Cigars were lit and glasses were raised as students, faculty and support staff celebrated the 31st annual E-Awards on April 6.

The E-Awards stands for excellence, enrichment and Endeavor. 
 
 
 

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Students at Mount Royal elected their new Students' Association executive last month. Just nine per cent of all eligible voters cast their ballots in the election. Twelve candidates ran for the executive positions this year.

The five victors, Sean Fraser, Stephanie Rea, Aric Johnson, Erin Ludwig and Mark C. Sollis took time out to talk to the Journal about their plans for next year.

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The Journalism program is losing one of its best as senior instructor John Balcers is retiring at the end of this semester.

Balcers, who is also the publishing editor of the print Journal, has brought his education and vast journalism experience to Mount Royal students for 35 years.

Balcers’ past jobs include work for the Albertan, the Calgary Herald and Time magazine.
 
 
 
 

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A survey and a series of meetings were conducted by the Students' Association have pinpointed some serious problems with students who must go on work terms. 

"A lot of students had been approaching us with complaints about their work terms," said VP Academic Jeff Hayes. 

Some of the complaints raised were about work placement, career services, the work term outlines and assessment. 

Students have another choice in banking institutions since Apex Credit Union, Room E156, went open bond.

The credit union, which only allowed provincial government employees to be members, now accepts everyone.

“For the most part, we think it’s very positive,” said Dennis Johnson, general manager.

Newly elected publishing editor Brad Needham says he would like to see The Reflector become more of a student paper than a journalism paper next year. 

Needham, a third-year Journalism students, won the title Mar. 29 and has plans to change the way the paper is perceived. 

 
 

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