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.
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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.
Exigence Technologies makes pitch to global investors
Two students from the University of Manitoba’s Asper school of business are now making pitches to large multi-national companies as part of their effort to market an innovative technology first patented at the U of M.
Grub’s up
To live is to eat. In this feature the Manitoban explores the conventional food system and looks at some alternatives to it. Some experts have…
Breaking down the campus food revolution
Many competing interests drive the food system at the University of Manitoba. Here the Manitoban attempts to break down some of the complexities of competing…
Turn up at the Hub
After unsatisfactory financial results prompted the summer closure of the University of Manitoba’s campus bar, the Hub is performing well in the new school year…
Vacation is not a treatment
I fully support an UMSU campaign on mental health. Public health insurance does not fund most mental health services, particularly preventive ones. The university offers limited student counselling, but it’s not the university’s role to operate as a pseudo-healthcare system. As such, students may be unable to access the care they need when they need it.