Medicinal and hallucinogenic plants
The course “Medicinal and Hallucinogenic Plants” is described as “a botanical and historical survey of medicinal, hallucinogenic and poisonous plants used in various cultures.” BIOL…
University of Manitoba
Questioning corporatized campuses
The corporatization of higher education and the corporate prioritization of research questions are serious concerns challenging the intellectual integrity of the academy and public research…
Attendance policies harmful
In my first year at the University of Manitoba, I encountered something I had never imagined before. On arriving at my first English class and…
re: Manitoban covers
The front page used to grab my attention with its eye-catching, colourful, and original design. It now lacks these qualities, and seems to remain constant…
Budget cuts coming to University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba administration has instructed faculties and other non-academic units to prepare for budget cuts of between three and four per cent for…
Independent TEDxUManitoba event at U of M
On Nov. 4, 2014 the University of Manitoba hosted its first independently organized TEDxUManitoba event. The event invited nine speakers from varying disciplines to discuss…
Let’s chalk about ‘No Means No’
Last Thursday, Oct. 30 University of Manitoba students used chalk to write messages about consent and rape culture in front of University Centre as part…
U of M students come up short in races for school trustee
Two University of Manitoba students who ran for school trustee have lost their respective races in Winnipeg’s municipal election. When the polls closed on Oct….
Winnipeg university students give U-Pass the go-ahead
Referendum results tallied Friday night at the University of Manitoba have confirmed the majority of Winnipeg students want a universal transit pass (U-Pass) program. The…
“Vote – anywhere” with advanced polling stations
The University of Manitoba campus’s advanced polling station stayed open over a span of three days—Sept. 30 to Oct. 2—during which 290 people cast ballots…