Smartie sandwich debacle reveals hypocrisy
A few teachers in Lincolnshire, UK got a little worked up when a mother sent her kid to school with a Smartie sandwich. Yeah, the candy. Bread, butter and Smarties. This prompted health...
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Sandwiches, strippers and rank injustice
The owners of a Vegas sandwich shop are in a bit of a pickle after allegedly selling sandwiches to a strip club, which in turn offered the tasty morsels as part of their...
Guest Column: Show me the power
Kyle MacQuarrie Guest Columnist Anyone who knows me knows that my ability to keep opinions to myself is not my strong suit. When given an opportunity to write a piece allowing me to...
Faith Column: God doesn’t have a penis
Scripture needs gender-neutral language James Wilt Faith Columnist If you want a guaranteed method to piss off a conservative Christian, bring up The Shack in conversation. The New York Times best-selling...
Rolling to campus
by Zoey Duncan Campus sustainability proj-ects are visible throughout the school: the award-winning, environmentally friendly Roderick Mah Centre for Continuous Learning and the recent expulsion of Styrofoam from Wyckham House to name a few....
Students adjust to logo
By Zoey Duncan Mount Royal University finally has a sharp new logo to stamp on all correspondence and propaganda. Whether you like the new insignia is beside the point now, because you had plenty...
Managing stress, one bite at a time
by Zoey Duncan Have exams and expenses got you on edge? Your eating habits on stress-filled days can compromise your health and make it tougher to study. During stressful times in our...
Weather got you down?
by Zoey Duncan As if you didn’t have enough to worry about with exams, tuition payment, and holiday shopping, the weather may also be playing a role in your trip to the doldrums. Seasonal...
No fee increase planned for MRU students next fall
by Zoey Duncan While other post-secondary institutions in the province are gearing up to request tuition cap increases from the government, Mount Royal University is quietly sitting at the cap level that was supposed...
Thousands of students, thousands of stories
By Zoey Duncan Our humble school is approaching its 100th birthday and now seems as good a time as any to take notice of how we, the students, present our school to the rest...
