‘Winnipeg is the unofficial hub of the Aboriginal music community in Canada’
In May 2013 Statistics Canada released the first data from the 2011 National Household Survey, which replaced the former long-form census. Significant facts about the…
2014
Masculindians
On Mar. 6, University of Manitoba Press launched the book Masculindians: Conversations about Indigenous Manhood at McNally Robinson. Editor Sam McKegney, who is also an…
Curtain call for the Cyrk
After Mar. 14, Winnipeg will see one more live music venue shutting its doors. The Cyrk, also known as “Winnipeg’s most notorious art house,” is…
U of M celebrates International Women’s Day
If you were able to tear your eyes away from the election hoopla last week, you may have noticed the breast, chest, and torso casts…
Letters to the editor
As the dust settles from the recent UMSU election, it is apparent that it was not an election based on the serious issues that face…
The Good, the Bad, and the Critic
Pussy Riot is an all-female Russian punk band and performance collective which attempts to shake-up the established order and transform our views about politics, power, and…
Smells like tree spirit
An international team of researchers recently found a missing link in one of the mysteries surrounding climate change. Published in the journal Nature, the study…
Native studies winter colloquium: Christy Anderson
Last Wednesday, the native studies’ 2014 winter colloquium featured Christy Anderson, a master’s student researching the marginalization of Aboriginal women in Canadian society. Her presentation…
One step closer in the fight against chronic pain
New research sheds light on chronic pain, a major concern in public health. About 20 per cent of the worldwide population is affected by acute…
From women’s day to every day
Many events held in the name of International Women’s Day (IWD) spilled beyond the bounds of Mar. 8 and into a weeklong series, or at…