Premiers may boycott Conservative national job training plan
This past week, premiers issued a strong rebuke to the Harper Conservatives’ plan to overhaul the country’s job and skills training framework. The Conservatives want to…
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Speaking up for mental illness
Join your fellow students throughout the week in a challenge to Stomp Out Stigma. The University of Manitoba is taking part in Mental Illness Awareness…
Health news briefs
Study relates meat consumption to weight, health effects Recent research by Loma Linda University in California found that individuals following a vegetarian diet had a…
Q & A with Manitoba Liberal leadership candidates
The Manitoba Liberal leadership convention will occur on Oct. 26. The Manitoban interviewed the candidates regarding their motivations and political aspirations for our province. The…
Campus news briefs
Anuradha Koirala at the U of M The Arthur V. Mauro centre for peace and justice studies welcomed anti-sex-trafficking activist Anuradha Koirala to the University…
Academic Integrity Week at U of M
The University of Manitoba’s office of student advocacy is hosting Academic Integrity Week from Monday, Sept. 30 to Friday, Oct. 4. Student advocacy has a…
‘Let us discuss the existence of fairies’
On Sept. 18, British philosopher A. C. Grayling gave a lecture on the topics of atheism, humanism, and secularism in University College on the University of…
Abortion debate front and centre at the U of M
From UMSU Council to the pedway, it was hard to shy away from the abortion debate on the University of Manitoba’s Fort Garry campus last…
Mock car crash shows perils of distracted driving
The sun was shining on the morning of Sept. 25 as around 200 students from Oak Park High School and Gray Academy of Jewish Education…
Is Winnipeg ready for a population of one million?
Another instalment of the U of M’s Visionary Conversations series was held last week at the university’s Fort Garry campus. An interdisciplinary panel, drawing from…