UMSU Notes
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) met on Feb. 3, 2010. U of M president David Barnard and Debbie McCallum, vice-president (administration), made a…
February 2011
International News Briefs
Frat house shooting ends with one dead, 11 injured A shooting at a Youngstown State University fraternity ended with one student dead and 11 injured,…
News Briefs
Man survives three days alone in Manitoba wilderness A Manitoba woodcutter survived three days after being hit by a falling tree, just north of Winnipeg,…
Campus mental health services see increase in demand
While more university students are coming into campus health centres with greater mental health challenges than in the past, it may not necessarily be a…
Campus Beat
U of M professors lead series to address civic disengagement Two political scientists at the University of Manitoba have teamed up with the Manitoba Institute…
So why no online voting?
UMSU has been looking into online voting as a way to improve turnout and cut costs for years, Chief Returing Officer Jason van Rooy says….
A new type of Egyptian
gypt’s president, Hosni Mubarak, has kept the country under Emergency Law for the entire duration of his 30-year so-called “democratic” rule. This law suspends constitutional…
Local Egyptians demand change
Local Egyptians showed their support for protestors demanding democracy in Egypt at demonstrations held at the University of Manitoba and on the steps of the…
The cradle of civilization in chaos
once lived in Egypt: the land of the pharaohs, the cradle of civilization, the most prosperous and most beautiful place in the world; a land…
Athlete’s Angle
Hard to believe that 15 years ago this April, Winnipeg was crushed as fans had to sit back and watch their beloved Jets move to…