Classrooms gone virtual
By Katie Turner The daunting task of waking up for an 8 a.m. class may be enough to drive any student to online classes but the computer classroom presents its own unique challenges. For...
Author: Katie Turner
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...
Shining the spotlight on reality
The controversial issue of abortion is a topic that has the ability to polarize – you’re either for it or against it. In the case of The Abortion Monologues, the goal is not...
Accio bestseller!
While the original target audience for the wildly popular Harry Potter series may have been children, it’s clear that it has transcended the adolescent world and even made its way onto the Mount Royal...
Committed to coaching
From player, to assistant coach, to head coach of the Cougars women’s volleyball team and now a full-time employee with Cougar Athletics, Sandra Lamb has spent the bulk of her adult life at Mount...
Gift giving for dummies
Trying to find the perfect gift for someone you love is never an easy task, but what may be even more difficult is shopping for your other half in a newly formed relationship. No...
Tracking the flu
On the myMRU webpage under “Student Resources,” in the upper-right corner there is a window labelled “H1N1 Registration.” This is where all students, staff and faculty who are experiencing flu-like symptoms are being asked...
Home away from home
A lot of things are pretty new for 18-year-old Oluwafemi Ogun. Just over a year ago at the age of 17, he moved to Canada from Lagos, Nigeria, leaving his family behind. This September,...
You say goodbye and we say hello
Telling someone to jump in headfirst is awful advice. Most of us spend several years of our youth in swimming lessons learning about the dangers of doing so, especially when you don’t know how...
Pandemic preparations
Every year the leaves change colour and begin to drop — much like the temperature — signaling the beginning of a new season. Flu season, that is. While the regular influenza virus is to...
