Why are you here?
Our universities in Manitoba are having trouble operating. Between inflation, tuition freezes, crumbling buildings, a bad economy and a host of other issues, it is…
Editorial
Universities need to learn from Facebook and Twitter
The Internet is constantly becoming more advanced, but is taken for granted as a passive tool for gathering information and being entertained. Social networking, one…
Would you kill your grandchildren for a boatload of oil?
This past December, our government met with other governments at the climate summit in Copenhagen to worry about what kind of a thing they will,…
What is real, anyway?
I just finished reading Jon Krakauer’s book Into the Wild. I know, I know, it’s been out for a while now, but as a student,…
Canada’s sports culture and the rest of the world
From within the confines of an increasingly pluralistic society, it can oftentimes be difficult for countries like Canada to lay claim on any one particular…
Mental health and well-being
In many ways, this week’s feature on student health and well being is the most important project that I’ve ever had the privilege of being…
Body size, health and fatphobia
With the health-care reform debate gearing up in the states, there has been a great deal of controversy over the current system of health insurance….
Different day, different action
On Nov. 5, students and community members will rally at U of M, U of W and the legislature for the annual Students’ Day of…
Musical memory or rummy remembrance?
Is it possible for people to go two hours without drinking? I do not think so. I refuse to believe that people refrain from “pre-gaming”…
Sitting inches away from Dr. Norman Finkelstein
On Oct. 17, Dr. Norman G. Finkelstein, an advocate for human rights and peace in the Middle East, spoke at the Canadian Mennonite University. Finkelstein…