UCRU recommends eliminating tuition tax credits
A report prepared by Undergraduates of Canadian Research-Intensive Universities (UCRU) recommends that the federal government scrap the federal tuition tax credits moving into 2018. The UCRU…
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Treaty interpretations: beyond state-based mechanisms of rights
University of Manitoba’s department of Native Studies hosted university lecturer Gina Starblanket on Nov. 29 as part of their weekly colloquium series, “Revisions and revitalizations:…
Winnipeggers respond to reports of slavery in Libya
Winnipeggers have organized in response to a mobile phone video, obtained by CNN, of men being auctioned off in Libya. The video, which has been…
UMSU shifts performance incentives to finance committee
UMSU council approved a motion giving the finance committee the responsibility of rewarding performance-based incentives to the union’s executives at its regular meeting Nov. 23….
Meet Me at the Bell Tower celebrates six years
Since 2011, every Friday evening – rain or shine – North End community members have rallied next to the bell tower at Selkirk Avenue and…
Panel challenges Quebec’s “religious neutrality” law
The Islamic Social Services Association (ISSA) and the University of Manitoba’s Centre for Human Rights Research (CHRR) co-hosted a panel discussion Thursday challenging the constitutional…
Battling Islamophobia does not rest solely on the shoulders of Muslims
The communal feature of the phrase enabled the progress of democratic movements in the Arab Spring. Reclaiming “Allahu Akbar” is to see the world not just in black-and-white.
Math students challenge “unfair” midterm
Actuarial science students enrolled in the MATH 2720 multivariable calculus course are challenging what they are charging was an unfair midterm exam. “A few of…
Extended fall break coming to U of M
The University of Manitoba senate approved changes to the academic schedule that includes a four-day fall break and shortened fall and winter terms at its…
TEDxExchangeDistrict holds inaugural event
The group TEDxExchangeDistrict held their first event at the Pantages Playhouse Theatre Oct. 18. The event, chaired and curated by Joseph Ranseth, invited both local…