MRU Media Makers: 02/28/2018
MRU in the News
Doty reveals vulnerability: https://mru.ca/4fbc (Okotoks Western Wheel) – Bella Concert Hall)
Students/Experts/Alum in the News
Rising Stars concert shines at artsPlace: https://mru.ca/901 (The Crag and Canyon, Banff – Susanne Ruberg-Gordon, Faculty)
MJC Visiting Author Series hosts An Evening with Richard Harrison: http://mru.ca/ea6 (Modesto View – Richard Harrison, Faculty)
Also worth noting:
Canadian Universities To Face Funding Cuts If They Fail To Address Campus Sexual Assaults: https://mru.ca/504b (Huffington Post)
Quebec universities launch ‘world first’ UNESCO anti-radicalization chair: https://mru.ca/3155 (Global News)
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MRU Media Makers: 02/27/2018
MRU in the News
Sien Lok Society celebrates Chinese New Year: https://mru.ca/372f (Calgary Herald – David Docherty, President)
Students/Experts/Alum in the News
Calgary man suffering from nerve damage discovers new talent by picking up the paintbrush: https://mru.ca/dac (Metro – Ryan Safford, Alum)
Alberta Party voting underway: https://mru.ca/8809 (630 CHED – Duane Bratt, Faculty)
Also worth noting:
Medical cannabis coverage granted to UBC Okanagan students: https://mru.ca/eff4 (CBC News)
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MRU Media Makers: 02/26/2018
MRU in the News
Maanomatapoyah connects Indigenous students, professionals to STEM fields at MRU conference: https://mru.ca/bb3 (CBC News)
Review can’t pinpoint why flight school plane crashed near Calgary killing two: https://mru.ca/14c (Metro)
PSA World Tour | Aditya Jagtap makes his way to semi-finals after beating top-seeded Galvez: https://mru.ca/e1e (SportsCafe)
Students/Experts/Alum in the News
Dealership threatens to sue over poor review: https://mru.ca/74a (CTV News – Mohammed El Hazzouri, Faculty)
Recent MRU grad creates Calgary’s first city-wide post-secondary curling league: http://mru.ca/924 (The Gauntlet – Amanda Ducheminski, Alumna)
Also worth noting:
Red Deer College introduces new health-care program: http://mru.ca/ecc5 (Red Deer Advocate)
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MRU Media Makers: 02/23/2018
MRU in the News
No answer to what caused fatal MRU plane crash, says Transportation Safety Board: https://mru.ca/d9de (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Elizabeth Evans, Faculty; Brendan Martin, Student)
Investigation concludes into MRU plane crash that killed 2 Calgary flight instructors: https://mru.ca/c1be (Global News – Elizabeth Evans, Faculty; Brendan Martin, Student)
Review can’t pinpoint why flight school plane lost control, crashed near Calgary: https://mru.ca/828 (Global News, Canadian Press story picked up by regional and national media – Elizabeth Evans, Faculty)
‘Unknown reasons’ led to crash that killed MRU aviation instructors, TSB report concludes: https://mru.ca/3ff (CBC News – Elizabeth Evans, Faculty)
TSB investigation into MRU plane crash reveals unknown cause: https://mru.ca/d0f0 (660 News – Elizabeth Evans, Faculty)
TSB releases details of plane crash that killed MRU aviation instructors: https://mru.ca/74f (CTV News – Elizabeth Evans, Faculty)
Aditya Jagtap advances to quarter-finals of the PSA World Tour event in Canada: https://mru.ca/8ebf (Sportscafe)
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Grande Prairie college tapped to become university: https://mru.ca/9e99 (CBC News)
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MRU Media Makers: 02/22/2018
MRU in the News
Sixties Scoop survivors share stories in Calgary: http://mru.ca/88d2 (660 News)
‘No one would believe me:’ Province hears from Sixties Scoop survivors in Calgary: http://mru.ca/f6c (Metro)
Students/Experts/Alum in the News
The ‘road ahead’ for Alberta voters as CBC surveys motivations and polarization in lead up to next election: http://mru.ca/9a72 (CBC News – Duane Bratt, Faculty)
Varcoe: Poll finds Alberta-B.C. pipeline fight evenly splitting Canadians: http://mru.ca/ee90 (Calgary Herald – David Taras, Faculty)
Trudeau government prepares to table federal budget: http://mru.ca/da3 (Global News – David Taras, Faculty)
BASS: When the privacy argument gets silly: http://mru.ca/85e (Kamloops This Week – Sean Holman, Faculty)
Also worth noting:
Non-halal meat served as halal a ‘gross violation’ of trust, says University of Regina student: http://mru.ca/2f1d (CBC News)
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MRU Media Makers: 02/21/2018
MRU in the News
Sixties Scoop Sessions: http://mru.ca/c8cd (CTV News)
Students/Experts/Alum in the News
Saks Fifth Avenue Opens Thursday: http://mru.ca/d36 (CTV News – Mohammed El Hazzouri, Faculty)
Family of Fort McMurray pedestrians killed in collision disappointed after criminal charges stayed: http://mru.ca/de8f (CBC News – Naya Eljamal, Student)
Musical prodigy from Edmonton earns spot in ‘Olympics of Violin’: http://mru.ca/ad8 (Global News – Jaques Forestier, Student)
Edmonton teenager prepares to compete in ‘Olympics of the Violin’ in Geneva: http://mru.ca/009 (CTV News – Jacques Forestier, Student)
B.C. Wine Ban Challenge: http://mru.ca/821 (Global News – Lori Williams, Faculty)
Squash player teed up for competition: http://mru.ca/2c5 (Okotoks Western Wheel – Austin Des Mazes, Mount Royal University Squash Club)
This ain’t 1988 anymore: Olympic security and Calgary 2026: http://mru.ca/809 (The Sprawl – Hillary Ollenberger, Holly Maller, Students)
Also worth noting:
University of Lethbridge program helps troubled kids put their issues in check: http://mru.ca/680c (Calgary Herald)
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MRU Media Makers: 02/20/2018
MRU in the News
A night at the gun club: http://mru.ca/c4f (University Affairs)
Students/Experts/Alum in the News
Fortney: 21st-century parenting brings on new challenges: http://mru.ca/287 (Calgary Herald – Tom Buchanan, Faculty)
Snow clearing and Olympic bid dominate Farkas public forum: http://mru.ca/2b4 (Calgary Herald – Mount Royal University Journalism students, Calgary Journal)
Justin Trudeau arrives in India: http://mru.ca/30e (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, Faculty)
Also worth noting:
University limits job posting to minorities only: http://mru.ca/908 (Radio Canada International)
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MRU Media Makers: 02/16/2018
Students/Experts/Alum in the News
Is it a good idea to date someone or be in a relationship with someone at work?: http://mru.ca/9590 (CBC Alberta at Noon – (29:00) Uthpala Senarathne Tennakoon, Faculty)
Local Filmmaker Spotlight: Trevor Solway: http://mru.ca/c23 (Beatroute – Trevor Solway, Alumnus)
Bombus Moderatus: Not all bumblebee populations are in decline: http://mru.ca/1211 (Calgary Journal – Robin Owen, Faculty; /Brittany Willsie, Student)
Could the Paralympics make Calgary a more accessible city?: http://mru.ca/d3a (The Sprawl – MRU journalism students, Calgary Journal)
Also worth noting:
NAIT launches emergency alert app with virtual safe walk feature: http://mru.ca/b9e (Global News)
B.C. Green leader Andrew Weaver’s defamation lawsuit against professor dismissed: http://mru.ca/672 (Global News)
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MRU Media Makers: 02/15/2018
MRU in the News
‘They don’t feel safe’: University gives students space to talk about Boushie decision: http://mru.ca/bbc (Metro – Kelli Morning Bull, Staff)
Students/Experts/Alum in the News
Musical instruments for kids: http://mru.ca/6222 (Breakfast Television – Brad Mahon, Faculty, Jonathan Love, Staff)
Calgary Mexican restaurant Blanco on borrowed Taco Time: http://mru.ca/3dc (Global News – David Howse, Faculty)
Province considers online forum for pipeline debate: http://mru.ca/b82 (CBC News – Lori Williams, Faculty)
Olympic infrastructure: The good, the bad and the ugly: http://mru.ca/0f1b (The Sprawl – Rayanne Sabbagh, Peter Brand, Miguel Ibe and Lexi Freehill, Students)
Also worth noting:
‘This country is racist’: MacEwan University panel examines Colten Boushie killing: http://mru.ca/de6 (Edmonton Journal)
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MRU Media Makers: 02/14/2018
Students/Experts/Alum in the News
‘Kind of like an addiction’: Calgarian volunteering at Olympics – for third time: http://mru.ca/3d5 (Calgary Herald – Stephanie Cook, Alumna)
The Saddledome + a 2026 Calgary Olympics: http://mru.ca/fdd4 (The Sprawl – Peter Ryan, Faculty, Lexi Freehill, Student)
Celebrating Chinese New Year in Calgary with traditional and contemporary music: http://mru.ca/5e3 (CBC: The Homestretch – Jiajia Li, Faculty)
Also worth noting:
Educators call on universities to help fight institutional racism following Stanley verdict: http://mru.ca/d195 (CBC News)
Iranian-Canadian academic’s death in Iran prison a ‘profound tragedy,’ says Alberta prof: http://mru.ca/0b0 (CBC News)
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