A new celebration of Indigenous achievement
As a finale to Indigenous students’ month at the University of Manitoba, the first-ever Indigenous Leaders’ gala was organized with the hope of inspiring Indigenous…
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Faculty of engineering hosts Polytech shooting memorial
The Price faculty of engineering is hosting a memorial this Wednesday for those lost in the 1989 École Polytechnique shooting. The event is a collaboration…
Nursing student suspended
Fourth-year nursing student Arij Al Khafagi is facing academic discipline following what lobbyists say were social media posts “expressing her opposition to Israel’s extreme violence…
Palestine talk raises academic freedom concerns
An academic discussion on the Israel-Palestine conflict held by a number of University of Winnipeg professors has stirred up controversy and raised questions about academic…
NDP announces free birth control
The newly formed New Democratic Party (NDP) government of Manitoba reassured the right to reproductive health care, including access to prescription birth control, last Tuesday. …
REIA to host affordable thrift shop
Everything is expensive, and clothing is not an exception. This is a fact that Victoria Romero, Racial Equity and Inclusion Alliance (REIA) executive, knows well. …
Indigenous art for all
Indigenous art education co-ordinator for the school of art gallery Justin Bear L’Arrivée hopes to expand Indigenous art across campus. Bear L’Arrivée is the co-ordinator…
U of M centres to host harm reduction workshop
The Student Wellness Centre (SWC) and Rainbow Pride Centre (RPC) are collaborating on an interactive workshop on harm reduction this Friday. The event will feature…
Eckhardt-Gramatté music library’s name under review
The legacy of Ferdinand Eckhardt, a former director of the Winnipeg Art Gallery, has come under scrutiny after an article published in the Walrus on…
Asper awards celebrate Indigeneity in business
Michelle Cameron and Matthew Sabourin, two Winnipeg business people, were honoured earlier this month with awards in Indigenous business. Nov. 16 marked the 17th annual…