Chihuly Gardens and Glass
“I want people to be overwhelmed with light and colour in a way they have never experienced” – Dale Chihuly
June 2015
Envoi Poetry Festival makes its debut
From May 29 to Jun. 5, Winnipeg welcomed the best of Western Canada’s poets and spoken-word artists to take centre stage in the first ever…
Cover to cover with Carlyn
Winnipeg writer David Alexander Robertson’s work has been published in Prairie Fire and CV2. He is the creator of several graphic novels, including the bestselling…
KEN mode anticipate ‘Success’
A band self-described as “northern bellicosity done politely,” Winnipeg’s KEN mode combines elements of noise rock, hardcore punk, and heavy metal into a controlled yet…
Zola Jesus to jazz up Winnipeg
Ethereal. Diverse. Independent. These are but a few words one might ascribe to Russian-American singer Zola Jesus (born Nika Rosa Danilova), whose musical catalogue— consisting…
Hive mind
Farmers, beekeepers, and scientists began noticing honeybees disappearing in 2006. The honeybee is responsible for the pollination of crops around the world, and plays a…
Beyond Google
Just about every academic has used Google for research and it should come as no surprise that Google has a dedicated search engine designed with…
Manitoba students elect 2015-16 executive
The Canadian Federation of Students-Manitoba (CFS-MB) recently hosted their annual general meeting (AGM) at the Université de St-Boniface, with a large delegation of University of…
University of Manitoba to undergo transformation under campus development plan
The University of Manitoba has long been known as a ghost town over the summer months and on holidays. That will soon be changing, pending…
University of Manitoba approves 2015-16 budget
The University of Manitoba’s Board of Governors approved the university’s 2015-16 budget last month, raising the ire of international students forced to cough up…