Eighth annual Sol Kanee Lecture encourages healing through reconciliation
The eighth annual Sol Kanee Lecture on Peace and Justice was presented by Dr. Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela on Sept. 29. Gobodo-Madikizela served on the Human Rights…
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Mayoral candidates discuss livelihood of human rights in Winnipeg
The University of Winnipeg played host to the mayoral candidates on Sept. 27, who met to engage in a dialogue about human rights. The forum,…
New Campus Liberals group rounds out political spectrum
The Campus Liberals are joining the Campus Greens and the Campus Conservatives as a new political student group this year. Liberals have not been represented…
UMSU disability website goes live
On Sept. 23, the doors opened to a new home for students living with disabilities on the World Wide Web, at umsudisability.ca. The new UMSU…
Take back the night reclaims Winnipeg streets
Hundreds of people holding candles took to the streets of downtown Winnipeg on Sept. 30 for Take Back the Night, a worldwide march held in…
CFS aims to get students out to the polls
The Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) has launched a campaign aimed at getting more students to polls in the upcoming municipal election. The Students Vote…
Zoological investigations
In addition to Cuba and the Bahamas, the Caribbean island chain contains an unassuming little island called St. Lucia. A rainforested, mountainous, volcanic island roughly…
Borlaug’s legacy in jeopardy
Sept. 12 marked the one-year anniversary of the death of one of the greatest men of the 20th century, Norman Borlaug. He was the 1970…
Rivers fail piss-test
Researchers from the University of Valencia (UV) have confirmed the presence of several illegal drugs in the canals and irrigation channels in L’Albufera Natural Park,…
Internal combustion: the way of the future
Just when you thought we were on the verge of an electric car revolution, it turns out that the internal combustion engine isn’t leaving anytime…