Pink Tax & Pink Facts
Abbie Riglin, Photo Editor The pink tax, or gender-based price discrimination is a global issue so prevalent the United Nations even went so far as to call for countries to reduce this gap. But...
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Iran Protests Explained: Who is Mahsa Amini?
Khai Choual, Contributor Protests in Iran have intensified since September 2022 over the death of 22- year-old Mahsa Amini. Amini was a Kurdish woman from Saqquez, a Kurdish region in western Iran, who was...
In review: A personal take on International Women’s Day
By Cassie Schattle, Staff Writer International Women’s Day came and went a few weeks ago, and although flowers were given and shoutouts were made on social media, the amount of lasting remarks still echoing today...
Perfect 10: Cougars women’s volleyball catch fire early on
By Dan Khavkin, Sports Editor No Mount Royal Cougars varsity program has started a season 10-0 since joining USPORTS in 2012… until this year. The MRU women’s volleyball program caught fire early in the...
Women are more than their relationship statuses
By Mackenzie Gellner, Staff Writer If you haven’t already heard, Emma Watson was interviewed by activist Paris Lees for British Vogue in the past month. The interview was packed with heavy topics relating to...
Newly appointed MRU Cougars women’s basketball coach ready for tasks at hand
By Sajan Jabbal, Staff Writer & Dan Khavkin, Sports Editor Mount Royal Athletics hired newly appointed women’s basketball coach Robyn Fleckenstein on Aug.1 this past summer. Fleckenstein brings in a loaded resumé into her...
A refreshingly raw take on female desire
By Sarah Green, Arts Editor Three Women by Lisa Taddeo is perhaps the most important book I have ever read. Let me explain. This summer, I was wandering through Chapters in Chinook Mall with a...
Sick of male-dominated art? The Female Lens, an all-female exhibition, has you covered
By Karina Zapata, Arts Editor Expectations. Inspiration. The heart-wrenching desire to be seen. These are all themes in Vivek Shraya’s photography and writing project, “Trisha.” In each photo set, Shraya imitates old, colourful photos of...
Alopecia: Why the bald and beautiful are ditching their wigs
By Sam Nar and Isabelle Bennett, Staff Writer and Contributor From Barbie dolls to Disney princesses, long, flowing hair has often been depicted as part of the ideal of feminine beauty. But some young women...
Cougars grab 5th ACAC title
Women’s hockey team knocks off Griffins in 5-game series Jonathan Vern McGill Staff Writer The Mount Royal Cougars overcame the Grant MacEwan Griffins this past weekend, claiming their fifth award for the...
