FREE the October 4, 2018 reflector www.TheReflector.ca CAnnAbis on campus What you need to know before legalization (Pg. 4) Movie MAgiC What your first-year self needed to know (Pg. 9) Aussie volleyball recruit lands at MRU (Pg. 18) The best of Calgary Film 2018 (Pg. 10) News Editor Nathan Woolridge news [email protected] New Changemakers Studio opens at Mount Royal University Kyra Bird Contributor Wayne Chu, CEO of Trico Homes, and Jill Andres, Trico Trico founders, Eleanor and Wayne Chu, alongside Jill Andres the director of the Trico Changemakers Studio director delivers speech at the Changemakers Studio. Photo courtesy of Mount Royal University Changemakers Studio on Sept. 27. Photos by Kyra Bird Changemakers at MRU now from the public, private and non- Business, Institute for Community “For Mount Royal, this is an Clark said in his address. “I have a new space on campus to profit sectors. You’ll meet artists, Prosperity and Institute for incredible way for us to work couldn’t be more proud to meet, collaborate and innovate. activists, systems intrapreneurs Innovation and Entrepreneurship alongside our community have the changemakers studio The Trico Changemakers and social entrepreneurs,” — the studio was funded by Trico partners to tackle big issues. We as part of MRU, as part of the Studio, located in the Bissett Andres says. “This brand-new Homes and the Trico Charitable also get the opportunity to gather beautiful, wonderful, tremendous School of Business, held their social enterprise offers co- Foundation who provided $1 our students, our faculty, and constituency of Calgary-Elbow.” official launch on Sept. 27, working spaces for changemakers million, as well as the Government our staff from across the campus The Trico Changemakers Studio welcoming guests from on and off from across sectors as well as of Canada’s Post-Secondary together in one space,” Brown is part of a broader changemakers campus to tour and learn about social impact facilitation for Institutions Strategic Investment says. “But most important of all, campus initiative by the university the new 5,000 square-foot space. changemakers working together Fund which supplied another the Trico Changemakers Studio is which began in 2015. At that time, Studio director, Jill Andres, says to address complex challenges.” $500,000. an awesome way to inspire and to MRU created a Changemakers the learning space is intended Some current studio members In her address to event empower students.” Campus Roadmap and has since to bring together MRU students include Alberta Health Services, attendees, Provost and Vice- Calgary-Elbow MLA Greg Clark been named a Changemakers and faculty, as well as community Boys and Girls Clubs of Calgary, President Academic, Lesley was also in attendance at the Campus by Ahoka U, a designation organizations to address social United Way Social Impact Labs Brown spoke glowingly about studio’s official launch to give a held by only 50 universities and environmental challenges. and many more. the studio, its members, and the speech. around the world. “Here at the Trico Changemakers A joint initiative between opportunities she believes the “I’m really, really excited,” Studio, you’ll meet changemakers Mount Royal Bissett School of new space will offer. Billionaire Clay Riddell dies at 81 MRU Library is named after this oil tycoon and Flames co-owner Nathan Woolridge News Editor On Sept. 7 2017, Mount Royal A representative of the at this difficult time.” The self-made oil and gas His legacies to all of us are University (MRU) held a formal foundation, Clay Riddell, was Riddell, now remembered in businessman was also a co- immeasurable. To his family: our opening for the Riddell Library in attendance at the formal the name of MRU’s library, is also owner of the Calgary Flames. gratitude, respect and deepest and Learning Centre. The program. But, just over a year being remembered as a business According to the Calgary sympathy.” four-storey building has since later Riddell has passed away. titan and community member. Flames’ website, Riddell joined Mayor Naheed Nenshi tweeted become a hub for learning and The Globe and Mail reported Forbes reported that Riddell’s the ownership group in 2003- to Riddell’s legacy in the city, innovation. that his death was caused by “a 2018 net worth was $1.2 2004 because of “his passion for “Incredibly sad. Clay was a The library’s name recognizes brief, unspecified illness.” Billion. Riddell is known for his home team, love of the sport” titan of our community—in a significant donation made by MRU offered their condolences being the founder and former Ken King, Vice Chairman & industry, philanthropy, sport the Riddell Family Charitable through the official school twitter chief executive of Paramount CEO for the Flames, released and education. Calgarians feel Foundation as part of the account, “We remember with Resources Ltd. He started a statement on the team’s his legacy now and we will feel University’s Changing the deep respect and admiration Paramount in 1974 and was CEO website as well. “We mourn it for many years to come. My Face of Education fundraising renowned philanthropist until 2015, when he handed the passing of a great man of heart goes out [to] his family campaign. This campaign was and community builder Clay reigns to his son, Jim Riddell. He industry, sports, philanthropy and friends in this difficult time. launched in 2011 to help MRU Riddell, and extend our deepest had stakes in many oil, gas and and human decency along with Know that we all mourn with you raise $250 million. sympathies to the Riddell family energy companies. our city, province and country. today.” October 4, 2018 • the reflector 3 Orange Shirt Day: “A piece of us has been missing for so long” MRU community honours impacts of residential schools Sarah Ferguson Contributor On Oct. 1 Mount Royal we can make sense of one entrances of the university to return home they never got were drummers and a student University (MRU) honoured another. There are also many (East Gate, West Gate, Rec to cleanse themselves and they performed a jingle dance. the survivors and lasting Indigenous people who never Entrance). In addition to the never got that ceremony either “Drums are important to impacts of residential schools had the opportunity to hear pins, there were also tables on and we’re still trying to heal us because of the beat of our through Orange Shirt Day. their stories, the stories of Mainstreet set-up with pins, from that.” culture and the beat of our The event included various their families.” additional information about The carvings of falling eagle heart,” says Kootenay-Jobin. activities across campus. The Sept. 30 date has Orange Shirt Day and a video feathers honour residential “We’ve chosen jingle dancing significance because it is at the playing about Phyllis’ story. school victims, survivors and because the jingle dance is a What is orange start of the school year, the An art installation in the their families. An Elder then healing dance and we want shirt Day? T-wing courtyard called “Fallen performed a blessing as well healing for all the families who Feathers” was on display, as spoke about the importance were affected by residential On Orange Shirt Day, “... for too which is a set of tree carvings of fallen feathers and the need schools and also for those who communities join together to made by an Indigenous artist for further discussion. There never got to return home.” remember residential schools long our in the trees that were damaged and honour the journey of during a heavy snowstorm in survivors and foster discussion history and September 2014. This project about reconciliation. The was led by Carmela Amoroso, day also honours the many what was who is Sioux and Assiniboine children who never returned and works in the university’s home done to us as grounds department. According to the Orange Kootenay-Jobin explained Shirt Day website, the concept Indigenous that “the reason the eagle behind the day came from feathers are upside down Phyllis Webstad’s story. peoples is because they’re meant to Webstad shares her story of represent the children who having her new orange shirt through were taken to residential taken away on her first day schools but never returned at the Mission school and Canada has home.” He goes on to say, the lasting effects this had “An eagle is a very significant throughout her life. The slogan been swept animal among many “every child matters” was Indigenous cultural groups created by Webstad to show under the across Canada, they represent the commitment that everyone purity and strength. around us is valued. rug.” “Nothing flies above the Steve Kootenay-Jobin, Events - Steve Kootenay- eagle and many of our regalia and Housing coordinator at but also spiritual tools all the Iniskim Centre, explained, Jobin include eagle feathers. If one “Our identities were impacted, time when children were taken of them falls on the floor there but also a piece of us has been from their homes to residential is a ceremony that is meant to missing for so long. When schools. It also provides an be done afterwards to cleanse children were brought away to “Every Child Matters” pins were handed out at multiple MRU opportunity to discuss anti- it and to purify it again. For residential schools it removed entrances in honour of Orange Shirt Day on Oct. 1. Photo by racism and anti-bullying those children who never got the concept of family and Nathan Woolridge policies for the coming school instead children were raised in year. institutions,” he says.