Living off the grid
Life Off Grid is a newly released documentary directed by Jonathan Taggart and produced by Phillip Vannini, who, from 2011 to 2013, set out across…
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Why Bernie Sanders is getting the young feminist vote
The 2016 U.S. presidential race is shaping up to be one of the most bizarre elections in recent memory. The nominee currently leading the Republican…
The lack of indigenous student engagement
Boozhoo, Waabishkigaabo nindizhinikaaz Biizu ndoodem, Wauzhushk Onigum Indoonji-baa. I am writing this article in response to there being no candidate to fill the Aboriginal student representative position on UMSU council during this year’s election. I hope to provide encouraging words for our current indigenous students who are thinking about getting involved, and for those who have no wish to be involved.
Marijuana legalization in Canada is coming…eventually
Since Justin Trudeau’s election there has been mounting pressure to see fulfilled his promise to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. Although the criminalization of…
UMFM needs your support
As this paper hits newsstands, UMFM is in the midst of a referendum campaign to have their fees increased from $2.50 to $4 a semester….
A vote for Clinton isn’t a vote for equality for women
The U.S. presidential hopefuls have begun their countrywide campaign to determine who will represent the Republican and Democratic parties in the upcoming election. The two…
Waverley underpass panders to wealthy suburbanites
City council has officially approved the Waverley St. railway underpass, the price tag of which is a staggering $155 million. All but one member of…
Academic integrity needs a more nuanced approach
Academic dishonesty has been a recent point of focus for the Manitoban. In particular, the articles “Academic dishonesty on the rise” (Feb 10) and “The…
Say ‘yes’ to UMFM
During this year’s UMSU election, campus radio station 101.5 UMFM will be asking the student body to raise its levy by $1.50 per student, per…
Urban beekeeping: legal at last
Local food production in the form of urban agriculture is one of those things that is very hard to formulate a coherent argument against. Producing your own food benefits you in money saved and costs avoided, and benefits the city as a whole in energy saved on transportation costs and increased local food security. It’s also just plain healthier, for the body and the soul, to grow what you consume.
Beekeeping is actually even more beneficial than plain old food production. Not only does it provide honey for the people keeping the bees (and usually enough extra for them to share or sell), but the bees provide an important ecological service – the pollination of flowers – for the entire neighbourhood. The entire city is made a little bit more robust and sustainable as a living system, at no cost whatsoever to anyone other than the beekeepers.