PCs have it wrong on PST referendums
With a provincial election looming, the opposition Progressive Conservatives are riding high. If polls are to believed the PCs are the clear frontrunners to form…
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Calling it ‘Islamic terrorism’ paints all Muslims as terrorists
Over the last decade and a half, there has been increasing violence at the hands of terrorist organizations, one of the most recent being the…
The future of anti-austerity mobilization at the University of Manitoba
In the past two years, both the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) and the U of M administration have combined efforts in normalizing austerity…
Re: UMSU president responds to allegations (Sivananthan)
University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) president Jeremiah Kopp states that a lot of his meetings with students occur over lunch and “there’s good reason for…
Re: UMSU president responds to allegations (Dowd)
As executive director of UMSU for over five years (2008-2013), I would like to refute the current UMSU president’s claims that it was “standard practice” at…
A bachelor’s degree is no longer enough
As someone who has completed two degrees and spent what some people would call a ridiculous amount of time in post-secondary school, I have met…
Shoot your shot
With the 2015-16 publication year and my time at the Manitoban both coming to a close, now seems as good a time as any to…
Impending UMSU audit an opportunity to reflect on spending rules
Setting aside the question of whether or not the expenses of a particular member of the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) executive were properly…
Sick notes are not proof of illness
There’s been a lot of discussion around the use of sick notes with the introduction of Bill 202, the Employment Standards Code Amendment Act (Sick…
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…