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H1N1 Strategy Explored Prerequisites Posing Problems Lights, Camera, Action for Calgary Film Fest Cougars Hunt Down Rattlers Prerequisites H1N1 Lights, camera, Cougars hunt posing strategy action for down Rattlers problems explored Calgary Film Fest 2 7 13 19 Prerequisite Puzzler ‘19th Century’ system leaves students out of the loop on class deregistration by Robert Strachan News Editor MRU students registered in courses for which they did not have the necessary prerequisites did not learn that they had been deregistered from them until the first day of classes, an issue that the university’s registrar admits could have been better communicated. Before the first day of classes the Office of the Registrar NEWS EDITOR: printed an internal 70-page Robert Strachan report of every individual [email protected] to be deregistered and then manually deregistered each student. Students did not learn of this until they checked their September 24, 2009 schedules or attended class only to find out they had been removed from the roster. “When we drop the student we would like to communicate with them, but unless it is BRIEFS automated it is just not realistic to do that,” said David Wood, ine years after registrar for MRU. Wood taking the position explained that they have N “started to lay the groundwork” of president of the for an automated approach and University of Calgary, predicted that this approach Harvey Weingarten will be in place by fall 2011. will be retiring with “A student could register in a pension of $4.75 a whole bunch of classes and only find out that they have million. The provincial no schedule on the first day of treasury and Auditor classes because they don’t have General Fred Dunn any prerequisites, and that’s not will investigate why great,” Wood added. “I am not the figures were not going to say it is a perfect system, because it is not right now. But released to the public it is not through lack of trying to despite the university’s make it as good as we can.” Photo by James Paton projected $14.3 million Currently, it is up to the Long lineups were a common sight at the registar’s office, as the final day to withdraw deficit. individual student to ensure they from classes neared. have the necessary prerequisites for a class. Each faculty sets the for the best,” Mansell said. He Pollock explained that there has been this problem xecutive committee prerequisites for their courses as signed up for Biology 1204 - The recommended preparation that students are physically Emembers of the SA well as recommended preparation. Evolution of Eukaryotes without is completely different than able, even if it is not advisable, are expected to release Daniel Mansell, a third-year the posted prerequisite of Biology prerequisite courses. As an to sign up for courses that they their decision of who open studies student, was one of 1202. Mansell mentioned that associate professor in the faculty do not have the prerequisites will take the open the many students who learned last year his zoology professor of chemical and biological for and the instructor never that he had been dropped from Michael Pollock had allowed him sciences for that last 20 years, sees the student’s transcript,” council positions on a class when he went to attend to continue to take a class even Pollock said he has seen his fair Pollock said. Sept. 28. Dr. Gonzo (Jeff it on the first day. though he had not taken the share of prerequisite problems. Agnew) has resigned “It was kind of annoying, but recommended preparatory course. “I know that for a long time See PREREQ pg. 4 from his position as arts representative and will be replaced. eekly newspapers Mount Royal population booms Win Alberta (AWNA) have, for the by Julie C. Vincent first time ever, awarded The Reflector semester, accounting for an 13,000 students at Mount Royal. now-waning recession is a every one of their increase of more than 1,200 No longer can we call Mount factor in increased enrolments journalism bursaries to Despite the recession spelling students. MRU’s 2009/10 Royal a small university. In the at MRU, at other schools in MRU students. Jessica downsize for many Canadian student population has swollen grand scheme of universities, we Calgary and certainly at schools Cameron and Kyle companies, such was not the greatly according to Mount are now a mid sized school.” across the country. case for Canadian universities Royal’s Students’ Association Delamont notes the Bissett “The recession has quite Smylie were both given and colleges, which saw executives. School has had a particularly a bit to do with it. Across the Fred Row Journalism substantial increases across the Erin Delamont, SA VP high number of applications Canada enrolment is up and Bursary and Tessa country in applications for the Academic, says the actual for the 2009/10 academic year. the recession definitely has Clayton and Robert 2009/10 academic year. number of applicants for the “Their applications increased a lot to do with increasing Strachan were given the Mount Royal University 2009/2010 year have not significantly this year. However, enrolments across the received a large, but as yet been released, adding, they can only accept a total 350 of country,” she said. C. A. MacLean Bursary. yet undisclosed, number “Enrolment is up 10 percent this the 1,600 they received,” she says. of applications for the fall year bringing the total to almost Delamont agrees that the See BOOM pg. 4 September 24, 2009 • THE REFLECTOR 3 Mount Royal goes green Two sustainable events in two days for the univsersity by Robert Strachan Watson mentioned that News Editor both the U of C and SAIT are older buildings that have Mount Royal and the composting so it should not Students’ Association are mak- be a problem for Mount ing the effort to become more Royal to start a composting environmentally sustainable program. She has already and threw two sustainability developed a relationship events on Sept. 21 and Sept. with the waste management 22 to raise student awareness company, PDL, that manages of several initiatives. the compost from the other Beginning on Sept. 22, the post-secondary institutions Sustainable Mount Royal club in Calgary. PDL recycled all joined forces with the Student of the waste materials from Club and the university’s sus- the festival. tainable committee to throw Watson said that the the Where to Find festival. Sustainability Centre con- The festival turned Mount ducted a survey of more than Royal’s west gate into an eco- 400 students, faculty mem- friendly party with live music, bers and board members and free food, and other environ- found that people would feel mentally friendly activities. more comfortable if there was “We want to build a sustain- less waste on campus. Photo by Robert Strachan able community, bring people “You make a better environ- Terez Abboud, employee at the Wycked Deli for more than a decade prepares a plate of together, raise awareness to ment for your students if you French fries on a paper plate as opposed to a Styrofoam plate. the environmental initiatives listen to what they say and that we do have on campus you do make it a healthier en- because a lot of times it is vironment,” Watson said, add- overwhelming for people to ing that the volunteer mem- make that transition for them- bership of the Sustainability selves,” said Alana-Dawn Centre has grown from six to No more Styrofoam Eirikson, coordinator for the 26 this semester. Sustainability Centre. The next day the Sustainable Sustainable MRU introduces full ban Eirikson pointed out many Transportation division of initiatives that are avail- Mount Royal’s Parking and on products in Wyckham house able for students including Transportation Services host- the FreeCycle program, the ed the Green Your Ride event EcoStore in partnership with to promote sustainable trans- by Kelsey Chadwick While Haelee raises a good shipping these plates back and Clean Calgary, and an Eco- portation. Layout Editor point — that Styrofoam is recy- forth in a vehicle,” said Potter. Residence program for people The City of Calgary was pro- clable — it is extremely expen- “They also come from China. living in Mount Royal’s resi- moting carpooling, Calgary With thousands of people sive and time consuming, ac- They are manufactured in China dence. Eliese Watson, a vol- Transit was promoting tak- visiting Wyckham House each cording to Sweeney. so there are manufacturing unteer with the Sustainability ing the bus and several bicy- week it was clear to the SAMRU “It’s comparatively benefi- emissions and then they come Centre, played an integral cle vendors were displaying that they needed to start ad- cial to have paper rather than on a boat. There are all these role in making the event a re- bikes. dressing some environmental Styrofoam because it leeches other impacts and you have to ality. She began putting the “We wanted to let the staff issues to limit waste. First item chemicals into the food and be- weigh those and trust that reu- wheels in motion as far back and students know that there on the agenda: Styrofoam. cause after that paper is used it seable is the best way to go in as January. are a lot of different ways of On Sept. 1 a full ban on is compostable,” says Sweeney. the end.” “I thought it is kind of weak getting to campus because I Styrofoam was implemented “Styrofoam never biodegrades.” In order for Mount Royal to that our college doesn’t have a know it is easy to just hop in the and vendors were told they had The Styrofoam ban was just start a successful plate pro- frosh event, as far as welcom- car and get here but I am sure a to start serving their food in the first step for the SAMRU to gram there will have to be some ing back students with live lot of people know that we are more environmentally friendly become more sustainable in changes to the structure of music and free food,” Watson short on parking.
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