The big cheese
It is evident when cheese goes bad. A foul-smelling odour paired with the presence of uniquely coloured moulds and fungi renders this once pleasurable food…
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CWB versus Canada
On Jan. 18 Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Shane Perlmutter reserved his decision on whether to grant eight former directors of the Canadian Wheat Board…
Missing: female executives in business
Canadian Women in Communications (CWC) is holding a presentation on women in business in response to a report that shows little growth in the number…
Low attendance for key UMSU events
Due to the cancellation of their annual Charity Ball and low attendance at their last annual general meeting (AGM), the University of Manitoba Students’ Union…
international news briefs
Yemen’s president flies to Oman Ali Abdullah Saleh, president of Yemen, flew to the Persian Gulf country of Oman on Sunday Jan. 22. He will…
UMSU presents Celebration Week 2012
To enliven the University of Manitoba campus, the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) is bringing back their annual weeklong series of events, Celebration Week….
Quad transformed into skating rink
While this winter’s recent cold snap has forced many students inside, it has also been exactly what the outdoor skating rink on the Duckworth Quadrangle…
Local news briefs
Alternative Reading Week announces local partners Four Winnipeg agencies are partnering with the University of Manitoba Student Life offices and Students’ Union for this year’s…
Indigenous research centre open to the public
The University of Manitoba community welcomed its first research space dedicated to studying Indigenous communities to its Fort Garry campus last Wednesday. Mamawipawin, located on…
Bornstein’s art moving to U of M
Thousands of people walked past Eli Bornstein’s “Structuralist Relief in 15 Pieces” when it hung in the old airport terminal and this summer many pedestrians…