The education we never received
It is difficult to dispute the fact that many people these days just don’t give a crap about politics. In the recent by-election in Winnipeg-North,…
Articles by editor
Letters to the Editor – Jan. 5, 2011
RE: Promoting peace? (Dec. 1, 2010) When you criticize George Galloway and question his motives of peace because of his support of “terror groups,” I…
International Briefs
Low graduation rates at for-profit colleges: study A report on graduation rates found that only 22 per cent of first-time, full-time students at for-profit colleges…
Help those in need
Early efforts to help the homeless and the hungry have kicked into high gear once again as the Christmas season approaches. Those on the front…
News Briefs
Two new Rhodes Scholars for the U of M Two students at the University of Manitoba set to graduate this spring have won prestigious Rhodes…
Dec. 6 sheds light on gender-based violence
On Dec. 6, 1989, Marc Lepine walked into École Polytechnique de Montréal and murdered 14 students because they were female. He separated the male and…
Province targets minimum secondary dropout age
New provincial legislation will increase the compulsory education age from 16 to 18 in an effort to curb dropout rates in Manitoba. The minister of…
Cold weather brings flurry of car accidents
As winter brings with it a flurry of holiday cheer, an increase in car accidents on and near campus comes along as well. On Nov….
U of M home to new Monsanto Canada Breeding Centre
On Nov. 23, the University of Manitoba welcomed a new Monsanto Canada Breeding Centre. Meanwhile, protestors gathered on campus to oppose the opening. Monsanto, the…
UMSU wants to bring pub back to campus
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) presented a proposal for a student owned-and-operated pub to the university administration on Nov. 16. UMSU’s full-time office…