Eco reserve in the making
Hundreds of people have been displaced from the Lake St. Martin reserve since this spring because of flooding, and now the reserve must be relocated…
Joanna Graham
Manitobans protest federal crime bill
Winnipeggers gathered outside the Manitoba legislature on Nov. 8 to try and change the provincial government’s stance on Bill C-10. Bill C-10, dubbed the “omnibus…
Protesting on both sides of abortion debate
The University of Manitoba’s Womyn’s Centre held an options fair on Nov. 6 as a counter-protest to the “40 Days for Life ” campaign, which…
Senate Notes
The University of Manitoba Senate met on November Nov. 2, 2011. Early in the meeting, Robert Macmillan, dean of the faculty of education at U…
City unveils transportation master plan
The City of Winnipeg’s new transportation master plan (TMP) tries to plan for methods of transportation other than just driving, which is something students want…
Cheap seats no more
Students may be disappointed with the upgrade planned for Cinema City McGillivray, Winnipeg’s “cheap seats,” as renovations will be followed by higher ticket prices. The…
Concern over university budget
The University of Manitoba is in the early stages of planning its 2012-13 budget, but officials are concerned that their levels of funding will not…
The house by the lake
Once upon a time there was a seven-year-old boy named Simon. He had just moved into an old house by a lake. One day Simon…
BlackBerry launches new OS
In the wake of last week’s unexpected BlackBerry outage, university students have mixed reactions to both the smartphone and the upcoming launch of the Research…
U of W sheds heteronormativity
As the University of Winnipeg pushes to have gender-neutral washrooms on campus by the end of the academic year, awareness about the issue has been…