Executive Council (REC)...
