Tagged: Students
Denied vote for free contraception, but MRU has you covered
By Julie Patton, News Editor In November 2023, the Alberta government voted against a motion put forward by the NDP to provide free access to prescription contraception. Had the vote gone through, Albertans would receive...
Calgary makes good on its promise to ease pressures on women’s shelters
By Matthew Hillier, Staff Writer Calgary is currently experiencing an ongoing housing crisis that is affecting most, if not all Calgarians. Rent and housing prices have been steadily increasing since last year. According to...
Connecting with the campus community through intramural sports
By Noel Ormita, Staff Writer With the year coming to a close, students are looking for ways to build on healthier choices. One common goal or resolution for many people is to lose weight...
Managing stress at the busiest time of the year
By Emma Marshall, Staff Writer As the demands of university continue to heighten, students find themselves grappling with stress on multiple fronts as the semester comes to a close. From academic pressures to financial...
Venus in Morocco
By Liam Rockliffe, Staff Writer Venus is a fascinating planet. It’s a gigantic volcanic structure, which means it is mostly igneous rocks— rocks formed from lava. Venus’ composition gives us more information about igneous...
Crisis for foreign students
By Matthew Hillier, Staff Writer Canada has recently announced that it is expected to be the temporary home to close to a million new students from abroad. These numbers are expected to increase to...
MRU Students to expect new Learning Management System this semester
Mikaela Delos-Santos, News Editor Mount Royal University (MRU) students are to expect the new learning management system Brightspace, or better known as D2L, this upcoming fall 2022 semester and beyond, consequentially retiring the use...
Is it ‘Zoom fatigue?’
By Abbie Riglin, Staff Writer As a student in the age of virtual video meetings, it has been easy to fall into the spiral of feeling like COVID-19 will never end and that my...
Back to School Survival Guide post COVID
By Ambar Mikaella, Contributor Classes are finally back at Mount Royal University (MRU), and we are now allowed to hold in-person classes after being initially cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is an...
