Oh the humanities!
On display in the Engineering Building’s atrium at the University of Manitoba is quite possibly the future of Northern shipping. Taking up a large proportion…
2011
Senate Notes
The University of Manitoba Senate met on Dec. 7. Three matters were carried without debate including the proposed academic schedule for the 2012-2013 academic year….
Winning in a winter wonderland
At this point in the season I’m not going to predict that the Winnipeg Jets will make the playoffs. But with the way this team…
Playing political games
A few weeks ago I sat down for an interview with Russell Field, a professor in the University of Manitoba’s kinesiology department, to talk about…
Rivalry renewed
The cross town athletic rivalry between the University of Manitoba and the University of Winnipeg was renewed Dec. 1, as the basketball portion of the…
Bison briefs
Hockey The Bison women’s hockey team travelled to the University of Alberta to play two games against the Alberta Pandas, while the Bison men’s team…
Know your history
Hockey has its roots as an amateur game played across Canada. Amateur hockey leagues were first formed in Manitoba during the early 1890s. For the…
Ground-shaking news
Most Manitobans don’t lose any sleep over the idea of earthquakes. But in areas such as western North America and China, earthquakes and tremors occur…
Bettering our campus
From Nov. 17-20, the fifth annual Canadian Conference on Student Leadership (CCSL) was held in Calgary, Alberta. I was one of the eight undergraduate students…
Efficient altruism
The other day I was walking around campus when I passed a pink fire truck. It was, of course, related to some kind of breast…