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A U of G study showed a correlation between Facebook use and jealousy ( Photo: Lasia Kretzel )

Calgary’s Mount Royal College officially became Mount Royal University on Sept. 3, offering new opportunities for students but straying from the old college mandate of helping out students who didn't do well in high school.

“Mount Royal has gone through a 20-year transition from a conventional community college with a direct employment-related program base, to a more academically rigorous mix of applied degrees and university transfer programs,” said David Hyttenrauch, president of the Mount Royal Faculty Association.

Earlier in September Memorial University of Newfoundland announced it will become the second Canadian university to ban the sale of bottled water. This move comes less than six months after the University of Winnipeg introduced a ban last spring.

“Students, staff and faculty have been working actively together with the initiative to raise education and awareness around the privatization of water,” said Elly Adeland, water and energy campaigner at the Polaris Institute.

1000-plus feral rabbits pose a safety hazard and are responsible for damage on the University of Victoria campus ( Photo Provided )

The recent cultural shift towards focusing on healthy lifestyles has lessened the reality of the freshman 15 ( Photo: Lasia Kretzel )