My experience being trans, queer, brown
People pass away with their stories, or they are written out of them. On Aug. 2, 1987, Winnipeg held its first Pride march. A fact…
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Military booths at U of M conflict with university values
Students walking through University Centre two weeks ago would have seen a number of U of M career fair stands advertising jobs in various public…
Military recruiters prey on students
The U of M annual Career Fair took place on Jan. 17 and 18, allowing students and alumni to network with potential employers and gain…
Winnipeg demands a better public transit system
Busing in Winnipeg is not for the faint of heart. It takes a lot of time, it’s inefficient, inconvenient and generally, is not a pleasant…
Learning for life is hard to come by
We start to learn from the day we’re born. Every day after that, we continue to learn. We acquire language and social behaviour subconsciously as…
The good in the ominous
As one of the two news editors at the Manitoban, there are strict journalistic practices that I must follow when writing any news article. I…
The student illusion of absolute answers
Very early on in life, we learn that there are questions and there are answers. How many chromosomes do humans have? 46. What’s the largest…
It’s never a bored-game
Imagine the heart racing, intense eye-contact-making thrill of hearty competition, sitting around a table stacked with board games. I know you’ve felt that before. I…
Minimum service level is mandatory work
Conservative member of Parliament and Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in the United Kingdom (U.K.) Grant Shapps recently introduced a bill…
Winnipeg hates its public libraries
I didn’t always want to be a librarian. Three years into university, I found myself working at a grocery store during the summer, making salads…