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An open letter to prospective deans
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As the three short-listed candidates, all from outside Manitoba, I would like to first welcome you to our province. I hope that you enjoy your visit.
Students do not have much meaningful input into your...
The declining value of our degrees
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The reputation of the University of Manitoba has been damaged by recent news stories about the rise in academic dishonesty and admission changes in the faculty of education. This affects us as future graduates...
People are a product of their physical environment
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Winnipeg is a city. This truth is self-evident, but was apparently not on our mayor’s mind when he declared “I have no interest in offering a platform for the types of violent and harmful...
An open letter to undergraduate students of the University of Manitoba
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Throughout my six years at the University of Manitoba, these are the most important words I have written.
What is the purpose of our student union?
Negative stereotypes still shroud “feminism”
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In January, Manitoba celebrated the 100-year anniversary of becoming the first province to extend the franchise to women. In light of such a milestone in Manitoban history, it is worthwhile to reflect on how...
The poor will be the first to bear the brunt of...
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Climate change is this generation’s most pressing social concern that will, at some point or another, affect everyone if we continue down our current path. Although climate change does not discriminate its victims, it...
Signing the proverbial deal with the devil
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Much was made of Prime Minister Trudeau’s support, during the COP21 Paris accords, of setting a goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius rather than two degrees. At the time, there was...
