In service of struggle, break the academic hush on Israel and Palestine
I (DeFehr) have fond childhood memories of an elementary school teacher quieting her classroom saying, “a hush fell over the room.” All her students would…
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‘Significant changes’ to come to Aurora
Keep an eye on your computer, because changes are coming to Aurora beginning in March. U of M associate registrar and director of service and…
UM hosts panel of experts discusses generative AI
A UM Knowledge Exchange panel discussion last Wednesday brought together experts from a variety of backgrounds to explore the challenges generative artificial intelligence (AI) poses…
Students receive delayed charges from UM food vendor
Some students at the University of Manitoba received delayed credit card charges at the end of last month from purchases made in the fall. Aramark,…
Eckhardt’s name is a humiliating stain
Somehow, seemingly without anyone realizing, the Winnipeg Art Gallery-Qaumajuq (WAG-Qaumajuq), the University of Manitoba and the University of Winnipeg honoured a Nazi sympathizer and fascist,…
Arij Al Khafagi proof that safe spaces in academia are vital
Following the reinstating of Arij Al Khafagi after almost two months of suspension, it is clear that there needs to be more focused conversations on…
Words from Arij Al Khafagi’s appeal hearing
Many of you may have heard that a discipline committee at the faculty of health sciences has overturned the suspension of the fourth-year nursing student…
Community marches for justice for Afolabi Stephen Opaso
The words “No justice, no peace,” echoed at Union Station Saturday afternoon as more than one hundred people gathered to protest the killing of Afolabi…
Nursing student reinstated
University of Manitoba nursing student and former senior stick of the U of M Nursing Students’ Association Arij Al Khafagi’s status as a student has…
Shortfalls in menstrual equity at U of M, audit reveals
Volunteers for the Period Poverty and Equity on Campus and Beyond project at U of M’s Fort Garry and Bannatyne campuses have found significant room…