Celebration Week brings current issues to forefront
Celebration Week at the University of Manitoba was held from Jan. 28 to Feb. 1, an event that UMSU holds yearly to bring students entertainment…
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Atmosphere
From Feb. 7–9 the University of Manitoba’s faculty of architecture is taking environmental awareness to the next level as they host their annual symposium, ATMOSPHERE…
Researcher profile: Sarah Beattie
Sarah Beattie is a University of Manitoba M.Sc. candidate in the department of environment and geography, studying mercury and methylmercury cycling in Arctic sea ice environments.
A day in the life of an undergraduate researcher: To experiment is to err
Graphic: Caroline Norman
I know what I like: Why it’s important to apply critical thinking to popular media
“Don’t you think you’re being a little hypersensitive?” These words often come at me when I’m happily babbling away about why I don’t like some…
Violent video games: The favoured scapegoat
Video games are the cultural product of our modern computer-driven society. Unfortunately, like comic books of the past, it has vestiges of nerdom, virginity, and…
Grassroots gaming: Developers turn to Kickstarter for innovative approach to success
The times are changing in the video game industry and it appears they are changing fast. If consumers were witness only to the seismic shift…
From 8-bit to 3D: Link’s Evolution
We need to talk: Sexism in video games and gamer culture
A trope is a common or recognizable device that conveys information to an audience, often about an element or role within a story. There are…
Grab your controller: it’s time to do your homework assignment
Growing up, your parents might have told you to stop playing video games and study for school. How could they have possibly known that one…