Arts & Culture

Teaching practical arts during a pandemic

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Shaylyn Maharaj-Poliah
Like many theatres across Canada and the world, the U of M’s Black Hole Theatre Company (BHTC) has put a pause to its regularly scheduled programming in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. When the virus...
Alexander Decebal-Cuza
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UMFA votes for potential strike against U of M’s refusal to...

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Cam Cannon
The possibility of a strike has been growing amongst the University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA), who this weekend voted in favour of a strike against U of M’s refusal to negotiate wages. There was...
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Sustainability month goes virtual

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Jacob Davis
The U of M’s office of sustainability has been thriving in an online setting thanks to social media. With October being sustainability month, the U of M’s office of sustainability has shifted to hosting events...
Research & Technology

Alumni discuss Indigenous potential in co-op structure

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Cam Cannon
On Oct. 15, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) held a webinar and launched a report entitled Indigenizing the Co-operative Model, authored by Jimmy Thunder and Mark Intertas, two University of Manitoba alumni. Thunder...
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Honk-a-thon held after refusal to negotiate

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Amira Tekle
The University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA) held a honk-a-thon rally Oct. 20 to protest the U of M’s refusal to participate in binding arbitration, hindering progress on a new collective agreement.  According to a...
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‘Whose lands are being inundated for my convenience?’

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Jacob Davis
On Oct. 21, people from all over Canada tuned in to attend a free Zoom seminar as part of the U of M’s Native Studies Colloquium series titled “The Politics of Loss and Survival...
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Former UMSU mental health week lengthened due to COVID-19

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Cam Cannon
This week, UMSU continues its mental health month with a workshop entitled Spiritual Wellness for Future Educators, hosted by Elder-in-Residence Wanda Joy Murdock. They are also raising awareness around student recreation over social media. Next...
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