From skeptic to scholar: my journey with Karl Marx
Karl Marx. A name that often evokes a mix of intrigue and apprehension. Before starting my master’s program, my understanding of Marx was likely what…
social issues
The essential art of yapping
I love getting to know people, but I hate networking. As soon as there are expectations of an exchange measured between what I can supply…
Youth are fighting the climate crisis
Climate change is something that a lot of people can get away with ignoring until they come face to face with it. My first clash…
Universal design for learning for an accessible classroom
Classroom design issues are important from an equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) perspective. If we want a just campus at the University of Manitoba where…
Student journalism is the need of the hour
I grew up interacting with print journalism, but I also witnessed the booming popularity digital media received in a matter of a few years. Many…
On Israel-Palestine, media analysis and HonestReporting Canada
As a teacher of film studies, I spend a lot of time encouraging students to resist habits of passive media consumption. In the classroom, we…
Critiquing media is our resistance
English class tends to bury the lede. There are well-settled questions within the realm of spelling, syntax and synonyms that make up the purpose of…
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…
Inclusive sports club fosters much-needed campus community
Sports, the people who play them, and the community fostered around them, have always fascinated me. As a queer person, getting involved in sports organizations…
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…