Grad students gather for AGM
The University of Manitoba Graduate Students’ Association’s (UMGSA) annual general meeting, which took place on the evening of Jan. 21, saw a surprisingly high showing of graduate students.
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Serhan feeling right at home with the Bisons
As the University of Manitoba Bisons women’s hockey team geared up for their series against the Saskatchewan Huskies on the road last weekend, one player…
RE: Strengthening student media
Kudos to Craig Adolphe for so frankly and compellingly making the case for the value of a sustainable and independent student media outlet (Strengthening student…
Strengthening student media
As of this past fall term, student fees paid to the Manitoban have gone up from $4 to $6 a semester. A proposal was put…
The grass can be greener on both sides
As a result of the recent federal election, the topic of legal and regulated marijuana has gone from a far-flung possibility to a nearly immediate…
The times they are a-changin’
The Manitoban was first published in Nov. 1914 and has been chugging along in some form or another for over 101 years. It’s one of…
Talking the talk
Irina Volchok is a University of Manitoba graduate student studying linguistics.
International tuition still a sore point
The University of Manitoba is looking to uphold their promise of funnelling a significant portion of the extra money generated from international student fee hikes into academic and university community supports for international students.
Notes from the Star Field
On Nov. 19 I attended one of several planned high-level preparatory meetings in anticipation of UNISPACE +50 to be held in 2018. The UNISPACE conferences are organized by the United Nations Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space with the intent of bringing nations together.
Dementia Hack
This November, three graduate students from the department of electrical and computer engineering attended Dementia Hack in Toronto, focusing on technology-based solutions for patients with dementia.