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Research & Technology

How human health has evolved through time

By
Elah Ajene
With a focus on skeletal remains, U of M associate professor in anthropology Julia Gamble offers a unique perspective on how early life experiences can shape later life outcomes. Gamble’s research centers around bioarchaeology, a...
Dallin Chicoine
Comment

The trap of inclusivity

By
Jessie Krahn
Society is awful — homophobic, transphobic, racist, ableist, misogynistic, imperialistic and classist too. With this horrible cloud clogging up our social stratosphere, institutions jostling to appear inclusive start to seem more threatening than promising. The...
Dallin Chicoine
Comment

Losing my Métis status to navigate Canada’s health insurance

By
Braden Bristow
I have been a citizen of the Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF) since I was 13 years old. Recently, however, I have made the choice to apply for Indian status, and since the Métis are...
Teegan Gillich
Comment

The harms of the University of Manitoba’s land acknowledgement

By
Hanako Teranishi
The University of Manitoba’s land acknowledgement appears more akin to settler faux-innocence than reconciliation. I want to emphasize the critical importance of land acknowledgements. They are necessary statements to show respect, acknowledge that the lands...
Teegan Gillich
Editorial

The modern lawn is dead

By
Teegan Gillich
The overwhelming popularity of the short grass lawn is one of the single most devastating trends in residential landscaping. Not only is it boring and unimaginative, it is an ecological nightmare based on classist...
Teegan Gillich
Sports

Thrilling Bisons basketball season openers

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Grace Anne Paizen
The Bisons basketball season tipped off last Thursday with back-to-back games against the Brandon University Bobcats at Investors Group Athletic Centre. The women’s team played first, with Emily Johnson scoring the game and herd’s first...
Matthew Merkel
Sports

Women trounce Bobcats, men get clawed off court

By
Joshua Brandt
To kick off November, the Bisons women’s and men’s volleyball squads each squared off against their interprovincial-rival, the Brandon University Bobcats, this past weekend. The four games provided a bevy of excitement and a bit...
Matthew Merkel