Local News Briefs
New airport terminal opens The new airport terminal at James Armstrong Richardson International Airport is now open for landing, reported the Winnipeg Free Press. The…
November 2011
Victory for Manitoba’s international students
With their high tuition fees, ineligibility to receive student aid, and lack of employment opportunities, international students in Manitoba should be happy to hear about…
Concern over university budget
The University of Manitoba is in the early stages of planning its 2012-13 budget, but officials are concerned that their levels of funding will not…
UMSU Notes
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) met on Oct. 27, 2011. The meeting began with a speech from Kerry Spence, a candidate for U…
Over 25% of Manitobans obese
A new study from the University of Manitoba faculty of medicine has found that while more than a quarter of people in Manitoba are now…
Striving for sustainability
With a growing push towards sustainability, both the University of Manitoba and the city of Winnipeg are looking at ways to offers cyclists more safe…
U of M collecting memories of life in Tache Hall
Though it will soon be the home of the Marcel A. Desautels faculty of music and the school of art, over the past century Tache…