Buller Greenhouse opens to the public
Carla Zelmer, the new manager of the Buller Greenhouse, has created an open door policy for the facility. In previous years the greenhouse had remained…
2014
Freaks of Nature: The gastric-brooding frog
For the first instalment of the “Freaks of Nature” column, we’ll take an up close and personal look at the gastric-brooding frog. This Australian critter…
Cover to cover with Carlyn
Joe is a 30-something New Yorker searching for meaning in his life beyond the falsity of his copywriting career. So much so that when he…
Review: Black Rock, by John McFetridge
Whiney teenage girls. Strippers. Hippy college students who are political around men and flirty when alone. Dead women. Black Rock by John McFetridge is packed…
GMO pesticide Roundup risk to fish?
In Canada, agriculture and forestry are leading industries in pesticide use. Currently, at the University of Manitoba, research is being done to investigate the environmental…
Miriam Toews and her Puny Sorrows
Award-winning author Miriam Toews is making her way back to Winnipeg to take part in Thin Air, the Winnipeg International Writers Festival. Toews will be…
Thin Air: Winnipeg International Writers Festival
Distinguished authors from around the world will be gracing our city during Thin Air: Winnipeg International Writers Festival beginning this Friday, Sept. 19. The nine-day…
Moshi Moshi: Circus, Comedy, Chaos
It was a happy surprise to see the Sept. 5 opening night of the Moshi Moshi: Circus, Comedy, Chaos show at the Gas Station Theatre…
Your school
As the semester progresses, you will find yourself settling into new routines. Your schedule will become a familiar pattern and you may be tempted to…
University of Manitoba president’s welcome to students
As a new school year begins, I welcome all students, returning and new, and issue you a challenge. Each school year at the University of…