Students with disabilities secure new service group
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) has approved the creation of a new student service group for students living with disabilities. The motion that…
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New Taché Hall facility opens its doors
Transformation of the century-old Taché Hall at the University of Manitoba has finally made significant progress toward the university’s goal of bringing together the institution’s…
The superman of nature
Ants have been around the earth since about 140 to 168 million years ago. They lived in the Jurassic period – a time when the…
The economy of sharing apps
Smartphones and apps have changed many aspects of our daily lives, including the way we do business. The sharing economy can be described as the…
Lots of love for the Lytics
Established local hip-hop group the Lytics are set to play the University of Manitoba Student Union’s (UMSU) annual concert hailing the start of the school…
Pulling words out of Thin Air
Just in time to combat the imminent September chill, writers from around the world will be bringing the heat to Thin Air, the Winnipeg International…
Fundraiser show brings together students, faculty, alumni
The Black Hole Theatre Company (BHTC) is staging a production of Lysistrata, Aristophanes’s famous comedy of sex and war, to raise funds for the construction…
Human Music – “Sup”, 3.5/5
Human Music is a psychedelic pop band from Winnipeg. Comprised of members from successful local gems Haunter and Cannon Bros., the group released their debut…
Hearing Trees – “Dear Sahara, 3.5/5
Winnipeg band Hearing Trees offers up something a little different to the local music scene. The strong lyricism and musical sensitivity that’s prominent on their…
The death of innocents
The Syrian civil war has been raging for four years. Hundreds of thousands of people have died, surely including many toddlers. Certainly no shortage of refugees meeting tragic ends. But we weren’t confronted with the image of their lifeless bodies; the thought of these innocent deaths was not in our collective mind.