Editorial

Clarifying the ‘trope of objectivity’

By
Quinn Richert
Last month, I was lucky enough to conduct one of my favourite interviews ever, following one of the best public lectures I have ever seen. John Greyson, a Canadian filmmaker who spent almost two months...
Features

How to be an ally

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Quinn Richert
Admittedly, I’m not the perfect ally. Like many people, I am often guilty of failing to recognize hidden biases and assumptions towards the LGBTTQ* community that creep into my everyday thoughts and actions. I decided...
News

The Singularity: good or bad?

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Quinn Richert
When science fiction writers and futurists talk about "the singularity," they're referring to the technological singularity. This is a hypothetical future moment at which the machines we have designed become more intelligent than humankind. In...
News

An apartheid week apart

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Quinn Richert
Last week marked the first Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) in Winnipeg since Students Against Israeli Apartheid (SAIA) had their official student group status revoked by UMSU last spring. Israeli Apartheid Week brought the SAIA controversy...
News

Five Days for the Homeless surpasses its own expectations

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Quinn Richert
As per tradition, University of Manitoba Asper school of business students camped outside last week in participation with the Canada-wide Five Days for the Homeless (5DH) campaign. Typically, five Asper students spend five nights...
News

UMSU general elections 2014 preliminary results

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Quinn Richert
UMSU general election preliminary results are in. From the official website of the chief returning officer: President Al Turnbull – 3375 Charly Wreggit – 1486 Kyra Wilson – 293 Vice-President Advocacy  Rebecca Kunzman – 3579 Monica Igweagu – 1595 Vice-President Internal  Jeremiah Kopp...
News

Fusion

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Quinn Richert
If elected, would you change anything about the Health and Dental plan next year? Charly Wreggitt, president: There were so many complaints when it first came out, so we wouldn’t want to just switch it...
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