Body size, health and fatphobia
With the health-care reform debate gearing up in the states, there has been a great deal of controversy over the current system of health insurance….
social issues
Different day, different action
On Nov. 5, students and community members will rally at U of M, U of W and the legislature for the annual Students’ Day of…
Musical Memory : Musical injury
Reading recent Musical Memories regarding “mosh-pit misadventures,” I was painfully reminded of a tale of shame and violence all my own. It was in late…
The sky is falling
“The sky is falling! The sky is falling!” Chicken Little’s famous saying, in my opinion, is the message I receive every day when I watch…
Time to act!
In Winnipeg’s downtown core the poor, sick and homeless are selling their prescription medications to pay for the necessities of life. A CBC investigation reports…
Things That Make You Go “Huh?” : Norico Sunayama invites you to look up her skirt
“Things that make you go ‘huh?’” is an on-going exploration into all things weird, wacky and possibly gross in contemporary art. Norico Sunayama wants you…
Musical Memory
Moshing is a thrilling experience for some, and a piss-your-pants-scary experience for others. Me, I fall into the latter category, though I did not, in…
The Ultimate Downer
On the morning of April 5, 1994, Jarrod woke up wide-eyed. Believing that he could fly, the teenager convinced his father to drive him and…
Plaid! Parkas! Patriotism!
Assume for a moment that there is such thing as a “Canadian identity.” I, perhaps naively, would like to imagine that it is complex, subtle…
Residence 101
Have you ever wondered what life is like living on campus at the University of Manitoba? Sure you have! Whether it was waiting for a…