Disco Elysium and the problem of capitalist production
Sometimes we grow attached to art because it speaks to our values, and it hurts when we find out the history behind that art doesn’t…
social issues
Communities need local newspapers
Anybody living in Manitoba from mid-July onward knew about the Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries (MLL) strike for fair wages and what it meant for the…
Government inaction in landfill search is negligence in action
In 2017, I attended Tanya Talaga’s talk at the Millennium Library where she was promoting her book, Seven Fallen Feathers. Part of Talaga’s book is…
UMFA raises concerns over COVID-19 practices
The University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA) continues to be concerned with the university’s health and safety practices surrounding SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19. The…
Rainbow Resource Centre relocating during 50th year
Canada’s longest continuously running 2SLGBTQ+ resource centre, Rainbow Resource Centre (RRC), is soon moving buildings to create an even larger and more accessible space. RRC…
Be wary of Trump’s criminal charges
Donald Trump is a man known for his cameo in Home Alone 2, the popular television series The Apprentice, his business empire, tons of towers…
Prison reform is necessary
You wouldn’t keep buying the same product if it didn’t do what it was meant to do, right? Of course not. Yet this seems like…
The importance of different perspectives
I find that when I am in a discussion with someone about a “controversial” topic, the conversation always gets heated. I think that most people…
Student groups hold pro-choice initiative
In response to anti-abortion groups on campus, the Women’s Centre at the University of Manitoba, alongside Justice for Women Manitoba and the Arts Student Body…
Stop mislabelling in politics
If you follow politics, even on a surface level, you have probably seen someone attack a political figure such as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau or…