Editorial
Positives outweigh negatives in online class
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Going into the 2020-21 university academic year, many students, myself included, wondered how the semesters were going to be planned due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Would learning require small classrooms and social distancing protocols? Or...
Who are you giving your money to?
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With the holiday season right around the corner, COVID-19 is enticing people to stick to the screens when it comes to gift shopping. In hopes of limiting the spread of the virus, a lot...
Mental illness has a story, let’s treat it that way
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This article discusses suicide.
My brother, Colin, was the type of character to fill rooms with laughter. Although large and at times intimidating, his strong heart and habit of not taking life too seriously tended...
Where should I call home?
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What is home? Where is home? Personally, my definition of home as an international student residing in Canada has evolved in the last couple of years.
In the past, it’s been difficult for me to...
Visiting small restaurants can make a big difference
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Seven months have passed since the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic worldwide. With the re-opening of non-essential businesses in the province, many Manitobans have been leaving their quarantine bubble to...
Reduced class sizes best bet for in-person instruction
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Less than three weeks after the first day of full-time school for elementary and secondary students in Manitoba, the province has seen a spike in cases of the novel coronavirus in some schools.
Students from...
Inclusivity suffers when laptops banned in classrooms
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Fall classes have kicked off the University of Manitoba’s academic year once again, but this semester looks a bit different — professors are going over syllabi using Cisco Webex and Zoom instead of in...







