And another one
On Feb. 27, Chile experienced an earthquake that ranks in the top five strongest earthquakes ever recorded. This tragedy comes on the heels of the…
2010
Letters to the Editor – March 10, 2010
RE: Liberals want abortion and contraceptives included in G8 health initiative The exclusion of contraception and abortion in an initiative aimed at improving women and…
2010 UMSU general election results
Unofficial, partial results: 2374 ballots were cast — just over 10 per cent of eligible voters at U of M 309 were international students 1586…
UMSU elections Facebook-free
This year, the supplementary rules for the upcoming University of Manitoba Students Union (UMSU) election campaigns bans candidates from using Facebook.com to gain support for…
The 2010 Winter Olympics: for better, or for worse embodying the human spirit
The 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games were not yet a week old before the international media unleashed their hounds. The games and their organizing committee, VANOC,…
Grrrls, Grrrls, Grrrls
“Riotgrrrl is [ . . . ] because we are angry at a society that tells us Girls = dumb, Girl = bad, Girl =…
Graduate! It’s like, whatever.
So you’re graduating soon! Going out into the “real world” to be an “adult,” without the downy cushion of studenthood beneath your head. Good luck…
False Dichotomies
False Dichotomies is a continuing column that unfairly pits two things against one another to determine, definitively, which is better. This week: watching the entire…
The Realest
Walking through Kristjana Wood’s exhibition is much like going through a nature interpretation center or an aquarium. These exquisitely rendered paintings each focus on a…
Mother Lover
What does the 30 Years’ War — which involved most of 17th century Europe — have in common with contemporary society, particularly one viewed through…