BoG notes
The University of Manitoba Board of Governors met on Sept. 27. The meeting began with a presentation on the redevelopment of Tache Hall into the…
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Laptop theft number one crime on campus
Laptop theft is regarded as the most common crime on the University of Manitoba campus, Linda Lavallee, director of Security Services at the U of…
Aqua Books saved
Aqua Books is set to become a non-profit organization centred on books, community and entertainment, after nearly falling off the Winnipeg map. The owner of…
Latest domino is in place
As the opening of the University of Manitoba’s new Pembina Hall residence marks the latest piece to fall into place for Project Domino, progess on…
Enrolment soars at U of M
Enrolment numbers at the University of Manitoba for 2011-12 are only 21 students short of the all-time record. This year’s first-day enrolment at the U…
Rise of the GPA
From a young age we are indoctrinated with formal grading practices, and for that reason it is quite impossible to imagine a world without grades….
You’re doing it wrong
Why are you in university? I heard a number of answers when I asked students this question. They ranged anywhere from “to figure out what…
The ‘white picket fence’ model
When I graduated from high school, I was a snot-nosed 17-year-old kid with no purpose, no direction and no idea of what I wanted to…
Lukacs vs. the U of M
Sept. 2010: Gabor Lukacs, a University of Manitoba math professor, files an application for judicial review of John (Jay) Doering’s, dean of graduate studies, decision…
TEDx makes its Winnipeg debut
Ideas worth spreading” make their way to Winnipeg as the first TEDx Winnipeg event is set to take place at the Winnipeg Art Gallery on…