The highs and lows of Winnipeg Folk Festival
Getting more elaborate and more innovative each year, for many people the Winnipeg Folk Festival is an annual ritual that is not to be missed….
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From a distance
The short stories in Michelle Berry’s collection, I Still Don’t Even Know You, present the same kind of perspective on people that you get by…
Essentially a playlist
Man oh man, you gotta feel sorry for Dan oh Dan. Gilbert that is. It’s not enough that his marquee player left him on live…
Into the wilderness
The critical feedback for The Wilderness of Manitoba’s latest album When You Left the Fire has been nothing if not consistent. The same descriptors reappear:…
After Abba
From June 3-19, Stockholm Sweden celebrated Crown Princess Victoria’s marriage to her personal trainer Daniel Westling, with a festival of the arts called “LOVE Stockholm…
BoG notes
The University of Manitoba’s Board of Governors met on June 22. University President David Barnard spoke about the negotiations between various professional faculties and the…
UMSU notes
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) council met on June 24th, 2010. The council approved the selection of Darcy Vermeulen to fill the position…
International briefs
Prof suspended over using offensive rape metaphor during lecture A professor at the United States Naval War College was suspended when he used a rape…
Local briefs
Cell phone ban brings in $22K on first day in effect The Manitoba government began enforcing its ban on cell-phone use while driving July 15…
10 out of 12 requests for tuition increases declined
Students in professional faculties, who were dreading a massive increase to their tuition fees this fall, can breathe a collective sigh of relief. Advanced Education…