MRU Media: 2/18/2020
This report is a weekday roundup of news about MRU, faculty experts, students and alumni, and other topics of interest.
MRU in the News
Brooks: Calgary Film celebrates the Academy Awards at Red Carpet Affair: https://mru.ca/ac28 (Calgary Herald – Tim Rahilly, President)
Canada West Quarter-Finals Preview: https://mru.ca/5b20 (WHL.ca – MRU Cougars hockey, Ryley Lindgren, Connor Rankin, students)
Cougars preview: Hockey squads kick off post-season: https://mru.ca/bf67f (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun)
Challenger Tour Preview: Home hopes on Canadian soil: https://mru.ca/ef90 (PSA World Tour – Mount Royal University Open squash
Students/experts/alum in the news
CPS #Valencrimes posts draw laughter and criticism: https://mru.ca/dad4 (CTV News – Doug King, faculty)
Wet’suwet’en solidarity gains steam: What’s led to this ‘watershed moment’ in Indigenous resistance: https://mru.ca/cd86 (The Star – Sean Carleton, faculty)
Prime Minister on rail blockades: https://mru.ca/e459 (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty)
Alberta Prime Time Politics Panel: https://mru.ca/430b (CTV 2, Alberta Prime Time – Lori Williams, faculty)
Calgary store owner says anti-pipeline blockades hurting business: https://mru.ca/7bd36 (Global News – Duane Bratt, faculty)
Portland Winterhawks Sweep Kelowna, Sign Prospects: https://mru.ca/dc1 (Seattle Post-Intelligencer – Keegan Iverson, student)
The life of a voluntary cyborg: https://mru.ca/a47 (University Affairs – Tamara Banbury, alumna)
Randy in the Rings: Sudbury connections key for NWT entry at Scotties: https://mru.ca/b791 (Sutbury Star – Sarah Koltun, alumna)
New ‘vexatious’ rules worry freedom of information advocates that feds can abuse the system: https://mru.ca/b9e4 (Edmonton Journal – Sean Holman, faculty)
Also worth noting
uOttawa students demand better mental health supports following 5th student death in 10 months: https://mru.ca/7f0c (Global News)
This post by pglenn@mtroyal.ca
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