Hacking into the blogosphere
by Jamie Witham The term blog has found its way into society’s vocabulary, and permeated the way we think about communication. But what is a blog, and why are they so important? Straight from...
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Spirit of Olympic fever lingers in Canada
By Arielle Muriel St. Patrick’s day has come and gone. Easter weekend saw families and friends get together. The Flames aren’t going to win the cup. The world has gone back to normal after...
Noise 101: CD Reviews for March 18 Reflector
by Sean-Paul Boynton Choice Cut It’s very easy to complain about how bands never come to Canada. When an artist announces a “North American tour,” it’s usually a full tour of the United States...
Working on women’s hockey
by Joe McFarland Almost as soon as the Vancouver 2010 competition began, the questions started swirling about whether or not women’s hockey belonged in the Olympics. Was the field competitive enough or would it...
Cougars, Calamities and Classics: Why I Love Curling: An Ode to Curling
While a lot of people tend to take to the more “exciting” Olympic sports like hockey and skeleton and skating…I’m a bit of a different cat. When I sit down with my ice cold...
Memorial march honours dead and missing women
by Kelsey Hipkin Bringing attention to and honouring the thousands of women either killed or missing in Canada, the second annual Valentine’s Day Women’s Memorial March will take place on Feb.14. The walk, which...
Cougars football past and present
by Kelsey Hipkin “Ground, set, HUT!” Since Mount Royal reached its university status, people might be thinking they’ll be hearing those words from a Mount Royal Cougar Football field near you. If you were one...
Finding that perfect balance
by Sean-Paul Boynton “I think you really need that combination of the academic and the practical. To spend time with the instrument, that creates a huge upside to teaching.” To say that Tyler Hornby...
Olympic forecast
by Katie Turner During the 16-day Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canadian athletes will feel the pressure of being on home-turf but according to one official, the athletes are more than ready. Along with being...
Athletes are true ambassadors
by Aisha Vance As millions of people invade the Olympic city of Vancouver and the excitement of corporate products, sponsors and entertainment sets in, it’s easy to forget about the athletes that are taking...
