by Catherine Szabo & Devin Ayotte Geeking up the magazine business A group of students in Mount Royal’s journalism and electronic publishing programs will be premiering the first edition of their new magazine this...
by Zoey Duncan Municipal politics may not strike most Calgarians as riveting or glamorous, but the approach of the 2010 civic election is already highly anticipated by some. Participation in the municipal election is...
by Zoey Duncan Getting elected was the easy part. Now the Students’ Association executives must begin to honour their commitment to the student body by immersing themselves in an intensive learning process over the...
by Claire Miglionico In early March, the SAMMIES – a video contest focused on capturing a favourite SAMRU service in a creative manner – were cancelled due to a lack of applicants. With this...
by Kelsey Hipkin In early March, the Mount Royal Social Justice Club started handing out pledge sheets to students interested in raising money and taking part in Mount Royal’s 30 Hour Famine. The World Vision...
by Zoey Duncan Slacktivism: it’s not in most dictionaries but the more vernacularly inclined Urban Dictionary defines it as, “The act of participating in obviously pointless activities as an expedient alternative to actually expending...
by Catherine Szabo Students in the music diploma program at Mount Royal University take their craft seriously, often going long hours without venturing far from their practice area. And until recently, those practice areas...
By Zoey Duncan Leave it up to entrepreneurs to develop a class that crosses the boundaries of typical university learning situations. The Innovation Tournament, part of the intro to entrepreneurship course, gives students a...
by Selina Renfrow If Facebook fan pages were a popularity contest for Calgary’s mayoral race, Mount Royal University associate professor Naheed Nenshi would be winning with 710 fans supporting his run at press time....
