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Canada-wide fentanyl crisis prompts university reactions

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Seamus Hamilton-Pattison
With overdose deaths linked to the opioid fentanyl reaching new highs in Manitoba over the last three years, the U of M is working on preventative measures to inform and protect the student body. The...
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UMSU establishes mandatory consent culture training program

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Seamus Hamilton-Pattison
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) officially adopted a motion to install a mandatory consent culture training policy into its governing documents at an April 15 council meeting. The policy requires that every faculty...
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The Strumbellas – “Hope” 4/5

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Seamus Hamilton-Pattison
If you’ve tuned into mainstream indie/alternative radio in Canada at all lately, there’s a pretty good chance you’ve been bombarded by The Strumbellas’ latest single “Spirits.” Stations like Winnipeg’s own 99.1 Fresh Radio have...
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Black Mountain – “IV” 4.5/5

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Seamus Hamilton-Pattison
Black Mountain’s IV – the band’s first release in six years – sounds for all the world like a union of Black Sabbath and a less-flashy Yes, with an organ and synth-heavy aesthetic reminiscent...
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Jordan Klassen – “Javelin” 4/5

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Seamus Hamilton-Pattison
Jordan’s Klassen’s Javelin is a lot of things, but boring isn’t one of them. The Vancouver-based soloist’s latest album lives up to his self-ascribed genre of “new age folk,” blending the gentle, soothing dynamics of...
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Sarasvàti seeks solidarity through storytelling

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Seamus Hamilton-Pattison
In honour of International Women’s Week, experimental theatre company Sarasvàti Productions will be hosting their 13th annual Cabaret of Monologues at the U of W’s Asper Centre for Theatre and Film. “When we started doing...
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Momentum slate takes three of four seats on UWSA executive

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Seamus Hamilton-Pattison
The final results of the 2016 University of Winnipeg Students’ Association (UWSA) General Election saw three-fourths of the Momentum slate’s candidates elected to their respective executive positions.
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