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…
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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…
One time, at band camp
For teens, summer is the time to have fun, let loose, make new friends, and just let it all out. What better place to do…
Cover to cover with Carlyn
There Can Never Be Enough: New and Selected Stories is University of Manitoba English professor and seasoned fiction writer David Arnason’s latest collection since 2002’s…
The hope movement
In November 2011, local 16-year-old musician Sean Quigley released his rendition of the famous Christmas song “The Little Drummer Boy” on YouTube. The musical masterpiece…
Jake Shimabukuro, ukulele extraordinaire
Although the ukulele may be a highly purchased novelty item for many 21st-century indie artists (Zooey Deschanel, for example), very few artists have utilized the…