Manitoba throne speech prioritizes online education
At last month’s throne speech the provincial NDP announced a number of policies to be implemented in the coming year. While interest-free student loans have…
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Bjornson excited to work with students
Peter Bjornson, the newly appointed minister of education and advanced learning, has formally begun to take on the responsibilities of his new position. Bjornson landed…
Selinger, former ministers cause a ruckus in the caucus
Manitoba’s New Democratic Party (NDP) caucus underwent several major alterations this month, including a change in the minister of education and advanced learning, predicated by…
Science media roundup: YouTube
Since its creation in 2005, YouTube has been a staple entertainment website. Through their streaming services, one can find videos on anything from cats to…
Attendance policies harmful
In my first year at the University of Manitoba, I encountered something I had never imagined before. On arriving at my first English class and…
Evolution and creationism in education still under debate
Earlier this year Ken Ham challenged Bill Nye to debate on the topics of creationism and evolution as models of the origins of life. The…
Students Offering Support – Manitoba Chapter
Students Offering Support – Manitoba Chapter is a branch of a national charity that develops chapters in universities across North America. In the last 10…
Debunking colonialism with Jennifer Keith
Jennifer Keith At Prime Minister Harper’s recent announcement on the First Nations Control of First Nations Education Act, he stated, “This is historic, and it…
Science competition needs funding to survive in Manitoba
Science literacy among youth is a phenomenal asset to have, and one that this country has been accumulating due to contributions from various science-and-community programs….
Student loans: the less you have, the more you have to pay
Bilan Arte Canada currently uses provincial and federal student loans as a way to increase the accessibility of our post-secondary education system. The idea is…