U of M to house new agriculture food center
On Dec. 14, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the construction of a new interactive agricultural education facility at the University of Manitoba. The Bruce…
January 2010
City seeks to turn garbage gas into renewable energy source
The City of Winnipeg is proposing a landfill gas and resource recovery project that could turn thousands of tonnes of harmful greenhouse gases into a…
Drawing a line between exercise and addiction
As most gym junkies can attest, the gym gets noticeably busier in January. Not only are more people visiting the gym trying to purge the…
The weight of a nation
On Dec. 30 Hockey Canada announced the roster for the 2010 men’s Olympic hockey team. For weeks, months, even years before the official roster selection…
The 13th man let the 13th man down
If you were outside or anywhere near an open window during this past Grey Cup, you could no doubt hear the entire province of Saskatchewan…
What is real, anyway?
I just finished reading Jon Krakauer’s book Into the Wild. I know, I know, it’s been out for a while now, but as a student,…
Soccer star moonlights as track star
Dana Baker’s soccer career started when she was five years old. “It probably wouldn’t be considered soccer at that age, as I was usually swinging…
Bison briefs
Hockey The men’s hockey team participated in an exhibition series last week, playing in honour of the late Jim Johnson, former president of Thunderwolves Hockey…
Running prosthetics complicate sport status quo
The collaboration between science and sport has brought athleticism into an entirely new realm. Sports that were once considered straight forward and solely based on…
Canada’s sports culture and the rest of the world
From within the confines of an increasingly pluralistic society, it can oftentimes be difficult for countries like Canada to lay claim on any one particular…