UMSU wants to bring pub back to campus
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) presented a proposal for a student owned-and-operated pub to the university administration on Nov. 16. UMSU’s full-time office…
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Laptops in examinations? Say What?
It has happened twice. Twice in the last week! As examinations too-quickly approach, I have had two classes where an individual has asked if they…
Becoming something I could never be
I had almost become one of them, a Keeper of the Copper Trace. It comes back to me sometimes, deep in a djembe-drumming trance; the…
U of M speaks out on Lukacs case
After weeks of increasing publicity, the University of Manitoba issued an official response in the Gabor Lukacs case last Wednesday. In a statement delivered to…
Letters to the Editor – Nov. 24, 2010
RE: Multiple campuses create gap in university community (Nov. 17, 2010) One problem with big research universities is that they are centralized. Such centralization has…
Student take an icy plunge for the United Way
On Nov. 10, students from the Asper School of Business at the University of Manitoba leapt into an inflatable pool of ice-cold water to raise…
Senate briefs
Senate is the highest academic governing body at the University of Manitoba, comprised of administrators, deans, directors and elected professors and students A Senate meeting…
Multiple campuses create gap in university community
While the Fort Gary campus may be home to most faculties at the University of Manitoba, some students feel that better integration between the university’s…
U of M looks to enhance ‘student experience’
The University of Manitoba is working to become more student centred in order to enhance the experience of studying at the institution. U of M…
New UC floor not coming until January 2011
With the University Centre renovation project still in the early stages after unforeseen issues with the concrete sub-floor underneath the old tiles, students and staff…