Addressing safety and preventing sexual violence at Frosh Festival
Just one year after a Frosh Week chant at Saint Mary’s University (SMU) glorified non-consensual sex with underage girls, UMSU prepares for their second annual…
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U of M obtains major funding for First Nations research
The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) recently awarded the University of Manitoba $195,657 for the “Embodying empathy” development project, and another $199,636 over…
Food services temporarily unavailable
Renovations to several food service locations are underway in University Centre (UC) as a new academic school year begins. Changes are being made to some…
Students to vote on U-Pass in 2014 fall referendum
Members of UMSU and University of Winnipeg Students’ Association (UWSA) will vote this upcoming fall term on the universal bus pass (U-Pass) that could give…
Gallery of Student Art hit hard by cutbacks
Artists and students (financially burdened or otherwise) are among those most impacted by the UMSU executive’s decisions to cut financial support for the Gallery of…
Researchers examine the question of genocide in Canada
How will it be determined whether indigenous people were the victims of genocide in Canada? These types of questions were raised in front of the…
Fighting for water rights in First Nation communities
On June 25 to 26 the University of Manitoba faculty of law hosted the CREATE H20 and Water Rights Conference, which focused on the struggle…
International students protest faculty of engineering admission policies
A group of University of Manitoba students and supporters protested on July 17 against what they called discriminatory admissions policies at the university’s faculty of…
CV2: Poetry Lives Here
Contemporary Verse 2 (CV2) is a nationally celebrated poetry publication, respected for its mélange of contributors and styles. The magazine’s dedication to pushing the boundaries…
Digital storytelling animals
Two workshop sessions on July 14-16 and Sept. 8-10 are set to enlighten and teach participants about the art and process of digital storytelling, facilitated…