MRU media makers: 03/31/2015
Students/Experts/Alum in the News
1.) ‘Brown people’ comments spur Wildrose support speculation: http://bit.ly/1IMiMQB (Global News — Lori Williams, professor) & Stable outlook for Wildrose with Jean’s decisive victory: political scientists (660 News)
2.) ‘Shocking’ poll signals PCs and Wildrose in dead heat: http://bit.ly/1G3brxV (Calgary Herald — David Taras, professor)
3.) Calgary Olympics in 2026? http://bit.ly/1BLNzbA (CBC Homestretch — David Legg, professor)
4.) Alberta@Noon for Monday, March 30th, 2015: http://bit.ly/1Dl16v7 (CBC Alberta@Noon —Melanie Peacock, professor)
5.) Attempting a New Everest Route: http://bit.ly/19r21hA (Adventure Journal — Raphael Slawinski, professor)
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MRU media makers: 03/30/2015
Students/Experts/Alum in the News
1.) Is Harper a Cause or Symptom of Our Ailing Democracy? http://bit.ly/1xsL4hK (The Tyee — Sean Holman, professor)
2.) Sour feelings towards defections, felt by both Progressive Conservative and Wildrose rank-and-file, contributed to Saturday’s nomination defeats: http://bit.ly/1ysuppP (Calgary Sun — Duane Bratt, professor) & http://bit.ly/1GGJb3d (NewsTalk770) & http://bit.ly/1GGJdbf (iNews880) & http://bit.ly/1DbTtbe (630CHED)
3.) Danielle Smith toppled in PC nomination race, no regrets about floor-crossing: http://bit.ly/1IfAEm4 (Calgary Herald — Lori Williams, professor)
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MRU media makers: 03/27/2015
MRU in the News
Alberta budget 2015: Province hints at shift in how post-secondary is funded: http://bit.ly/1OCH5Vb (Metro — Erik Queenan, SAMRU) & http://bit.ly/1IDiNGp (Calgary Sun) & http://bit.ly/1FR2ebS (Calgary Herald)
Students/Experts/Alum in the News
1.) The human face of a grim budget: http://bit.ly/19YgO4f (Calgary Herald —Christina Rotheisler, student)
2.) If Jim Prentice can roll out his budget why can’t Joe Oliver? http://bit.ly/1NhGJBL (CBC — Duane Bratt, professor) & http://bit.ly/1Cgset0 (Global News)
3.) AB students face challenging summer job market: http://bit.ly/1FQSLkE (Academica)
4.) Criminologist says relocating Calgary young offenders is ‘asinine, absurd’: http://www.mru.ca/d72 (Calgary Herald — Kelly Sundberg, professor)
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MRU media makers: 03/26/2015
Students/Experts/Alum in the News
MRU students battling misconceptions around ISIS and Islam: http://bit.ly/1HMdLq1 (Academica)
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MRU media makers: 03/25/2015
MRU in the News
1.) Tough summer job environment expected for Calgary students: http://bit.ly/1bsVsMF (Calgary Herald — Colleen Bradley, staff)
Students/Experts/Alum in the News
1.) Mount Royal University students battling misconceptions around ISIS and the Islamic faith: http://bit.ly/1brcw5M (Metro — Patti Derbyshire, professor & Mehek Syeda, student & Maram Saegh, student) & http://bit.ly/1brnsjU (CTV)
2.) Alberta to Target Oil Shock With Budget Boosting Taxes: http://bit.ly/1CpvWSt (Bloomberg — Duane Bratt, professor) & http://bit.ly/1OyLZTg (Metro) & http://bit.ly/1N7F9T3 (National Post)
3.) Miss Universe contender hopes to share her aboriginal culture in pageant: http://bit.ly/1Cadzje (Calgary Sun —Cree Big Plume, incoming student)
Other notable mention
1.) University of Calgary honours Brentwood victims with ceremony, festival: http://bit.ly/1BLTmwl (Global News)
2.) Concert to highlight Indian classical music: http://bit.ly/18WSjTP (Herald)
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MRU media makers: 03/24/2015
Students/Experts/Alum in the News
1.) Calgary man to attempt new route on Mt. Everest: http://bit.ly/1Ovs5IL (CBC — Raphael Slawinski, professor)
2.) Who makes most of Canada’s FOI requests? Not journalists: http://bit.ly/1y0uLDV (J-Source — Sean Holman, professor)
3.) Alberta government ramping up prior to expected election: http://bit.ly/1CLKpIZ (CBC — Duane Bratt, professor)
4.) Looming ‘across-the-board’ cuts in Alberta budget difficult to predict: http://bit.ly/1HvYuJG (660 News — Lori Williams, professor)
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MRU media makers: 03/22/2015
MRU in the News
No changes to Alberta’s tuition cap in coming budget: Minister: http://bit.ly/1BHJSSP (Metro — Duane Anderson, VP)
Students/Expert/Alum in the News
1.) Next Alberta Wildrose leader to focus on rebuilding: http://bit.ly/1BHKMPl (Globe & Mail — Duane Bratt, professor)
2.) The man shot by downtown police identified and his friends say his actions before the shooting were out of character: http://bit.ly/1bnawve (Herald — Sherry Walford, student) & http://bit.ly/1MUVvOT (Global News) & http://bit.ly/1MZo3Xt (Sun) & http://bit.ly/19JYwU9 (CBC) & http://bit.ly/1GJ39YM (CTV) & http://bit.ly/1Hn2jAS (660 News)
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MRU media makers: 03/20/2015
MRU in the News
1.) Burst sprinkler temporarily shuts main building at Mount Royal University: http://bit.ly/1C4MLC5 (Metro) & http://bit.ly/1MTSNHh (NewsTalk 770) & http://bit.ly/1x8ppew (CBC) & http://bit.ly/1FJNF8B) (Herald)
2.) Faculty deem move to sessional instructors at Mount Royal University ‘morally wrong’: http://bit.ly/1LzvUNZ (Metro — Kathy Shailer, provost & Marc Schroeder, MRFA)
3.) MRU students break Guinness record with toy pistol fight: http://bit.ly/1Gyj8Zw (Academica)
Students/Experts/Alum in the News
Political musical chairs could confuse voters in next provincial election: http://bit.ly/1HayE1b (Calgary Herald — Lori Williams, professor)
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MRU media makers: 03/18/2015
MRU in the News
Academic excellence no longer guarantee for acceptance: http://bit.ly/1AYv5mR (CTV — David Docherty, president)
Students/Experts/Alum in the News
1.) Student leaders meet with government officials at Lobby Con 2015: http://bit.ly/1xxsvUi (The Gateway)
2.) Alberta’s Left-Wing Parties Need to Get Their Shit Together to Save the Province from Itself: http://bit.ly/1beZQyL (VICE — Duane Bratt, professor)
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MRU media makers: 03/17/2015
MRU in the News
Mount Royal University breaks Guinness World Record for toy pistol fight: http://bit.ly/1bdlkvX (CBC)
Students/Experts/Alum in the News
1.) The two efforts to improve government transparency you may not have heard about: http://bit.ly/1Emusp9 (J-Source — Sean Holman, professor)
2.) Will Danielle Smith be appointed by Prentice? PC campaign raises questions: http://bit.ly/1CrbPFB (Global News — Duane Bratt, professor)
3.) Braid: Mind-blowing PC fundraising, and a touch of treachery: http://bit.ly/1EmvJMS (Calgary Herald — David Taras, professor)
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