‘Let us discuss the existence of fairies’
On Sept. 18, British philosopher A. C. Grayling gave a lecture on the topics of atheism, humanism, and secularism in University College on the University of…
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Abortion debate front and centre at the U of M
From UMSU Council to the pedway, it was hard to shy away from the abortion debate on the University of Manitoba’s Fort Garry campus last…
Mock car crash shows perils of distracted driving
The sun was shining on the morning of Sept. 25 as around 200 students from Oak Park High School and Gray Academy of Jewish Education…
Is Winnipeg ready for a population of one million?
Another instalment of the U of M’s Visionary Conversations series was held last week at the university’s Fort Garry campus. An interdisciplinary panel, drawing from…
CEO Sleepout raises record amount for homeless
The third annual CEO Sleepout, which took place Thursday, Sept. 26 in downtown Winnipeg, raised close to $200,000 for homeless charities and programs. The Downtown…
Time’s arrow: Alan Turing
Science education tends to be a strange mixture of technical concepts and history. Ideally this gives us the best of both worlds: we learn how…
Freeze!
Conflict between Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) and Greenpeace International has been escalating over the past week, following environmental activism occurring in the Arctic. What…
Pro-life on U of M campus
After three days of pro-life demonstrations and counter-demonstrations on the University of Manitoba’s Fort Garry Campus, the former making use of graphic genocide imagery, a…
New writers-in-residence at the CCWOC
On Wednesday, Sept. 18, the University of Manitoba’s centre for creative writing and oral culture (CCWOC) welcomed singer-songwriters John K. Samson and Christine Fellows into…
Call for childcare reform
A group of parents gathered at the Children’s Museum on Wednesday, Sept. 18 to discuss issues facing the Manitoba childcare system. The resounding majority of parents…