Clubs need more than members to prosper
Leadership, friendship and commitment are key Will Conner Contributor Participating in a student club can be a big part of the post-secondary experience, if the club survives. SAMRU clubs hit a...
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SquirrelMail is dead, long live Gmail!
Transitioning to the Google Cloud BAJ Visser Staff Writer Yes, Mount Royal University’s infamously glitchy student email service SquirrelMail has finally passed into the great e-beyond to join GeoCities, Altavista and other...
If you plagiarize, you’re gonna have a bad time
Ever wonder why every professor, on the first day of class, has to explain what plagiarism is and why it’s bad? Surely there comes a point where we just get it and no longer...
Healthy minds make better students
MRU works to create awareness and reduce stigma Holly Triebwasser News Editor The importance of student mental health has become an increasingly common discourse on university campuses across North America, and Mount...
School is more than just books
Step outside the classroom for the full experience Kaylene McTavish Guest Columnist Summer always seems to fly by, and no matter how much I try to savor the patio weather, September hits...
SAMRU fees among highest in Canada
Are students getting what they pay for? William Conner Contributor Alberta’s post-secondary Students’ Associations have some of the highest fees in the country, with SAIT Students’ Association and the Students’ Association of...
Don’t blow it
How to make your student loan last for maximum educational pleasure Samara Hawkins Features Editor Has your bank account suddenly increased in size? Do you find yourself with a line of credit...
SAMRU bylaw changes balance executive power
Rachael Frey News Editor Several bylaw revisions were taken to the student body at a special general meeting on March 28. Despite some debate and requests for clarification, the Students’ Association of...
No shortage of stories on MRU campus
Bryan Weismiller Publishing Editor Seldom do student newspapers find themselves at the heart of a national news story. But, international? Thanks, Meghan. Things sure have been funkier in ‘Flec town this...
MRU students scribe more than a million words about profs yearly
Samara Hawkins Staff Writer Even if you’ve only been at Mount Royal University for a short time, chances are you have encountered the 21-question Scantron sheet and yellow comment page that are passed...
