Five planets align for the first time in a decade
For the first time in over 10 years, there will be five planets simultaneously visible to our naked eye. For the rest of January, and…
January 2016
Revenant embraces realism
Months before The Revenant was released, stories were flooding in from set reporting the difficulty of the shoot, with one crewmember even referring to the…
The Piano Maker: a post-war pilgrimage
In his new book The Piano Maker, Kurt Palka draws inspiration from a time of economic and social crisis in post-First World War Canada to…
Strengthening student media
As of this past fall term, student fees paid to the Manitoban have gone up from $4 to $6 a semester. A proposal was put…
Increasing law school tuition creates barrier to justice, law student says
Increasing tuition fees at Canadian law schools could have a negative effect on public interest law, according to a recent op-ed by a University of…
Proposed changes to voluntary withdrawal policy raise student ire
Changes to the University of Manitoba’s voluntary withdrawal policy have raised the ire of students who argue that more leeway should be given to those…
Visionary Conversations panel discussion to focus on Syrian refugee crisis
The next edition of the Visionary Conversations series at the University of Manitoba will focus on Canada’s response to the Syrian refugee crisis, with expert…
Student housing unit proposed near U of M campus
A 14-storey apartment complex planned for a property adjacent to the University of Manitoba campus is expected to add more than 200 units to the…
U of M prof slams corporal punishment in damning op-ed
University of Manitoba professor and activist Tracie Afifi is calling on the Canadian government to enact recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and…
U of M parking fines set to increase this spring
The University of Manitoba will be increasing its parking ticket rates beginning on May 1 in response to what parking services describes as a rash…