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Obama speaks to NSA privacy concerns
On Jan. 17 U.S. President Barack Obama spoke in an international broadcast to address concerns that have plagued the global community for years regarding the National Security Agency (NSA)...
Wind Mobile backs out of spectrum bid
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Last week telecommunications firm Wind Mobile dropped out of a spectrum auction after VimpelCom Ltd., its Dutch parent company, withdrew financial support for the bid.
This seemingly innocuous business decision is getting lots of airplay...
Improving our health care
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On the morning of Jan. 14, Harvey V. Fineberg, winner of the 2013 Henry G. Friesen International Prize in Health Research, paid a visit to the University of Manitoba's Bannatyne campus to present a...
Native studies’ winter colloquium series brings Wab Kinew to campus
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Last Wednesday, indigenous Canadian educator and broadcasting personality Wab Kinew spoke at the University of Manitoba’s Aboriginal Student Centre as part of the native studies department’s 2014 winter colloquium series. Kinew discussed his travels, issues...
Teen sexter convicted of child porn charges
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In what the prosecuting lawyer is calling a “precedent-setting” move, a 17-year-old girl from British Columbia has been convicted of child pornography charges stemming from her distribution of nude photos of another girl via...
Manitoba chapter of the Canadian Federation of Students launches new campaign...
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Last week the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) undertook a series of actions on the U of M campus to launch a new campaign aimed at eliminating interest on student loans.
The CFS took over...
Senate scrutinizes International College of Manitoba at monthly meeting
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The U of M senate convened last week for its monthly meeting, where the International College of Manitoba (ICM) presented its annual report on college operations.
David Collins, U of M vice-provost of academic planning...