October 2011

Last chance to catch the fever

Two teams converged last week to play a classic rugby match. Passionate fans cheered and booed. The game was close, but in the last few…


Bison athlete profile

The Bison women’s basketball team were preparing for the upcoming season this past weekend, wearing special pink jerseys during the “Shoot for the Cure” invitational…


Tight fight for first

Last year heading into Week 16, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers found themselves in the CFL basement after earning only their fourth win of the season…


Bison briefs

Hockey The Bison women’s hockey team opened their regular season at home, sporting pink on their sticks and skates as part of the “Shoot the…


Essentially a Playlist

With the omnibus crime bill that the Conservative government recently introduced, you’d be forgiven for thinking that our parents have some longstanding hate on when…


CD Review: Dan Mangan

Oh Fortune, the follow-up to the 2009 Polaris Prize nominee Nice, Nice, Very Nice, sees the Vancouverite Dan Mangan show definite growth. He’s dropped the…


Dead Air at aceartinc

Dead Air, the most recent exhibit by Steve Bates, is a mind-bending contemplation on the various aspects of time. Considering not only the officially calculated…


Movie review: The Thing

For those who’ve seen John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982), rest assured, this fall’s horror flick sharing the same title is less a remake and more…


Recognize Palestine

As a first-generation Canadian of Jewish decent, and having had many family members killed in Auschwitz and Sobibor concentration camps, the Jewish New Year (Rosh…


A welcome change

During the provincial election, Julie Rempel, UMSU vice-president (external), was asked about post-secondary funding issues. The following is an excerpt of her response from a…