International Briefs
Low graduation rates at for-profit colleges: study A report on graduation rates found that only 22 per cent of first-time, full-time students at for-profit colleges…
Sarah Petz
News Briefs
Two new Rhodes Scholars for the U of M Two students at the University of Manitoba set to graduate this spring have won prestigious Rhodes…
When the answer to ‘how’s it going’ is ‘fine’
If there’s one thing that stresses me out more than anything, it’s the way people, particularly students, like to obnoxiously complain about how stressed out…
Royal Boost
Its official: Prince William has finally popped the question to long time girlfriend Kate Middleton. While the Queen and British tabloids are surely jumping for…
U of M speaks out on Lukacs case
After weeks of increasing publicity, the University of Manitoba issued an official response in the Gabor Lukacs case last Wednesday. In a statement delivered to…
Three people sent to hospital from provincial building at U of M
Workplace Health and Safety is currently investigating an incident that occurred Tuesday at a provincial pathology lab on the University of Manitoba campus, where three…
Student groups have challenges finding a place on campus
With almost 120 students groups at the University of Manitoba and only 16 offices on campus, student groups can sometimes have a difficult time finding…
International News Briefs
Canadian universities aim to recruit students from India Several Canadian university presidents were in India this past week to pitch their schools to Indian education…
News Briefs
Unemployment numbers down in MB Provincial unemployment is down to 5.2 per cent after 1,600 Manitobans found jobs this month, down from 5.4 per cent…
UMFA files grievance over Lukacs case
The University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA) has filed a grievance with the University of Manitoba over the suspension of math professor Gabor Lukacs. A…