Zoological Investigations
Hello and welcome to January 2011. I was looking out the window earlier, enjoying the hoar frost, when it occurred to me that, really, Winnipeg…
2011
Symbol of summer
In the last months of summer I moved from my townhouse on the edge of the suburbs to a small apartment in St. Boniface, right…
Science briefs
The ultimate hangover cure! Science has provided us with the ultimate cure for hangovers. A hangover can occur when doses of ethanol (large or small)…
It’s about to get crowded
Do you think Winnipeg rush hour is bad, or you feel cramped in the university’s underground tunnels and in the stores of the mall? Well…
The Big Issue
Over the holiday season, a day in a new city and a brief encounter with a man named Victor taught me an important lesson, managed…
The ice? No dice
There is now an ice rink in the middle of campus that many students might miss. I was not one of them, however. A few…
Can’tada
Canadians have a longstanding tradition of complaining passionately but privately about the country we love. We will suffer the future with the same grace that…
UMSU presents Celebration Week to liven up campus routine
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union’s annual Celebration Week will see events happening across campus with hopes of creating a festive feel amid the winter…
U of M support staff vote 87% in favour of strike mandate
The University of Manitoba could be faced with the second strike by support staff in a little over three years, after their contract expired in…
No more food for beer!
Degrees’ is currently going through the process of applying for a cocktail lounge licence so students will be able to purchase liquor without food. University…