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Cell phone ban brings in $22K on first day in effect
The Manitoba government began enforcing its ban on cell-phone use while driving July 15 and is estimated to have brought in about $22,000 in...
10 out of 12 requests for tuition increases declined
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Students in professional faculties, who were dreading a massive increase to their tuition fees this fall, can breathe a collective sigh of relief.
Advanced Education and Literacy Minister, Diane McGifford, declined 10 out of...
Degrees, UMFM, UMSU Vision under construction
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While the second renovation to the Degrees restaurant over the past two years is currently underway, the UMFM station is also getting its first facelift since moving into the third-floor space in 1998.
UMSU...
Some students dissatisfied with security on campus
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Some staff and students at the University of Manitoba feel “perfectly” safe on campus while others feel that more should be done to keep individuals better informed when crime does occur.
Ramona Garbald, a former...
CFS campaigns to end MSM deferral policy on blood donations
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The Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) is currently working to end the Canadian Blood Services’ lifetime ban on blood donations from men who have had sex with other men (MSM) at anytime since 1977....
Stadium plans to proceed
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The efforts of a handful of Fort Richmond and University Heights residents proved not enough to appeal the construction of the new Winnipeg Blue Bombers stadium.
“We were very disappointed with the decision that...
Zoological investigations
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Hello again readers of the Manitoban and welcome to late June. It is just about that time to start planning your doom — I mean future — for this fall and what better...
