An apartheid week apart
Last week marked the first Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) in Winnipeg since Students Against Israeli Apartheid (SAIA) had their official student group status revoked by…
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Milk as new eco-friendly flame retardant
When thinking of the next new product that could be used as a flame retardant, milk is probably not at the top of the list….
Time’s arrow: William Herschel
William Herschel did not begin his career as a professional scientist. For the first several decades of his life astronomy was just a hobby. His…
‘Will Ukraine survive Yanukovych?’
Will Ukraine survive Yanukovych? Such was the name of a talk Alexander Motyl delivered last Friday on the University of Manitoba campus. Motyl, a professor…
Forum draws attention to youth unemployment in Canada
The issue of youth unemployment was front-and-centre last Friday at a forum hosted by the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS), the Canadian Labour Congress, the…
Five Days for the Homeless surpasses its own expectations
As per tradition, University of Manitoba Asper school of business students camped outside last week in participation with the Canada-wide Five Days for the Homeless…
Human rights museum accused of censorship
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) has again come under fire in the media, this time due to accusations by historian Veronica Strong-Boag that…
Pluto killer on campus
Rock star expositor of astrophysics Neil deGrasse Tyson delivered his first public lecture in Canada last Thursday, March 13 on the U of M campus….
Nancy Allan speaks at LGBTTQ* Awareness Week
Nancy Allan, former Manitoba Minister of Education and current MLA for St. Vital, spoke at the University of Manitoba last Wednesday as part of LGBTTQ*…
Rainbow Pride Mosaic holds LGBTTQ* Awareness Week
Last week, UMSU student group Rainbow Pride Mosaic (RPM) hosted their annual LGBTTQ* Awareness Week on the University of Manitoba campus. The event is designed…