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From jail cell to the mayor’s chair
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This year, Winnipeg's labour community marked the 90th anniversary of the Winnipeg General Strike. 2009 also marks the 75th anniversary of a less well-known, but politically significant moment in Winnipeg's history. It was on...
The U of M: a leader in campus (un)sustainability
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The direction of grassroots environmental initiatives can be frustrating. It's all fine and dandy to have "awareness campaigns" and righteously tell students to save their Subway napkins, but perhaps we need to think bigger....
Screw you guys, we’re going to Rome
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“When are you people going to learn? It's not about who's right or wrong. No denomination's nailed it yet, and they never will because they're all too self-righteous to realize that it doesn't matter...
Ugandan anti-homosexuality bill, radical and heinous
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Uganda has taken a large step backward in the past month, with the introduction of an anti-homosexuality bill. This issue not only has stirred up controversy in international rings, but also poses the greatest...
Why Iran and Israel should not be linked
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U.S. President Barack Obama is running on a treacherous path — one that has never yielded and will not yield anything but despair. Obama, the contemporary Chamberlain, is appeasing a maniacal and ominous enemy,...
Everyday we’re playing a futile game
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Imagine you've finally gotten your chance to play a giant game of Monopoly where there are 100 players. Imagine you were only able to begin playing once someone left, and the game had been...
Give the art gallery to people who need and want it
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The gallery of student art — you would think it's purpose would be self explanatory. Instead it's a long standing issue at the University of Manitoba. Time and again, the gallery is hijacked by...
