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Furry fun for a fantastic cause

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Grace Anne Paizen
Although the U of M brings in dogs from time to time as a student mental health initiative, there is a largely unknown way in which students can interact with furry friends on a...
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A musical history lesson of the Winnipeg General Strike

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Grace Anne Paizen
Marking the 100th anniversary of the Winnipeg General Strike, Winnipeg playwright and composer Danny Schur’s adaptation of his popular musical Strike! will hit screens nationwide Nov. 29 as Stand! the motion picture. Shot entirely in...
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“Dancing from the inside out”

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Grace Anne Paizen
Canada's oldest and longest running contemporary dance company, Winnipeg Contemporary Dancers (WCD), will debut their all-Winnipeg talent show Actualize on Nov. 29. As part of its 55th season, WCD artistic director Jolene Bailie hopes to...
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The deep and powerful reach of assholes in society

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Grace Anne Paizen
Do you have to be an asshole to get somewhere in life? Are there special advantages to being an asshole? Is there such a thing as “a proper asshole?” These are all questions asked —...
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Extra-terrestrial collection touches down

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Grace Anne Paizen
Storytelling has always indicated that we are not alone in the universe. There are Indigenous tribes who have stories of their ancestors encountering the “Star People.” Even Second World War pilots from both the Axis...
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The intricate art of resistance and survival

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Grace Anne Paizen
Passionate about his Anishinaabe-Métis roots, third-year U of M native studies student Jack Theis became a beadworker as a means to connect with his ancestors. “All my life pretty much, I’ve been obsessed with my...
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The morbidly beautiful world of death photography

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Grace Anne Paizen
Out of all the mysterious death rituals popular during the reign of Queen Victoria in the 19th century, the practice of death photography remains one of the most fascinating. Victorian death photography was the practice...
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