The Hub turns first profit
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) is turning a profit on its campus bar, the Hub, for the first time since its inception, but not all UMSU councillors are pleased with the union’s cost-cutting measures.
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Womyn helping women
The University of Manitoba Womyn’s Centre has partnered with the Fort Garry Women’s Resource Centre to offer free self-defence classes for women on campus.
Active Living Centre damage still being assessed
Less than six months after the University of Manitoba’s Active Living Centre (ALC) opened its doors, activities at the recreation centre were disrupted for three days in late August as a result of flooding.
History made by hand
The University of Manitoba’s School of Art Gallery has been transformed once again, with quote-littered walls and a variety of ceramics balanced atop minimalist stands….
‘World-class’ is going a bit far
In a full-page trumpeting of the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) executive’s accomplishments, UMSU president Jeremiah Kopp refers to the renovations begun and planned to the hallway on the third floor of University Centre as a “marquee, $1.4-million, world-class capital project.”
That’s the kind of hyperbole (some might call it bullshit) that makes me blush, and then write an article about it.
Music students make some noise
Students from the Desautels faculty of music have approved a motion condemning recent budget cuts and calling on university administration to cancel currently planned reductions and restore funding to the faculty.
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation holds grand opening at U of M
The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) held its grand opening on the University of Manitoba’s Fort Garry campus last week.
Breaking down barriers in business
A group of students at the University of Manitoba’s Asper school of business is working to make it easier for Aboriginal graduates to step into the world of business.
Fall break coming to U of M
Come the fall 2016 term, University of Manitoba students will enjoy an extra pair of days off over the Thanksgiving long weekend.
A call for collaboration
The potential for collaboration among universities, businesses and communities toward building a stronger Canada was revealed at a luncheon hosted by the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce’s Human Resource Leadership Council last week.