Rethinking healthcare in terms of technology
Ranging from wheelchairs to speech recognition software, over 2.5 billion people globally need assistive technology. As the population ages and noncommunicable diseases become more prevalent,…
Teegan Gillich
Look to other university strikes when U of M is quiet
Having lived through UMFA’S 2016 and 2021 strikes as an undergraduate and as a graduate student, I like to keep my ear to the ground…
Is health care for international students just a promise?
The results are in, and UMSU’s newly elected executive team for 2024-25 has been decided. Among the elects, Divya Sharma, the incoming president and incumbent…
Request to hear amendments to motion banning student from UMSU meetings ruled out of order
A motion to allow amendments to a motion that suspended student-at-large Victoria Romero from UMSU meetings was ruled out of order. Motion 0598, brought forward…
Toward new frontiers in cellular biology
Last month, Research Manitoba’s Innovation Proof-of-Concept (IPoC) Grant Program allocated close to $550,000 in funding over the span of two years to support five research…
Josh on the Jets: Bettman and the deadline
As the Winnipeg Jets’ season careens along and the trade deadline fast approaches, the team has been placing consistently within the top 10 of the…
U of M and UMSU sweep aside anti-Palestinian racism
UMSU and the University of Manitoba’s wilful and continuous ignoring of both the genocide of Palestinians, and the way the genocide has come to affect…
My identity is more than two halves
I came out as bisexual when I was around 13. I understood myself as half-gay. A year before I came out, I became a citizen…
Wild pigs spread north, pose new threat to Canadian farmers
Wild pigs, an invasive species commonly known as boar or feral hogs, have spread across Canadian provinces, causing damage to farmers’ crops and livestock. Wild…
Fighting food insecurity
Canada is currently facing severe levels of food insecurity. In 2022, 18.4 per cent of Canadians across the provinces (and 19.6 per cent of Manitobans)…