Sophistication according to George Roy
Animal House, Old School and other college movies portray university life as a laidback, drunken experience. This is not true. Obviously there are opportunities to…
lifestyle
Adventures in close-to-campus wining and dining
Although I now share a cozy apartment just off Corydon with two roommates, I have spent the majority of my three years in Winnipeg living…
Love + delusion
“Humans will start falling in love with [and marrying] robots, probably in about 30 or 40 years.” –David Levy (2007) On Nov. 22, 2009 guests…
Bill and I
“I think I may be in love with William Shakespeare.” I tell this to my academic friends and they answer with sceptical faces. “How?” they…
Local News Briefs
Governor General in attendance at last day of Truth and Reconciliation commission On the fourth and final day of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission event…
Student community garden still coping from losing shed in fire
The University of Manitoba Student Community Garden continues to cope from the loss of their shed, which burnt down in a fire on April 23….
Students living on campus faced with increased fees
The University of Manitoba Board of Governors recently passed a five per cent increase to student residence fees on top of tuition fee increases that…
How much is too much?
Are you eating too much salt? That depends who you ask. If you ask Health Canada, the answer would most likely be “yes.” According to…
Carnival food
What’s faster than fast food, twice the price and triple the calories? If you guessed carnival food, you are correct. Strolling through the midway amid…
Fanning good! Movie bad…
The Runaways is a tale of woe, but it is also a tale of success. It starts, and then some time passes, and then it…