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…
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Degrees, UMFM, UMSU Vision under construction
While the second renovation to the Degrees restaurant over the past two years is currently underway, the UMFM station is also getting its first facelift…
Some students dissatisfied with security on campus
Some staff and students at the University of Manitoba feel “perfectly” safe on campus while others feel that more should be done to keep individuals…
In a land far, far away
School I only ended up having maybe three actual meetings with each professor. Both classes required one paper, both of which are now finished, and…
Construction underway on various projects throughout the U of M
The University of Manitoba continues to be booming with construction on several projects that are expected to rejuvenate the Fort Garry campus. The $150 million…
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…
Joe, don’t let your music kill you
“Stars were falling across the sky myriad and random, speeding along brief vectors from their origins to their destinies in dust and nothingness.” –Cormac McCarthy…
Practice makes perfect
In the 1960s, research by Endel Tulving demonstrated that, as with studying, being tested on material is not a neutral process but rather a beneficial…
Multiple choice exams:
The majority of teachers and students — myself included before researching this article — are under the impression that they should stick with their first…
First Nations University denied reinstatement of $7.2 million in federal funding
Even though the federal government refuses to reinstate millions of dollars in annual funding to the First Nations University of Canada, its student association president…