Gio’s struggles to keep doors open
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Gio’s Club and Bar, one of North America’s oldest GLBT clubs, has experienced severe financial trouble over the past year and faced the threat of closing last month.
The non-profit club managed to keep...
BoG notes
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The University of Manitoba Board of Governors met on Sept. 27.
The meeting began with a presentation on the redevelopment of Tache Hall into the new Art Research Technology (ART) Lab by Greg Boothroyd,...
Forum spurs discussion on Bipole III
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A public forum on Manitoba Hydro’s proposed Bipole III power line was held at the University of Manitoba on Sept. 22 to analyze the heated east vs. west side debate.
Bipole III is a...
Student concerns
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In an effort to provide student focused coverage of the upcoming provincial election, we launched a contest asking students to tell us what issues mattered to them in Manitoba. Here, candidates for the Fort...
U.K. lifts MSM blood ban
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Canada may be rethinking restrictions placed on blood donation as the U.K. introduces a new policy giving gay and bisexual men the right to donate blood.
Earlier this month, the U.K. lifted the life-long ban...
Racialized rep deffered for now
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A proposal to create a racialized student representative (RSR) on UMSU council has been deferred for the time being.
The deferral was the result of a motion passed at an UMSU council meeting...
International news briefs
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Riots in England
An initially peaceful protest for Mark Duggan, who was killed by police on Aug. 4 sparked riots in London that spread throughout the country between Aug. 6 and 9.The violence included...
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