Letters
Re: Removing CFS material from agendas a political move
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The current University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) president Al Turnbull and his fellow executives seem to think they can make unilateral decisions on behalf of over 25,000 students without their consent. The incident...
Re: Al Turnbull, UMSU president
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I would like to address some of the photos and comments from my personal social media accounts that have circulated on social media, and are now in the news. The comments and posts in...
Re “Undergraduate research opportunities lacking on campus” – March 20, 2013
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I am writing to comment on the story “Undergraduate research opportunities lacking on campus” in the March 20th edition of the Manitoban.
I’d like to begin by congratulating Ms. Drewnik for her article and...
Re: Bullying
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In writing this letter my goal is not to minimize the experiences of anyone bullied, but I would like to draw attention to the fact that being bullied for being “The tall geeky guy,”...
Re: “What we talk about when we’re talking about entitlement” –...
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The University of Manitoba student newspaper has a clear mandate as stated on your website “The newspaper’s primary mandate is to report fairly and objectively on issues and events of importance and interest to...
Re: “For those who are concerned,” – Oct 3, 2012
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Dear Manitoban,
I wish to respond to Joshua Van Benthem’s Motion 312 Comment article. I found the title “For those who are concerned” to be particularly apt, though likely not in the way that the...
Re: “Science and abortion”
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People on the anti-abortion side who focus on quibbles over when human life begins and personhood gloss over a significant fact. There is an unquestionable (indeed, scientifically proven) life in this debate — the...
