Manitoba’s Council on Post-Secondary Education dissolved
The province has created an arm of government responsible for directing the long-term vision of Manitoba’s post-secondary education system. After dissolving the Council on Post-Secondary…
2015
UMSU council reacts to withheld CFS fees
Some councillors of the University of Manitoba Students’ Union raised questions about the news of fees being withheld from the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS)…
BLINK I IV V: all the folk things
They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. In the case of cover music, this old saying rings especially true. But what happens…
Resignation rescinded, minutes mishandled?
The vice-president external of the UMGSA resigned earlier this month, partly in protest over a donation made by UMGSA to the Stop the Cuts coalition…
Je ne suis pas Charlie
When I heard about the attacks in Paris last week, I was shocked and horrified. I sunk into my seat in grief as a CBC…
Satire and images
We’ve all heard some variation of it by now: “Of course I believe in freedom of speech, but…” In the wake of the Charlie Hebdo…
Letters re: Time to stand up to radical Islamism
Letters published in the Manitoban are edited for spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Views expressed in the letters are those of the author and do not…
Jenna Rae Cakes
Now that our New Year’s resolutions have fallen to pieces, it is time to reunite with our beloved junk food and sweet eats. There are…
Get Together at Union
Themed events are a big deal in Winnipeg. Devotion, Big Dancing, Grippin’ Grain, New Music Wednesdays, and, more recently, Locals Only have all become semi-regular…
Talking about tapas
Dinner has limitless possibilities. It might be a home-cooked meal that takes hours and is prepared while family and friends hang around drinking wine, or…