international news briefs
33 killed in Syrian Bombardment Tank bombardment began on Jan. 25 in the Syrian town of Rankous. The mountain town was besieged by several thousand…
Joanna Graham
Professors voice concerns about international student support
Some professors at the University of Manitoba have concerns about international students and the International College of Manitoba (ICM) program. In the last two decades…
U of M reorganizing 20 faculties into 13
On Jan. 19 President David Barnard announced a plan that could result in seven fewer faculties by 2017 and a combination of the medical faculties…
Missing: female executives in business
Canadian Women in Communications (CWC) is holding a presentation on women in business in response to a report that shows little growth in the number…
international news briefs
Yemen’s president flies to Oman Ali Abdullah Saleh, president of Yemen, flew to the Persian Gulf country of Oman on Sunday Jan. 22. He will…
Bornstein’s art moving to U of M
Thousands of people walked past Eli Bornstein’s “Structuralist Relief in 15 Pieces” when it hung in the old airport terminal and this summer many pedestrians…
The Illuminati
William Bentley wrote: “That there are, and have been from time immemorial, secret societies in Germany, and in other parts of the world, [ ….
University employment survey results spark questions
The results — released in November — from the University of Manitoba’s first employee experience survey have some union representatives asking what the university will…
University e-mail shuts down
Students, faculty, and administration should experience better performance from the university e-mail system starting in the new year. After the university experienced an e-mail outage…
Construction starts at U of M library
Students could face difficulty studying in the Elizabeth Dafoe Library this semester as the early phases of construction started in December and is expected to…