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Re: Canadian Association of University Teachers report on economics department
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Dear Mr. Robinson,...
The politics of fear
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Every human action is rooted in either love or fear. It's not a new or a particularly complicated analysis of the human condition, but it is an apt and important one. As individuals most...
UMSU needs a strategic plan
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What will the University of Manitoba Students' Union (UMSU) look like in 10 years? Five years? Next year? We don't know because UMSU has no long-term plan.
The lack of a long-term plan was obvious...
U of M budget woes a function of weak provincial leadership
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The modern student movement, namely the Canadian Federation of Students and their ilk, has accomplished something that is at once absurd and increasingly detrimental: they have transformed university students, one of the most privileged...
Advocating for students
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Earlier this academic year there was a fleeting debate in the Manitoban on the role of student unions in connection with political advocacy. Since that time a great deal has happened. The University of...
Being alone
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This was originally going to be a very negative article about the students camping outside of University Centre for 5 Days for the Homeless. I appreciate that they're raising money for a good cause,...
An epistle to the arts
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I must begin with an apology
For my utmost and true sincerity.
My mind is at the mercy of my pen,
(A weakness for the strongest of men.)
It speaks the truth, and to it I must yield,
Indeed,...



