MRU media makers: 04/30/2015
Students/Experts/Alum in the News
1.) Alberta election: Tories ramp up attacks on rival parties: http://bit.ly/1ztiSfY (CBC — Duane Bratt, professor)\
2.) Video: Calgary Highlanders meet Queen, commemorate First World War in London: http://bit.ly/1zfZdj5 (Herald — Mike Vernon, instructor)
Other notable mention
5 family friendly things to do this weekend in Calgary: http://bit.ly/1ztkh6e (Swerve)
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MRU media makers: 04/29/2015
MRU in the news
Lawsuit forces Alberta university to apologize two years after locking up pro-life advocate: http://bit.ly/1HZhuV5 (LifeSiteNews.com)
Experts/Students/Alum in the News
1.) Jamie Lall and Alberta PCs offer conflicting stories on restraining order: http://bit.ly/1FxpE55 (Metro — David Taras, professor)
2.) Leaders storm Calgary, warn of other parties running the province: http://bit.ly/1HZirg1 (Calgary Herald — Lori Williams, professor)
Other notable mention
Gordon Dirks takes flak for skipping education forum in his own riding: http://bit.ly/1HQK3lZ (Metro)
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MRU media makers: 04/28/2015
Experts/Students/Alum in the News
1.) ‘Buddy, you are being set up’: Disqualified PC candidate Jamie Lall makes text messages public: http://bit.ly/1P24JYC (Metro — Duane Bratt, professor) & http://reut.rs/1doaCDX (Reuters) & http://bit.ly/1dob5G4 (630 CHED) & http://bit.ly/1DSJClx (Metro)
2.) Provincial election could hinge on Calgary: http://bit.ly/1DSGBkZ (Calgary Herald — David Taras, professor)
3.) Tough four-way race shaping up in Liberal leader’s riding: http://bit.ly/1EzqsFQ (Calgary Herald — Marc Chikinda, Dean) & http://bit.ly/1GsdEOr (Calgary Herald)
4.) Nepal earthquake: stories from Alberta:http://bit.ly/1bP01S3 (CBC — Raphael Slawinski, professor) & Family worried about Calgary yoga instructor trekking near avalanche in Nepal: http://bit.ly/1byBP5I (Calgary Herald)
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MRU media makers: 04/27/2015
MRU in the News
1.) Post-secondary cuts won’t be equal, come 2016, under Alberta’s new ‘differentiated’ model: http://www.mru.ca/877 (Metro — David Docherty, president.)
Experts/Students/Alum in the News
1.) Prentice and Notley take their shots at each other: http://bit.ly/1HHn4JS (Calgary Herald — Lori Williams, professor) & http://bit.ly/1z5vut4 (Calgary Herald) & http://bit.ly/1z5yPbA (Newstalk 770)
2.) Prentice: No disrespect intended by ‘math is difficult’ comment: http://bit.ly/1dk0f47 (Calgary Herald — Duane Bratt, professor) & http://bit.ly/1GzQbAr (The Canadian Press) & http://bit.ly/1bKwGbi (Calgary Sun) & http://bit.ly/1PwIRGR (CBC) & http://bit.ly/1DPG6YT (Calgary Sun)
3.) ‘The earthquake has shaken our nation’; Nepalese Calgarians come together to support quake victims: http://bit.ly/1HNP54n (Calgary Herald —Raphael Slawinski, professor) & http://bit.ly/1OvelA7 (Metro) & http://bit.ly/1Ewmi1m (Globe & Mail) & http://mjm.ag/1QzUhuY (Men’s Journal) & http://bit.ly/1Ovf7gF (CBC)
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MRU media makers: 04/26/2015
MRU in the News
Opinion: Nicholas McLeod v. Mount Royal University a simple matter of freedom of expression: http://bit.ly/1bo4nyJ (Calgary Sun)
Experts/Students/Alum in the News
1.) Viewers hand debate victory to Notley, poll finds: http://bit.ly/1Eywp7Z (Calgary Herald — David Taras, professor) & http://www.mru.ca/ebf (Edmonton Journal) & http://bit.ly/1EyxlsM (Calgary Herald)
2.) Too many MLAs? Alberta Party leader calls for reduction in constituencies: http://bit.ly/1PuqthZ (CTV — Lori Williams, professor)
3.) Notley and Prentice take centre stage as Alberta political leaders spar on some issues, ignore others: http://bit.ly/1PutL4E (Metro — Duane Bratt, professor)
4.) Donors motivated by cause, not tax credit, says expert: http://bit.ly/1QrezXB (CBC — James Stauch, Director)
5.) New Calgary art collective breaks stereotypes with ‘Cultural Clash’ art show: http://bit.ly/1OknF9S (Metro — David Babaganov, student)
Other notable mentions
Wildrose candidate’s pay hike for work as student president dubbed ‘hypocritical’: http://bit.ly/1Hxtew8 (Metro)
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MRU media makers: 04/23/2015
Students/Experts/Alum in the News
1.) Alberta election debate a chance for Jim Prentice to put wheels back on shaky campaign: http://bit.ly/1GaqWin, (National Post — Duane Bratt, professor) & http://bit.ly/1OK465R (Edmonton Sun) & http://bit.ly/1Gak44z (CBC) & http://bit.ly/1GaxbD5 (Global)
2.) Women asking Flames fans to can it when it comes to street harassment: http://bit.ly/1GlVl2R (Metro — Kim Williams, professor)
Other notable mention
Greg Clark argues Alberta Party reflects where province is going: http://bit.ly/1Dmexr3
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MRU media makers: 04/22/2015
Students/Experts/Alum in the News
1.) Polls suggest Alberta could be headed to first minority government: http://bit.ly/1Dhp86q (Calgary Herald — David Taras, professor)
2.) Hospital parking: Wildrose pledges 2 free hours for Albertans: http://bit.ly/1HkpVtU (CBC — Duane Bratt, professor) & http://bit.ly/1Dhrhis (Edmonton Sun) & http://bit.ly/1Gm5j4h (Edmonton Journal) &
Other notable mention
1.) Downstage creates theatre that goes viral: http://bit.ly/1ErJSyq (Graduate — Diego Stredel)
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MRU media makers: 04/21/2015
MRU in the News
1.) Instructor disputes cost MRU; A COMBINED $250,000 WAS PUT UP BY THE UNIVERSITY TO RESOLVE ADMINISTRATIVE BULLYING AND HARASSMENT — CHAIR BRUCE FOSTER EXPLAINS THE EXPENSE SHOWS THAT THE UNIVERSITY CARES ABOUT ITS INSTRUCTORS: http://bit.ly/1Fc3tBw (The Reflector — Bruce Foster, professor & Kathy Shailer, VP & Robin Fisher, former VP)
2.) Former theatre Alberta post-secondary students fear program cuts based on what universities deem “low value”: http://www.mru.ca/344 (Metro —Jim Brennan, former instructor)
3.) U of C plans to freeze executive pay after provincial budget cuts: http://bit.ly/1K1Ow4Q (Herald)
Students/Experts/Alum in the News
1.) One FOI recommendation that could hurt information access in Canada: http://bit.ly/1yNIPXj (J-Source — Assistant Professor of Journalism Sean Holman)
2.) Braid: Whispers abound of Alberta’s first-ever minority government: http://bit.ly/1D9OqCe (Herald —David Taras, professor)
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MRU media makers: 04/20/2015
MRU in the News
SafeWalk program only keeps students safe if they use it (Calgary Journal — Peter Davison, staff & Jon Heath-Smith): http://bit.ly/1DIGxIX
Students/Experts/Alum in the News
1.) Poll suggests former alderman could help NDP break 22-year drought in Calgary: http://bit.ly/1bdktev (Calgary Herald — Lori Williams, professor) & http://bit.ly/1HLjCOU (CBC)
2.) MRU prof takes high-tech approach to improving geography education: http://www.mru.ca/ec4 (Academica — Lynn Moorman, professor)
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MRU media makers: 04/17/2015
MRU in the News
Letters for Friday, April 17: http://bit.ly/1aDhMlI (Calgary Herald — Rollie LaHaye, professor)
Students/Experts/Alum in the news
1.) When anger votes, all bets are off: http://bit.ly/1Jb19cA (Globe & Mail — David Taras, professor)
2.) Prentice downplays Wildrose rift on southeastern Alberta campaign swing: http://bit.ly/1b44grT (Calgary Herald — Duane Bratt, professor)
3.) Liberal leader launches platform, takes aim at Alberta Party: http://bit.ly/1PWeN8Y (Calgary Herald — Lori Williams, professor)
4.) Thousands of Calgary students spend two hours or more daily on the bus: http://bit.ly/1G3XRdQ (Metro —Dwayne Sheehan, professor)
5.) Calgary workers suffering through post-Flames game hangover: http://bit.ly/1yB3Sw0 (Metro — Melanie Peacock, professor)
6.) April is National Poetry Month and well-versed Calgary has a lot to be proud of: http://bit.ly/1CPItLY (Calgary Journal — Derek Beaulieu, instructor)
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