Sex and the campus
A chain is only as good as its weakest link, or so we’ve been told since we were in second grade. To set a person…
2009
Lost and foundeth
Hear ye, hear ye! By order of His Majesty Prince Charming, whosoever hast lost a glass slipper must report to the royal guard immediately. The…
In the end, it’s all about love
I often witnessed two human males, bound by circumstance, sitting together on an old wooden rocking chair. An heirloom from a bygone era when men…
Local Briefs
U of M archives get spooky addition Peter Aykroyd, father of actor Dan Aykroyd from the 1980s film Ghostbusters, announced Oct. 15 that he will…
Genesis
The world begins fresh, To give . . . and to bud anew. to journey the light. I’m running from, you are unkind. Still sometimes,…
Top 10 trend tragedies for 2010
It seems like it was just August and it’s now 5 C, so it’s basically Thanksgiving, which means its practically Halloween, so it might as…
U of M takes part in waste reduction week
Every year in mid October, Canada and the rest of the world will participate in a weeklong event called Waste Reduction Week, promoting waste reduction…
U of W gets a new green fleet thanks to energy conservation device
The Center for Sustainable Transportation (CST) at the University of Winnipeg is upgrading the U of W’s transportation services with the addition of OttoView devices….
Team led by U of M researcher given $300k to study H1N1
Researchers at the U of M have received $300,000 in research funding from the federal government to study the H1N1 flu virus for the next…
Financial crisis at the U of M topic of discussion at packed town hall
The University of Manitoba’s critical financial situation was the theme of the Oct. 15 town hall meeting. University president David Barnard told the packed house…