“Where we are shapes who we are”
U of M president David Barnard began the most recent installment of the Visionary Conversations speaker series by saying, “Where we are shapes who we…
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Victims of 2011 flood suing province Those who lost homes, cottages, businesses, and farms in the 2011 Lake Manitoba flood are suing the province for…
Survivor of Sierra Leone’s civil war visits the U of M
Mariatu Kamara, UNICEF special representative for children in armed conflict and author of the book The Bite of the Mango, was at the University of…
The Manitoban 2013 NHL Hockey Pool Update: sponsored by Source For Sports!
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Rare Louis Riel photographs recovered
The University of Manitoba received a new set of rare 140–year–old photographs of Louis Riel and Manitoba from a civil war memorabilia auction in Australia….
New pope selected after two days of voting
A new pope was chosen on Wednesday, Mar. 13, approximately two weeks after Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation and at the closing of two days of…
Scott Harris meets with students to discuss successful activism
Prairies regional organizer of the Council of Canadians Scott Harris spoke to students at the U of M about organizing activism and politics in the…
Israeli Apartheid Week held at U of M and U of W
The Winnipeg Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid (WCAIA) and Students Against Israeli Apartheid (SAIA) coordinated events on both University of Winnipeg and University of Manitoba campuses…
Portage la Prairie newspaper goes weekly
The Portage Daily Graphic, Portage La Prairie’s local newspaper, was altered from a daily publication to a weekly on Mar. 11. The decision was announced…
Asper students endure cold for 5 Days for the Homeless
Six U of M Asper school of business students spent five days “temporarily displaced” outside University Centre last week as part of an annual national…