Childfree: The only way to be, for me
The Plan documents the ongoing adventures that arise from living a truly alternative lifestyle: two people in love, no children, one works for an income,…
activism
Seriously?
In Saudi Arabia, women cannot drive, cannot use many facilities utilized by men and must receive a man’s written permission to open a bank account,…
Student take an icy plunge for the United Way
On Nov. 10, students from the Asper School of Business at the University of Manitoba leapt into an inflatable pool of ice-cold water to raise…
Movember displays facial hair with purpose
University of Manitoba students sporting moustaches have entered week three of Movember, in an effort to raise money for the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Canada….
International News Briefs
Canadian universities aim to recruit students from India Several Canadian university presidents were in India this past week to pitch their schools to Indian education…
Revisiting Carolee Schneemann
Last February I attended a lecture on the rise of feminist art at Video Pool as part of Oliver Botar’s contemporary art history class. Among…
Fighting the tar sands
There is growing opposition to the production and use of oil sands — also known as the tar sands — both within Alberta and nationally….
U of M students freeze for a good cause
Our daily bread
It has been said, “No good deed goes unpunished.” I’ve recently seen the wisdom in those words firsthand. The incident in question occurred last week….
Love in the time of class war
In the winter of ’09 my life was a spectacular failure in every way imaginable. I was a law school dropout, a call centre dropout…