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MRU Media: 09/29/2022

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A show of support for Orange Shirt Day: (Calgary Herald print edition, front page (see below) – Tim Rahilly, President; linda manyguns, AVP) 

Taking part in Orange Shirt Day: Calgary events marking truth and reconciliation: https://mru.ca/0fbe (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – linda manyguns, AVP) 

Truth and reconciliation events across city including MRU and U of C: https://mru.ca/33ed  (CityNews 660 ) 

World-renowned percussionist bringing special performance to Calgary’s Bella Concert Hall: https://mru.ca/329c (Calgary Citizen – Bella Concert Hall) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Calgarians’ trust in police continues to drop: police commission survey: https://mru.ca/b4a9 (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Doug King, faculty) 

Alberta’s resistance to federal gun buyback program politicizes police: critics: https://mru.ca/5725 (Global News – Duane Bratt,  faculty) 

JIVANI: Trudeau misrepresents Canadians who disagree with him: https://mru.ca/f327 (Calgary Sun, Toronto Sun – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Also worth noting

‘Unprecedented’ $75 million donated to Scarborough Health Network, University of Toronto: https://mru.ca/dfb06 (Global News) 

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MRU Media: 09/28/2022

MRU in the media

Mount Royal University halts intramural hockey program over inclusion and equity concerns: https://mru.ca/6321 (Rebel News) 

Food banks and ‘care cupboards’ are popping up on university campuses. Here’s why: https://mru.ca/94ef (CBC News – Lisa Antichow, SAMRU staff) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Macbeth’s goblins are back in revamped telling of the classic: https://mru.ca/f3cf (Calgary Sun – Rebecca Northan, alumna) 

Poilievre rewards loyalty with leadership team roles: https://mru.ca/6f70 (National Observer –  Duane Bratt, faculty)

PREMIUM TIMES editorial board member honoured in Canada: https://mru.ca/d7b9 (Premium Times – Sarah Hewitt, faculty) 

Also worth noting

University of Regina introduces new Energy Systems Engineering Program for fall 2023: https://mru.ca/10bc (Global News) 

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MRU Media: 09/27/2022

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HBO’s Alberta-shot “The Last of Us” footage is out and the series looks wild (VIDEO): https://mru.ca/eb10 (Daily Hive) 

Trailer for HBO television series shot in Calgary, Edmonton Released: https://mru.ca/d162 (CFWE) 

Tech giant Infosys opens downtown office with plans to hire 1,000 workers by 2024: https://mru.ca/33c1a (Calgary Herald) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Airdrie’s high-school girls’ soccer teams kick off 2022 season: https://mru.ca/a333 (Airdrie Today – Riley Deraaf, student) 

Alberta won’t participate in federal efforts to seize prohibited weapons, Shandro says: https://mru.ca/d35c (CBC News – Doug King, faculty) 

Firearm buyback program not a provincial priority, says minister: https://mru.ca/2aebc (CBC News at 6 – Doug King, faculty) 

Shandro calls federal firearms buyback program confiscation: https://mru.ca/f485 (CBC Radio News – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Also worth noting

U of L Bridge Prize goes to University of Toronto student: https://mru.ca/bd2b (My Lethbridge Now) 

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MRU Media: 09/26/2022

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Helping youth be the VOICE against gender-based violence: https://mru.ca/2e34 (Government of Alberta) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

A ‘golden hue’ can be witnessed by Calgarians in the mountains mid-fall: https://mru.ca/c9a1 (CityNews – David Bird, faculty) 

Australian coal company seeking more than $3.5B from Alberta government over policy change: https://mru.ca/37ec (CBC News – Carleton-James Osakwe, faculty)

Jason Kenney says he never intended to ‘be in this gig for a long time’: https://mru.ca/e8de2 (CBC News – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

UCP leadership race coming down to Smith vs. Toews: https://mru.ca/cc53 (News 770, CHQR – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Who is expected to win UCP leadership race?: https://mru.ca/bddb (iNews 880 – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Also worth noting

Alberta rolls out $8M for post-secondary ‘micro-credentials’: https://mru.ca/4afd (Edmonton Journal, Calgary Herald) 

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MRU Media: 09/23/2022

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Alberta post-secondaries to create new “micro-credential” programs: https://mru.ca/7378a (Lethbridge News Now, Red Deer News Now) 

Providing Albertans with job-ready skills: https://mru.ca/baec (Government of Alberta) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Palestinians accuse Canada of having a double standard on Israel: https://mru.ca/a26b (Yahoo News Canada – Mark Ayyash, faculty) 

CPS cuts ties with US college following investigation into accreditation: https://mru.ca/4d5a (Academica – Kelly Sundberg, faculty) 

Honens in the Park: https://mru.ca/564d (High River Times – Arnold Choi, Conservatory faculty) 

Edmonton police release full video of woman shoved to ground by officer: https://mru.ca/b73d (CBC  News – Doug King, faculty) 

Dynamics of House of Commons unlikely to change with new Conservative leader: https://mru.ca/1279  (CBC News Channel – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Dr. Duane Bratt re: Minister Madu, Michelle Rempel Garner: https://mru.ca/553f (Real Talk with Ryan Jespersen –Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Alberta Prime Time Politics Panel: https://mru.ca/2d60 (CTV 2 – Archie McLean, faculty) 

Also worth noting

New student housing adds nearly 400 beds at University of Victoria: https://mru.ca/4ea (Saanich News) 

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MRU Media: 09/22/2022

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

The business of Calgary as a sports town: https://mru.ca/5a97 (CBC Radio, The Calgary Eyeopener – David Finch, faculty) 

Aircraft manufacturing announcement great news for Alberta: https://mru.ca/b0a5 (CBC News at 6 – David Finch, faculty) 

‘Serious questions’: CPS paid $30,000 for training at unaccredited U.S. college: https://mru.ca/bd0b  (Calgary Herald, Calgary Sun – Kelly Sundberg, faculty) 

Number of Calgary renter households growing faster than number of owners, says census: https://mru.ca/cb3d5 (CBC News – Anupam Das, faculty) 

Renters growing as cost of owning home rises: https://mru.ca/1feb (CBC Radio News – Anupam Das, faculty) 

Premier Jason Kenney refuses to comment on Madu’s vaccine mandate tweet: https://mru.ca/6319 (Global News – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Madu thanks ‘freedom convoys’ for mobilizing against Ottawa’s ‘tyrannical’ pandemic policies: https://mru.ca/4ab8 (CBC News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Minister Madu in difficult position after tweet: https://mru.ca/b5d0 (CBC Radio News – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Dynamics of House of Commons unlikely to change with new Conservative leader: https://mru.ca/1279  (CBC News Channel – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Food prices continue to rise: https://mru.ca/ebbbf (CTV News Channel – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Also worth noting

Vet school for University of Northern B.C.?: https://mru.ca/964cd (CKPGToday) 

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MRU Media: 09/21/2022

MRU in the media

SAIT called out by union for having staff work on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: https://mru.ca/fa43 (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Art installation sharing stories of murdered Indigenous women and children making its way across Canada: https://mru.ca/3eee7 (CBC Radio News – linda manyguns, AVP) 

Calgary’s business community is dedicated to creating social impact: https://mru.ca/e048 (Calgary Herald – Melanie Peacock, faculty) 

Inflation continues to cool, but relief’s not yet in the forecast: https://mru.ca/ff7b (CTV News – Anupam Das, faculty) 

Alberta labour and immigration minister stirs controversy over vaccine mandate tweet: https://mru.ca/584d (Global News – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

NDP caucus members angling to be ‘adults in the room’ as House resumes: https://mru.ca/e753 (The Hill Times – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Remembering Germaine Beverley Mary Wilson: https://mru.ca/0a59 (Vancouver island Free Daily – Germaine Wilson, alumna) 

Oil trumps climate change in UCP leadership race to determine Alberta’s next premier: https://mru.ca/e3a0 (CBC News – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Also worth noting

Influx of students attending University of Saskatchewan campus causing bus routes to be full: https://mru.ca/88e (Global News) 

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MRU Media: 09/20/2022

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A Canadian university cancels intramural hockey in the name of ‘equity’: https://mru.ca/e070 (Washington Examiner) 

Taylor Centre for the Performing Arts presents Whitehorse: https://mru.ca/3b59 (CKUA – Bella Concert Hall) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Calgary small businesses dealing with high inflation: https://mru.ca/35d6 (CityNews – Rajbir Bhatti, faculty) 

The Royal Foundry, Sinzere, Nice Horse, Fin McDowell among the winners at YYC Music Awards: https://mru.ca/8c3e (Calgary Herald – Emil Agopian, Conservatory alumnus) 

What do you think of new conservative leader Pierre Polivere?: https://mru.ca/40cf (CBC Radio, Blue Sky – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Also worth noting

UNB releases controversial U.S. politician’s PhD dissertation after months of refusals: https://mru.ca/f0fb (CBC News) 

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MRU Media: 09/19/2022

MRU in the media

Dr. Terry Clark announced as new MRU Conservatory director: https://mru.ca/3a1a (The Reflector – Terry Clark, director; Evan Cortens, interim dean) 

MRU Students to expect new Learning Management System this semester: https://mru.ca/dc36 (The Reflector) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Opinion: The monarchy in Canada is more than whoever is sitting on the throne: https://mru.ca/cecf (Calgary Herald, Vancouver Province – Keith Brownsey, faculty) 

Meet Canada’s new Tory leader vowing to boot out Justin Trudeau: https://mru.ca/c30f (MSN, The Telegraph – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Woman shoved to ground by officer in video was armed with knife, Edmonton police say: https://mru.ca/de1c (CBC News – Doug King, faculty)

Looking at this week in Alberta politics: https://mru.ca/04a7 (CBC News at 6 – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Infrastructural Brutalism: The Great Acceleration & Brisantic Politics w/ Michael Truscello: https://mru.ca/58a5 (Last Born in the Wilderness podcast – Michael Truscello, faculty) 

Also worth noting

How are Canadian universities responding to monkeypox?: https://mru.ca/84656 (CTV News) 

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MRU Media: 09/16/2022

MRU in the media

Free food cupboards for Calgary students in need: https://mru.ca/d22d (CityNews at 6 – Lisa Antichow, SAMRU staff) 

Care cupboards address food insecurity at Mount Royal University: https://mru.ca/96fd (CityNews 660 radio) – Lisa Antichow, SAMRU staff) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Land of the larches: A guide to viewing Alberta’s golden season: https://mru.ca/19e0 https://mru.ca/3111 (Calgary Sun, Calgary Herald – David Bird, faculty) 

Varcoe: After doubling in size, Benevity brings workers together for first time since pandemic: https://mru.ca/d388 (Calgary Herald – Melanie Peacock, faculty) 

New chief of Alberta Human Rights Commission fired: https://mru.ca/1005 (iNews 880 – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Also worth noting

Toronto Metropolitan University goes Bold with new nickname for athletics teams: https://mru.ca/620c (CTV News) 

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