Extended fall break coming to U of M
The University of Manitoba senate approved changes to the academic schedule that includes a four-day fall break and shortened fall and winter terms at its…
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Progressive Conservatives lagging in MSBI funding targets
During the campaign leading up to the 2016 Manitoba provincial election, the only Progressive Conservative platform plank that reached into post-secondary education was a promise…
Students, faculty challenge “regressive” Bill 31
Nearly all of the more than 50 people registered to speak at a public hearing on Bill 31 – the Advanced Education Administration Amendment Act…
Department of Canadian Heritage gives NCTR 1.1 million dollars for a nation(s) wide tour of music and arts
The department of Canadian Heritage has contributed $1.1 million to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) to acknowledge Canada 150 through a nationwide…
Winnipeg Chapter of Take Back the Night holds annual march against sexual violence
Hundreds of Winnipegers gathered at the University of Winnipeg to march in solidarity with sexual assault survivors at the annual Take Back the Night march…
TEDxExchangeDistrict holds inaugural event
The group TEDxExchangeDistrict held their first event at the Pantages Playhouse Theatre Oct. 18. The event, chaired and curated by Joseph Ranseth, invited both local…
The North End Revisited
When John Paskievich returned to his family home in the North End, he wasn’t quite sure the direction his career would go. Having recently completed…
Harnessing success in scraps of failures
University of Manitoba school of art alumna Chelsey Thiessen was selected as the regional winner for a national art competition. The BMO 1st Art! competition…
Nuclear prohibition: Why was Canada not in the room?
Senator Marilou McPhedran – long-celebrated for being a pioneer in the inquisition and advocacy to promote human rights through systematic reform in law, governance, and…
UMSU reports first budget surplus in nearly a decade
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) approved its 2016-17 year-end audited budget at its regular meeting Oct. 12, which, for the first time since…