Lisa Guenther, Vanderbilt University associate professor and former Winnipegger, was in town last week to discuss solitary confinement – an issue touching on notions of class, race, and gender. Guenther gave two talks on Thursday,...

I've been looking for similarities between the ways we represent music and organic chemistry on paper. The answer is a stretch but the search was a pleasure. First day first: in the same way pitches...

Last Thursday marked the beginning of a busy few days for the University of Manitoba’s Asper school of business. That evening, students and guests from the Winnipeg commerce community attended the school’s 47th annual banquet...

Two U of M student groups interested in examining the Arab-Israeli conflict were recently before the University of Manitoba Students’ Union’s (UMSU) Student Group Promotion and Affairs Committee (SGPAC) seeking official group status approval....

Rob Ford wants video released Toronto Mayor Rob Ford recently asked that Toronto police make public a video that allegedly shows him using crack cocaine. Ford has not admitted to using crack, but said on a...

The Bulletin is no more. After 77 years of disseminating University of Manitoba news in print, the school has decided to publish its goings-on in digital form only. According to the U of M, the decision...

I am lucky to have a friend who walks along the banks of the Seine River. One year ago, he took me to see one of his discoveries. Up on the mucky riparian zone, somewhere in...