Sam Singer — ‘Don’t Mistake Me for a Lovebird,’ 4/5
Though electronic music and programmed sounds can have every bit as much humanity as live instrumentation, there may always remain that pervasive belief that real…
2020
Canada must reconsider its relationship with the U.S.
Unfortunately, uncertainty has become a defining trait of the U.S. on the world stage in the past three years.
Bluebloods — ‘Make It Rain,’ 3.5/5
The nature of the growing pop music monogenre — music that’s promoted largely on the way it blends multiple, supposedly incompatible genres — means that…
Jiving and swinging into the roaring ’20s with UMSwing
Welcome to the ’20s everyone. While war, violence and environmental collapse seem to encroach more and more each day, maybe there are some trappings of…
Manitoba nurses have ample reason to strike
Particularly at the Health Sciences Centre hospital, nurses are facing serious issues that are making an already difficult job more difficult.
Campus mourns victims of Flight PS752
Friends, family and colleagues gathered on the Fort Garry campus Friday to mourn the loss of U of M community members who were on board…
Winnipeggers demonstrate against mid-east violence
Close to 100 demonstrators gathered outside the U.S. Consulate in Winnipeg Saturday to protest escalating tensions and imperial violence on Iran. Undeterred by temperatures falling…
Community group challenges transit safety study
A City of Winnipeg request for proposals to examine transit safety issued this month is drawing criticism from a community group that argues the study’s premise is flawed and the funding should be redirected toward reducing fares.
UMSU sifts through participatory budgeting suggestions
UMSU vice-president finance and operations Mbuli Matshe is spearheading an ongoing initiative to incorporate participatory budgeting into the students’ union’s finances, holding three days of…
UMSU VP attends anti-racism conference in Ontario
UMSU vice-president student life Jelynn Dela Cruz attended the two-day ConversAction: Race Matters conference in November, an anti-racism conference hosted by Renison University College and…