Aboriginal Students Gathering at Migizii Agamik
The 2014 Aboriginal Students Gathering was held at the University of Manitoba’s Migizii Agamik building earlier this month. On Feb. 14 and 15, students discussed…
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Student email addresses leaked
Late last month, Manitoba Student Aid (MSA), a provincial government program which lends money to post-secondary students, accidentally released over 700 student email addresses to…
Crazy Indians Brotherhood not your average gang
They look like a stereotypical street gang, dressed in black leather with their “colours”—a stylized caricatured face with a black eye patch—emblazoned across their backs,…
Katz got your tongue?
Winnipeg Mayor Sam Katz is suing the parent company of the Uniter, the official student newspaper of the University of Winnipeg, over an article that…
Indigenous politics and Canada’s colonial legacy
Two University of Manitoba associate professors met last Thursday in a round-table discussion with students to debate ideas of liberalism, indigenous political theories, and human…
Nominations open for UMSU elections
The nominations process for University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) elections is underway, but chief returning officer (CRO) Jacqueline Keena is remaining quiet about which…
National news briefs
Concerns raised over mental health information in police record checks British Columbian information and privacy commissioner Elizabeth Denham has requested public input in the issue…
Local food matters in Iron-Chef-style cooking competition
Local food was on display last Friday at Manitoba’s fourth annual Localvore Iron Chef Cook-Off. In what is quickly becoming a staple on the food…
Eating Disorder Awareness Week promotes healthy body image
From Feb. 2-8, Women’s Health Clinic (WHC) participated in Eating Disorder Awareness Week (EDAW) by creating safe spaces to promote healthy body images, increasing awareness…
Adam Gaudry presents
Adam Gaudry, assistant professor at the University of Saskatchewan, spoke at Migizii Agamik—the University of Manitoba’s Aboriginal student centre—last Wednesday as part of the department…