Building the student movement with CFS-Manitoba
The Canadian Federation of Students-Manitoba (CFS-MB) building the student movement campaigns forum held at the University of Manitoba on Saturday, Oct. 11 featured workshops on…
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Freaks of Nature: Clownfish
Welcome back to Freaks of Nature! This week we have a particularly innocent and inconspicuous freak: the clownfish. Also known as anemonefish, the majority of…
And the winner is…
The Nobel Prizes in Chemistry, Physics, and Medicine were handed out earlier in October. The prize-winning research included advancements in the small world of microscopy,…
Say ‘yay’ or ‘nay’ to U-Pass
University students are urgently invited to participate in the democratic electoral process by registering sides, campaigning, and voting for or against the universal bus pass…
Visionary and critical conversation starters
The University of Manitoba continues to play a key role in promoting intellectual growth and stimulating discussions – both inside and outside the typical classroom…
Developing story: Winnipeg mayoral candidates on ranked ballots
Robert-Falcon Ouellette, David Sanders, Judy Wasylycia-Leis, and Brian Bowman voiced their opinions on ranked ballots as an alternative to first-past-the-post for future Winnipeg elections. The…
CFS-MB releases, retracts city mayoral candidate report card
The Canadian Federation of Students-Manitoba (CFS-MB) released a report last week assigning grades to all of the mayoral candidates still in the running for Winnipeg’s…
Garbage pickers sweep up data from trashed Red River
The first-ever Red River shoreline cleanup took place on Friday, Sept. 26 along the shoreline of the University of Manitoba campus. Nine volunteers contributed to…
Pro-democracy protesters demand fair elections for Hong Kong
The government in Hong Kong declared that Monday, Oct. 6 was the deadline for pro-democracy demonstrations since university students recently boycotted their classes and students,…
Ouellette weighs in on ranked ballot system
Robert-Falcon Ouellette has come out in support of ranked ballots as an alternative to first-past-the-post for future Winnipeg elections. Mayoral candidates on rapid transit, value…