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U of W hosts freedom of speech panel
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On March 18 the University of Winnipeg hosted a panel discussion titled “Professors and Politics: Freedom of Speech Inside and Outside the Academy” at Richardson College.
Organized by Alana Lajoie-O’Malley, director of the campus sustainability...
A look at the record of Jim Flaherty
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Last Tuesday, Jim Flaherty announced he is stepping down as Canada’s finance minister. He will serve out the remainder of his term as a member of parliament but will not seek re-election.
Flaherty has received...
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Winnipeg Folk fest denies animator application of popular local group
The Castle Boys, a popular installation at the campground of the Winnipeg Folk Festival, were denied animator status by festival organizers this year. The group...
XOXO, UManitoba Confessions
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Note: for the purposes of this article, the administrator of UManitoba Confessions is referred to as Admin, and the administrator of UManitoba Confessions 2.0 is referred to as Admin 2.0
Since the start of Facebook...
An apartheid week apart
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Last week marked the first Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) in Winnipeg since Students Against Israeli Apartheid (SAIA) had their official student group status revoked by UMSU last spring.
Israeli Apartheid Week brought the SAIA controversy...
Forum draws attention to youth unemployment in Canada
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The issue of youth unemployment was front-and-centre last Friday at a forum hosted by the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS), the Canadian Labour Congress, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, and several labour unions....
Five Days for the Homeless surpasses its own expectations
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As per tradition, University of Manitoba Asper school of business students camped outside last week in participation with the Canada-wide Five Days for the Homeless (5DH) campaign.
Typically, five Asper students spend five nights...
