Sports

Athlete profile: Bison Cheer’s Mackenzie Gmiterek

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Noreen Mae Ritsema
Meet Mackenzie Gmiterek, a U1 student who has actively competed as a cheerleader since grade seven. This is her first season with Bison Cheer. Coming from a sport-oriented family, Gmiterek has been active all of...
Features

Snowpants will never be sexy

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Noreen Mae Ritsema
Winter: we Winnipeggers love to hate it — and with good reason. Every year I ask myself why I have chosen to remain in this flat, windy city for yet another cold, depressing winter....
Sports

What makes you sweat?

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Noreen Mae Ritsema
There is something so cathartic about sweating. Whether in a steam room, a sauna or working out, sweating is literally one of the healthiest things we can do for our bodies. Not only is...
Sports

Bison briefs

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Noreen Mae RitsemaRyan Harby
Track and field The Bison track and field team parted ways this past weekend as some athletes traveled to Minneapolis to compete in the Jack Johnson Classic and the others remained on campus to compete...
Sports

Enthusiasm for cricket on campus

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Noreen Mae Ritsema
Finally, cricket has made its way to campus. An ambitious group of students have formed the University of Manitoba Cricket Association (UMCA), a student group dedicated to sharing their passion for the sport. According to...
Sports

Athlete profile: Alexandra Regier

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Noreen Mae Ritsema
Alexandra Regier is a talented Bison cheerleader who placed first in the female tumbling competition at the recent national competition in Brampton attended by Bison Cheer. Acknowledging that cheerleading is “a competitive, athletic sport...
Sports

Drawing a line between exercise and addiction

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Noreen Mae Ritsema
As most gym junkies can attest, the gym gets noticeably busier in January. Not only are more people visiting the gym trying to purge the excesses of the holidays and trying to compensate for...
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