The beauty industry profits from creating a culture of insecurity and dissatisfaction with our appearance, so that it can continue to exploit people’s insecurities by creating a demand for beauty products and services that...

Shortly before the special board meeting to discuss the recent University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) elections on March 30, a student asked me how I knew Victoria Romero, the runner-up. To her surprise,...

My mom said that every parent’s worst fear is what happened to three-year-old Madeleine McCann in 2007 when she disappeared from her family’s accommodations while vacationing in Portugal. Fast forward to this past February, when...

The misinformation and disinformation that spreads as often as it does within the sphere of student governance draws from the juxtaposition of two age-old sayings — “no news is good news,” but “good news...

Once upon a time, there was a giraffe named Franklin. Franklin had a bit of a shorter neck than his friends. He often felt sad because he couldn’t reach the branches his friends could, and...

For most students, the winter term will be concluding in just a few weeks. For myself, this will be the end of my four-year university career. I cannot lie to you — I am...

The UMSU executive candidates, Peter Akiode and Justin Langan, were disqualified from elections last week. Langan received two disqualifications, though the first was overturned through an informal appeal. While the rulings are available on the...