The unremarkable is revealed by planetary defence test
It was on Sept. 26 that NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) — after traveling for 10 months with a trajectory aimed at a small…
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Celebrities have inevitably disappointed us yet again
The Golden State Warriors have found themselves in a media frenzy after their starting forward Draymond Green punched teammate Jordan Poole at practice. Rumors of…
BeReal or die trying
There once was a time when your social persona was the imagined version of yourself that you wished to be. There were perfectly crafted tweets…
A public (dis)service
After months of negotiation following the expiry of City of Winnipeg workers’ contracts, there may finally be an end in sight for the workers represented…
Ye’s deleted tweet glimpse of his antisemitism
Jewish people across the world woke up Sunday, Oct. 9 to a highly antisemitic tweet by influential designer and artist, Ye — known also as…
The ugly truth of contact sports
It is a truth universally acknowledged that football is a brutal sport. On Sept. 29 in the National Football League, the Miami Dolphins and Cincinnati…
Reintroducing ourselves as ‘now-people’
Though physical illness is quick to come to mind concerning the pandemic, there is much to be said regarding the mental health narratives that formed…
Vote in the 2022 UMSU referendum
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) is holding a referendum this month to ask its members the following question: “are you in favour of…
Fast fashion cannot exist in a sustainable environment
The environmental damage done by the fast fashion industry on our planet is severe. However, this phenomenon has been building for a long time. Currently,…
Minimum wage increase too little, too late
Last month the Manitoba government announced that by October 2023 it plans to raise the provincial minimum wage to $15 per hour. The announcement was…