A phenomenal journey
Christiane Fischer has come a long way over the past five years. Hailing from Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany, the 5’6’’ point guard has found success everywhere she’s…
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UMSU general election candidates announced
Last Friday saw the first all-candidates meeting for the 2014 UMSU general elections. Slates and community representatives were officially announced at the meeting, held in…
6,000 years of trade
For at least 6,000 years, international trade occurred at the confluence of what we now call the Red and Assiniboine rivers. Cree, Anishinaabe, Sioux, and…
A pHantastic discovery
A novel approach to stem cell research, published in the journal Nature, has been implemented by Japanese researcher Haruko Obokata of the RIKEN Center for Developmental…
Katz got your tongue?
Winnipeg Mayor Sam Katz is suing the parent company of the Uniter, the official student newspaper of the University of Winnipeg, over an article that…
Indigenous politics and Canada’s colonial legacy
Two University of Manitoba associate professors met last Thursday in a round-table discussion with students to debate ideas of liberalism, indigenous political theories, and human…
Nominations open for UMSU elections
The nominations process for University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) elections is underway, but chief returning officer (CRO) Jacqueline Keena is remaining quiet about which…
National news briefs
Concerns raised over mental health information in police record checks British Columbian information and privacy commissioner Elizabeth Denham has requested public input in the issue…
Local food matters in Iron-Chef-style cooking competition
Local food was on display last Friday at Manitoba’s fourth annual Localvore Iron Chef Cook-Off. In what is quickly becoming a staple on the food…
Eating Disorder Awareness Week promotes healthy body image
From Feb. 2-8, Women’s Health Clinic (WHC) participated in Eating Disorder Awareness Week (EDAW) by creating safe spaces to promote healthy body images, increasing awareness…