UMSU 2011 Election results
The 2011/2012 UMSU election results are as follows. These figures are based on preliminary results provided by the CRO. Executive positions President Camilla Tapp (Working…
March 2011
GSA election candidate interviews
GSA presidential candidate Presidential Candidate: Peter Nawrot Experience Senator in Social Work Students’ Association (two years) GSA vice-president (academic) (two years) Why did you decide…
UMSU LGBTT* community representative candidate
LGBTTQ* Community Rep candidate: Kyle St. Godard Why do you feel the community representatives are important to UMSU council? I feel they’re important because if…
GSA election candidate interviews
GSA senate candidates senate candidate: Olivier Gagne Experience Vice-president of departmental students’ association Vice-president of U of M tennis club GSA councillor GSA senator since…
Sound art: Isn’t that just music?
This past November, Winnipeg hosted Send+Receive, a festival celebrating artists who work exclusively with sound. While I enjoyed many performances during the festival, it left…
The Black Hole Theatre tackles The House of Bernarda Alba
Throughout history, art has survived political and social oppression, and even been fuelled by it. Artists not only continue their effort despite censorship and cultural…
Repurposed, rebooted, remade
Editor’s note: This is the second in a short series of essays on nostalgia in the arts. Not long ago, a film came out about…
Boats to launch
Boats is a Winnipeg band with a taste for absurdist juxtaposition, childlike enthusiasm and a sound that brings to mind xylophones even when they aren’t…
Essentially a play list
Change is afoot in the Middle East, and while Hosni Mubarak finally saw the light and acceded to the protestors call to resign, Libya is…
Rap it up
The debate over music and over different music styles has been raging for years. I am sure that ever since music started being played, someone…