COVID-19 is the wake-up call humanity needs
This pandemic will pass, as have all before it. What would be a shame would be to return to the antebellum rush which it has thankfully paused.
2020
Unfulfilled expectations for Winnipeg Ice as CHL cancels season
With a 38-24-1 record at the time the WHL went on hiatus in response to the COVID-19 virus, the Ice had locked up a playoff spot for the first time since 2014-15, when the club was still in Cranbrook, B.C. as the Kootenay Ice.
UMSU board approves universal transit contract
The U-Pass will return to the U of M this fall at $200 per term. UMSU’s board of directors voted March 26 to approve the…
U of M to allow selective exclusion of grades
Following a petition urging the U of M to adopt more flexible course assessment methods because of academic changes made to limit the spread of…
New film a fun lesson about living in the present
From the first notes of Ian LeFeuvre’s original song “Travel Through,” the theme of James vs. His Future Self is effortlessly established. Accompanying the science-fiction-inspired…
Juniper Bush — ‘Healing Through a Sonic Figure,’ 4/5
The corrosive pink that colours Juniper Bush’s press photo is an accurate foretelling of the music the band creates. The acidic shade has a deep…
Basia Bulat — ‘Are You in Love?,’ 4.5/5
To hear Basia Bulat sing is to be reassured — each note feels like a friend’s hand on your knee, understanding and encouraging. Her music…
Capitalism’s disgusting behaviour revealed in COVID-19 pandemic
Over the past few weeks, COVID-19 has had grocery stores selling out of products like toilet paper, hand sanitizer and other essentials.
Let Uber be a lesson in corporate welfare management
Two years ago, ridesharing giant Uber threw a tantrum and opted to avoid Winnipeg entirely over Manitoba’s regulations.
Jonas Chernick’s road to ‘James vs. His Future Self’
Picking a major can be one of the most difficult decisions one can make as a university student. However, U of M alumnus and Toronto-based…