Validating both online and in-person spaces
All throughout middle school and high school, my friends and I would reconnect with each other after school online. We would log into Skype, join…
Hanako Teranishi
Resisting exploitative labour in academia
Early last week, an email was sent out from the office of the vice-president (research and international) announcing the application period for the Undergraduate Research…
Spending the Japanese New Year with community
After a prolonged break due to COVID-19, the Japanese Cultural Association of Manitoba (JCAM) hosted the Japanese New Year celebration, Oshogatsu, at the Manitoba Japanese…
The need for community and care
Growing up in Manitoba as a queer mixed Japanese Canadian, I cannot overstress the importance of maintaining safe and inclusive communities. After emerging from COVID-19…
A race-conscious critique of The Lord of the Rings films
Over the break I had a movie marathon of Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings films. I ended up watching the franchise four times…
Make time for community and culture over the holidays
My favourite part of the holiday season as a student is the break we are finally rewarded with after the fall semester’s constant bombardment of…
The harms of the University of Manitoba’s land acknowledgement
The University of Manitoba’s land acknowledgement appears more akin to settler faux-innocence than reconciliation. I want to emphasize the critical importance of land acknowledgements. They…
Safe spaces on campus do not include police
The Manitoban’s Oct. 18, 2023 issue ran a feature covering the memorial Friday, Oct. 13 organized by Students for Justice in Palestine. During the memorial,…
Presentist paralysis and the desire for a more loving future
Halloween is quickly creeping upon us, and I wish the scariest thing terrorizing my dreams were goblins, ghouls and the other creatures that stalk the…
The issues with grades and grading curves
With the chilly October breeze finding home in our bones, of course the time has come when our first grades are coming back. In many…