By Erin Ludwig
In the hustle of campus life, it can be easy to forget there are those less privileged than most students. The organizers of Calgary’s Homeless Awareness Week are hoping to change this forgetfulness, with a number of events scheduled to highlight just how serious the situation is for some Calgarians. Organized by local businesses, the… Continue reading Out in the cold
By Erin Ludwig
Classes are back to normal after a brief hiccup at Calgary’s southern campus. The Mount Royal College Board of Governors and the Mount Royal Faculty Association have come to a one-year contract agreement for the period July 1, 2001 to June 30, 2002. The agreement gives faculty members a 4.8 per cent increase, of which… Continue reading All engines go at Mount Royal College
By Erin Ludwig
Classes could end a little too early for Mount Royal College students this semester. MRC faculty called a strike vote for Nov. 15 after negotiations with the MRC Board of Governors ended late on Tue., Oct. 30. The faculty could go on strike as early as Nov. 19 if the strike vote succeeds. According to… Continue reading OUT IN THE COLD
By Erin Ludwig
It seems that money can’t buy you love, happiness or even ethical medical research. On Wed., Oct. 16 the Moot Court room in the University of Calgary Faculty of Law was full as Jocelyn Downie, Director of the Health Law Institute at Dalhousie University, spoke on the promises and perils of health research in the… Continue reading Money, medicine and morals
Asking student leaders in Alberta to comment on DeVry’s recent program accreditation is like walking up to a big box labeled "Pandora" and carelessly flinging the lid away. Members of student government from the Universities of Calgary and Alberta as well as Mount Royal College responded with varying degrees of furor to the recent decision… Continue reading News Feature: DeVry Accreditation: SUs’ perspectives
By Rob South
Far away from last week’s nurses’ strike, events occurred that could seriously impact health care in Calgary. On May 22, students in the Calgary Conjoint Nursing Program were informed Mount Royal College had decided not to renew the program it shares with the University of Calgary. "Students weren’t consulted at all, neither were a lot… Continue reading Successful nursing program cancelled