Clarifying the ‘trope of objectivity’
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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...
How to be an ally
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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...
The Singularity: good or bad?
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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...
An apartheid week apart
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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...
Five Days for the Homeless surpasses its own expectations
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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...
UMSU general elections 2014 preliminary results
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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...
Fusion
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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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