Seven new recruits for the Bisons
Competition at the collegiate level is the clear next step for many high school athletes and, like every move forward, takes tremendous effort from athletes,…
2020
Bison athlete Masse finds positives in pandemic
The women’s Bisons hockey team finished the 2019-20 season with a disappointing 10-18 record. This put the team one point above the University of Lethbridge…
U of M senate approves ‘compassionate grading’ plan
The U of M has seen nearly a year of remote learning and, though time has passed, the university’s student senate caucus found that students…
UMSU lobbies provincial, federal governments
Throughout the week of Nov. 23, UMSU participated in a federal lobby week as part of the Undergraduates of Canadian Research-Intensive Universities (UCRU). UMSU also…
Community Projects program teaches through experience
Even in the midst of a pandemic, community engaged learning (CEL) at the U of M has maintained its goal of providing students and community…
UMSU annual general meeting recap
The UMSU executive informed membership of its activities and projects at its 2020 fall annual general meeting (AGM) Dec. 3. The AGM did not…
Active living centre launches remote health programs
U of M recreation services is striving to keep people motivated regardless of a global pandemic. After the closure of the campus Active Living Centre…
U of M hosts commemoration, human rights roundtable
The University of Manitoba’s Centre for Human Rights Research (CHRR) hosted a roundtable Dec. 4 titled “Commemoration Matters: History, Human Rights, and the Politics of…
Mayor Bowman’s lack of resolve on display
In response to the Black Lives Matter rallies across North America this spring, Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman claimed, “Winnipeg is listening.” The next Friday, on…
New voting regulations improve accessibility
Democracies around the world utilize many different methods for conducting elections. Some countries have made voting compulsory, while citizens in other nations consider it to…