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FREE Novermber 5, 2015 www.TheReflector.ca the FREE November 17, 2016 reflector www.TheReflector.ca MRU’s idea club had a bake sale on campus, but the club is more than just sweet. the group is raising money for women’s education in afghanstan. New governors have Change-makers been elected... but (Pg.2&5) did you vote? (pg.3) Trevor Solway A current MRU student Calgary is making waves in the filmmaking community. By record stores portraying First Nation tell you which vinyls peoples in a genuine way, he hopes to change to invest in misconceptions about (pg.7) their communities. Learn more on pg. 5. News Editor Amy Tucker news [email protected] IDEA Club hosts bake sale for big change Local club raises funds to help women and children in Afghanistan Riley Nerbas and towns of the central Asian Current president Bahara Staff Writer country. Canadian Women for Niazi, a first year Business Women in Afghanistan helps major and cousin of founder by paying salaries of teachers, Hussaini, has big plans for the Do you like doing good deeds rent for school buildings, wells, club in coming years. while eating baked sweets? school bags and mini libraries, “We would like to expand Then look no further than the according to their website. to other campuses,” she says. Initiative for Development of IDEA raised over $1,000 last “Eventually we would like to Education in Afghanistan, or year through their fundraising spread our donations to other IDEA Club, at Mount Royal by bake sales and a banquet central Asian countries, or any University. The club, founded celebrating the Persian New country where we could help in the halls and classrooms Year, Nowruz. the women and children get a of MRU, carries out seasonal For these cousins who grew better education.” bake sales for the students on up in Afghanistan, a country They plan to keep their specific holidays during the that has seen its fair share of headquarters at MRU for the school year. war and conflict, giving back time being, but don’t rule out The club was founded by has become a big part of their expanding to other campuses Shahdukht Hussaini in co- lives. with fundraisers and clubs. operation with students from Hussaini remembers when An upcoming fundraiser the University of Calgary. she first attended school with with the club from U of C IDEA organizes fundraisers to her sister and brothers. She will take place later this year. Shahdukht Hussaini, founder of Mount Royal University’s promote the goals and identity and her sister were the only Students of Mount Royal can IDEA Club. Photo by Ingrid Mir. of the club. girls who were attending also check out the clubs page “I wanted to help people from school. At their father’s urging on Facebook. where I came from,” Hussaini and approval, the rest of the says. “I would watch what was community soon followed. going on in my country on the The children walked an hour news and feel helpless.” to school and an hour back for “I would She says things changed three hours of education. when she attended a public “We were set up in a tent watch what lecture by Janice Eisenhauer. with no desks and a small “She is really great. She has blackboard the teacher used was going on inspired me to do something for notes,” says Hussaini. in my country about the way I was feeling Hussaini relocated to and about the people I wanted Pakistan at the age of 10 and on the news to help.” again to Canada in the seventh and feel The funds raised through grade, where she struggled to their fundraisers are donated learn English, teaching herself helpless.” to NGO Canadian Women for with frequent visits to the Women in Afghanistan. The library. She has since graduated - Shahdukht Hussaini NGO trains teachers in Canada with a Bachelor of Science, and sends them to Afghanistan minoring in Chemistry and to help teach women and Biology and hopes to continue children. The organization with her education to become has sent 25 teachers to cities a doctor. Bahara Haroonshah Niaz serves as the president of Mount Royal University’s IDEA Club. Photo by Ingrid Mir. From left to right: Sodaba Niazi, Shahdukht Hussaini, Bahara Haroonshah Niazi, Ikram, Mehza Sikandar and Fariyah Khalifa. Photo by Ingrid Mir. November 17, 2016 • the reflector 3 New SAMRU governors, low voters Low turnout for SAMRU Governors’ election Riley Nerbas were cast,” Hunter says. adventures ahead in leading Staff Writer The elections for their student body into the the Governors and the future. Representation Executive “The board is most concerned The elections for the new Council (REC) used to occur with training, integrating and student governing board came together during the winter empowering the new board and went with a jarring total of semester but switched last year. members, so that the board can 511 students who voted, about The Governor elections now quickly become more informed 22 per cent of the eligible voters happen in the fall while the REC and empowered in working for at Mount Royal University. elections continue to happen in the benefit of the students,” The newly elected governors the spring or winter semester. says Drobroth. are: Olga Barcelo, Cordelia These changes may have had The future activities of the Snowdon (retuning), Ed Hale, an impact on the low voter Governing Board members Amanda VanNest, Nathan turnout for the elections. Voting involve events held around Lawley (returning), Aaron has also moved online rather the Mount Royal campus. Horne, Priyanka Dutt, Andrew than by paper ballot, resulting The Governors will be seen Nguyen and Alex Wright. supporting clubs and events These individuals are put on by students for students. responsible for making funding “Voter turnout They will also be active in the decisions for the future of was low. Of Annual Governors Meeting. Mount Royal University such “It is incredibly important as building expansions needed 11,231 eligible that students come to this in the future. voters, 511 meeting to better become The elections were held on involved in SAMRU,” says Oct. 16-17. Jason Droboth, votes were Drobroth. board speaker, hopes to see The current AGM meeting more participation from the cast.” has been postponed, with a student body in future elections -Chief Returning Officer new date being planned for the Jason Droboth, Board Speaker, is a geology student and co- as he believes the results make for Elections Shauna near future. founder of two MRU clubs. Photo Courtesy of SAMRU web- a very large impact. Hunter site. “The Student Governing Board is arguably the most influential body in the direction “The Student Governing Board is arguably the of the Students’ Association,” in greater responsibility on the says Droboth. individual to vote. most influencial body in the direction of the The election was overseen “Last year marked the first by Shauna Hunter, who has time all votes were done Students’ Association returned to the position of Chief online,” Hunter says. -Board Speaker Jason Droboth Returning Officer for elections “Interest on the Student for the eighth straight year. Governor election tends to be Hunter has worked outside of much lower than the executive MRU for provincial and federal election, although the highest elections as well as Presiding ever voter turnout for an Deputy Returning Officer in executive election was 23.2 per municipal elections. cent,” she added. “Voter turnout was low. 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Can’t be- November 17, 2016 who picked up my pink lieve Convocation is pen as it flew outta my tomorrow! #MRULife Issue 6, Volume 55 triumph pocket today :’’’’-) u r #TimeFlies an angel!! #MRULife I think I speak for all of us when I say thank goodness the EDITORIAL STAFF: U.S. presidential election is over. Publishing Editor: Bigoa Machar @MRUmktgsociety @davidswann Almost two years of campaigning Managing Editor: Ivar Bergs from over a dozen candidates News Editor: Amy Tucker Nov22 do a little agen- Join me in celebrating Robyn Welsh and here we are with Donald Features Editor: cy exploration with Alberta’s Indigenous Arts Editor: Kennedy Enns Trump as the new President of @criticalmass! From youth, Friday, Novem- Sports Editor: Brendan Stasiewich the United States. Let me tell you, 2pm-3pm #MRU students ber 25 at Mount Royal Photo Editor: Melanie Walsh I have never seen a campaign as are invited to one of University. Layout Editor: Nina Grossman wacky as this one. After all the #yyc’s largest Web Editor: Brett Luft bickering, crying, insults and, marketing agencies! most importantly, the memes CONTRIBUTORS: Dan Khavkin, (shoutout to 4chan for all the Alec Warkentin, Colin MacGillivray, rare election Pepes), we can Riley Nerbas, Jennifer Dorozio, Nathan Kunz finally put the process behind us. But I’m not here to reminisce Cover Photo by Ingrid Mir over what has been, but to look Student leaders convene at forward to what is ahead for us The Reflector, with an on- and as a continent and as a society.