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Aboriginal History Month: essential, unknown

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Jill Patterson
February is Black History Month. During February we reflect on the historical treatment of black people, who were taken from their homeland and carted across the Atlantic and, for those who survived the voyage,...
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An open letter to prospective deans

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Kyle Mirecki
As the three short-listed candidates, all from outside Manitoba, I would like to first welcome you to our province. I hope that you enjoy your visit. Students do not have much meaningful input into your...
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The declining value of our degrees

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Jordyn Lerner
The reputation of the University of Manitoba has been damaged by recent news stories about the rise in academic dishonesty and admission changes in the faculty of education. This affects us as future graduates...
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People are a product of their physical environment

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Evan Tremblay
Winnipeg is a city. This truth is self-evident, but was apparently not on our mayor’s mind when he declared “I have no interest in offering a platform for the types of violent and harmful...
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Negative stereotypes still shroud “feminism”

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Jill Patterson
In January, Manitoba celebrated the 100-year anniversary of becoming the first province to extend the franchise to women. In light of such a milestone in Manitoban history, it is worthwhile to reflect on how...
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The poor will be the first to bear the brunt of...

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Jill Patterson
Climate change is this generation’s most pressing social concern that will, at some point or another, affect everyone if we continue down our current path. Although climate change does not discriminate its victims, it...
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‘One man’s vulgarity is another man’s lyric’

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Aedan Ladd
If I told you there was a Twitter feud in November 2012, I doubt you would be surprised; Twitter has enough feuds to go around. However, the one I’m going to tell you about...

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