Riot leads to debate on overcrowded Manitoba prisons
The riot that broke out at Brandon Correctional Centre earlier this month has been the subject of debate, with NDP critic Kelvin Goertzen accusing the…
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Higher mortality rates for lower income brackets
People in lower income ranges have a higher chance of developing cardiac diseases over their lifetime than those with higher incomes in Manitoba, reported the…
First Annual ICM report subject of scrutiny
Lack of detail and transparency was the biggest concern voiced by faculty members and student representatives regarding the First Annual Report on the Operations of…
Universities look to inform, educate to prevent H1N1 outbreak
As the flu season approaches, universities are working fast to complete pandemic plans and educate their staff, students and faculty alike on H1N1. “We think…
Facebook seen as help at U of M, trouble at other universities
Combine 300 million active members, 40 million daily status updates, 2 billion photos and 3 million events created each month, and you get the world’s…
CFS-Quebec members preparing reform package
MONTREAL (CUP) — In response to petitions from students at 13 schools across Canada to leave the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS), the national lobby…
Wild Things, I Think I Hate You
Like most people, I enjoy escaping to elaborately constructed fantasy worlds. I totally identify with Max, the protagonist of Maurice Sendak’s iconic 1963 picture book…
Wild Things, I Think I Love You
Audiences will undoubtedly be depressed while watching Spike Jonze’s Where the Wild Things Are. But this kind of mood is rare and refreshing when we…
Utopia-In-Progress
Academy Award-nominated documentary director Sam Green (The Weather Underground) is coming to Winnipeg to show his nearly completed film, Utopia In Four Movements, as part…
Subplots, stoners and sinks
“It’s easy to find what you’re against but difficult to find what you’re for.” This is a paraphrase of one of the memorable lines in…