Colonization is far from over
Colonization never ended in Canada. Depending on who you are, that’s either a controversial statement or an incredibly obvious one. When I say this, I…
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Capitalism doesn’t support enduring friendships
Friendship is a deeply social process. bell hooks writes in All About Love, “friendship is the place in which a great majority of us have…
There is a difference between freedom and safety at the U of M
In the last few months, multiple articles and letters to the editor in the Manitoban have discussed the meaning and limitations of freedom of speech…
Re: Words from Arij Al Khafagi’s appeal hearing
The Manitoban published on its front page on Feb. 6 a very long statement made by Ben Baader, an associate professor of history at the…
Words mean things
In the Manitoban office, scrawled with red EXPO marker upon a gigantic white board, looms a very important clause: “Words mean things.” From this, I…
To hell with state suppression, embrace lesbian leather
As a kid, I had a fraught relationship with Victoria’s Secret window displays, an experience shared by many current and former queer women. Obviously, the…
Love is great, but not if you exclude single people for it
I pour love into all of my relationships. But as I’ve written before, I don’t think love is divorced from society’s ills. After years —…
Notting Hill can spread love straight from the heart
Love has never been a complicated idea for me. I grew up watching my parents fall in love every day. I watched them sing old…
A life spent together is better
Life is difficult, it is for most people, but I have always struggled to stay positive and I am seldom content. Yet, when I sit…
Contraceptive realities are pregnant with inequalities
It was a random Tuesday in primary six when the head teacher, Mrs. Joy, had split the entire school in half. Girls headed to the…