Found on Cochrane Eagle

The signs of a gifted young hockey player are all there.

A team-first mentality, the ability to compete against more experienced players and an uncanny ability to put the puck in the net. And the best part of all is that she’s just 14 years of age. More »

Found in Cochrane Eagle

It was the greatest night of Mason Raymond’s young life, and the best part of all was that his family and friends were on hand to witness the whole thing.

The 24-year-old emerging NHL star, who grew up on a ranch just outside of Cochrane, scored three goals in succession in the first two periods Dec. 27 as his Vancouver Canucks thumped the host Calgary Flames 5-1 in front of a packed house at the Saddledome.

It was the first career hat trick for the speedy left-winger and earned him the game’s first star recognition.

“Obviously it was great,” said a reserved Raymond in the locker room after the game. “I grew up watching the Flames and was a big fan . . . this area has been good to me over the years.

“Obviously the Calgary-area is very passionate about their hockey and Cochrane was a great place for me to grow up. Some good players have come out of there, I still consider it home and a place I come back to all the time and enjoy.” More »

Blogs, Twitter, Facebook. Even five years ago these terms were foreign to most. Ten to 15 years prior, talk of “logging on” and “surfing the ’net” would likely have drawn more than a few dumbfounded stares.

Technology evolves at lightning speed and in a world where presently you can talk via webcam to a friend halfway around the world or draw millions of viewers to a video shot on a cellphone no bigger than your palm, it is often impossible to predict where we will go next. As renowned communications scholar Marshall McLuhan once put it, “Societies have always been shaped more by the nature of the media than by the content of the communication.” More »

In light of the parking crisis destined to plague MRU, here’s a look at other options for those travelling to and from campus each day

It’s a bitterly cold, wintry morning in the not-so-distant future and you have a term paper due at 9 a.m.
Cloaked from head-to-toe in your warmest attire, you press the ignition on your old jalopy and pray the engine turns over. Next up, looms an hour-long drive on one of Calgary’s many congested traffic arteries.
Braving whiteout conditions, slick patches of ice and idiotic drivers, you finally pull into one of the parking lots at Mount Royal University. Sure, you may be one of the lucky ones that managed to snag a parking pass before they sold out in a record four days back in July, however, this does not necessarily guarantee you a parking space. More »

A sea of blue packed into Kenyon Court as Mount Royal reached an important milestone on the road towards becoming a full university.

Twenty-nine students, in the criminal justice, communications, arts, and business administration programs, received the first baccalaureate degrees Friday from the 99-year-old institution.

“It’s such a big day not only for the college but for the students because it commemorates being done school. It’s such an amazing feeling,” said Leslie Dovichak, a business admin grad who has called Mount Royal home for the past six years. More »