University of Manitoba

Kicking and screaming

Journalists, I have been told, tend to research topics before they confront the required subject matter. I, on the other hand, joined a kick aerobics…


Bison Rec Review: Zumba

Zumba has been everywhere lately — I’d heard about it from a couple of other sources, like Cyclovia and pole-dancing people I know, so naturally,…


University set to undergo renovations

It has been projected that the University of Manitoba will undergo major renovations from now until 2013 in the hopes of benefiting efficiency, research and…


Parking at the U of M

Recently, I had quite an interesting day. One would think arriving to the university at 9:40 for a 10 a.m. class would leave me plenty…



Hurl from a top window

In his first work of creative non-fiction, the 13-year old Eric Valdemar wrote about war and childhood. Inspired by his hometown of Rostock in northern…


Top 10

Pull ahead of the line waiting for a parking spot behind Dafoe Library and when a car pulls out, you pull in. Drown yourself in…


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…


Ahh, all the lovely flowers…

For the majority of the fall and winter sessions at the University of Manitoba, the scenery outdoors is somber and depressing. In only a month…


Places to hit up on campus

If all registered students were on site at the same time, the University of Manitoba’s Fort Garry campus would be the third most populous city…