- H1N1 Clinics Reopen
According to The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority website, clinics across the city that were to be closed from Nov.3 through Nov.6 are now reopened for priority groups on Nov.4 through Nov.5., as 9,500 doses have been sent to the Manitoba Government.
- Bison football team out of the playoffs due to ineligible player
After unknowingly playing an ineligible player, the Bisons are being forced to forfeit two wins. As a result, the football team is now out of the Canada West playoffs.
A compassionate appeal was filed with the CIS in the hopes of reinstating Julian Hardy's eligibility but it was not supported by the CIS. This means that the games that the Bisons won while Hardy was in the lineup are now counted as losses. This now moves Saskatchewan up to third place in the Canada West standings.
In depth coverage of this situation will follow in the next issue of the Manitoban.
- Individual stabbed on U of M campus believed to be student.
An individual who was stabbed on the University of Manitoba campus was believed to be a student, said Winnipeg PD. “What happened this evening is two students that we believe are students from the U of M — it has not been confirmed at this point — got into an argument which turned into a physical altercation, then got into a fight,” said Duty Staff Sergeant Kelly Dennison. “One of the students ended up getting a stab wound to his upper body. He has been taken to the hospital in unstable condition at his time,” he continued. A section beside the U of M Faculty of Music off of Dafoe Rd. was taped off for evidence purposes and traffic was...
- Swan drops out of NDP leadership race
Andrew Swan drops out of race for premier of Manitoba
- UMSU to rent text books to students
The University of Manitoba’s Student Union (UMSU) is now renting out first year Algebra and Calculus textbooks to students, announced Vice-President Internal of UMSU, Jonty Chandrasena. According to the VP Internal, the student union will rent out approximately 35 text books to students who have applied to the program. 26 people are now taking part, and there are currently about 900 students enrolled in first year calculus classes, said Chandrasena. UMSU President, Sid Rashid, said that this is one of UMSU’s steps to try and break one of the many barriers that stop students from attending post-secondary education. “The idea is to do this as a Pilot project [ . . . ] but, this is a huge initiative,” said...
- Prorogue-o-rama, fish-walling and brewskies in the backwoods
While the Conservative party still manages, despite recent polls showing their support to be dropping across the board, to hold onto their slim minority reign over Canadian policy, the time will soon come to meet their fishy fate.
- No sleep till Copenhagen
If emissions rise past a “tipping point,” we could find ourselves stuck in a positive feedback loop which, scientists agree, will likely send the Earth’s systems catastrophically out of control.
- Pit-stop at the U of M
I think, in times like this, it is best to heed well the words of Sun Tzu: “Know your enemy.”
- Thanksgiving Kicking Against the Pricks
The dreary emptiness that a country run by Stephen Harper and his Hollow Men (and Women) inspires is enough to drive any rational person to drink. One day they’ll undoubtedly take that away from us, again, too.
- Riding Cruise Control Heavy over intermittent Rough patches
The Tories are making much of the Liberals’ petty bickering, though I doubt much will come of it, as very little has come out of the Liberal camp but hot air since limp-wrist Dion was replaced as party leader by Iron Mike.
- What’s for Dessert?
You know, I never cease to be amazed at the things that I read on the internet. A friend of mine recently attended a protest against the 40 Days for Life protest in front of the Health Sciences Centre here in Winnipeg. She posted photos of the day’s events online, most of which were of happy men and women with signs reading “Abortion Saves Lives!” and “Tell me when the Pope is pregnant.” The opposing side held signs referencing God’s knowledge of unborn children (which He, Himself, has placed there). Without opening up the ol’ abortion debate (although it’s probably clear which side I’d fall on), this protest got me thinking about other faith-influenced decisions regarding our reproductive lives as...
- Play as work
The illegality of most it is what keeps it dangerous, not safe. Because there is the threat of jail women and men are forced to work almost invisibly.
- Student services are your friend
I'd like to tell you about some of the options available to you at the University of Manitoba in terms of student groups and student services. Two in particular pertain to this column a little more than others.
- A different sort of craft party
Not only was being in among a group of sexually open individuals very refreshing, but it provided me with the opportunity to learn techniques of braiding, weaving, and how to properly flog someone to insure just the right stimulation.
- An introduction
The sex world can be small in any city, let alone in ours. I'm here to provide you with information on what is available to Winnipeggers. From relationship advice to stories of my own experiences, this is the blog to go to.
- Professor
Anyone reluctant to leave the academic life has likely considered a career as a professor. Most universities require at least a Masters and usually a PhD to work as professor. This means a lot of school, and often a lot of money. You are also not necessarily brought on as an assistant professor right away — many people begin working as lecturers and may never achieve professor status. Assistant professors that gain tenure then move up to associate professor status. This usually takes place after five or six years and a number of reviews. Given the time and resource commitment required to become a professor, it’s important to get a sense of what a career as a professor is like....
- Lawyer
The profession of law has a lot of misconceptions surrounding it. If you use TV as your source of information, you probably believe that the career is cutthroat, intense and puts you in serious danger of being murdered by a villainous serial killer. The reality is pretty different. First of all, most lawyers will tell you that what happens in the court room is the least important and the least prominent part of the job. Many lawyers will never step into a courtroom during their career. Even those that do go to court spend countless hours preparing and reviewing the cases they present. Second, you do not need to be an astoundingly good debater to be a good lawyer. In...
- Physician
I have a theory that deep down, everyone wishes they could be a doctor. Even if you can't stand the sight of blood and would never want to go through that much school, there's still a part of you that would love to be a doctor.
- Teacher
Many students think they have a pretty good idea of what’s involved in teaching, having spent the better part of their lives in school. However the reality can be quite different.
- Psychologist
Psychology is a popular route for students. With more than 3,000 students registered in Introduction to Psychology and 132 graduate students, Psychology is the largest department in the Faculty of Arts . The department of psychology [website][1] offers a good deal of information about the routes students can take within the field of psychology. You can become a research psychologist, an applied psychologist or a clinical/counseling psychologist. As a research psychologist you can teach, supervise students, and do research. Although many research psychologists work in universities, some concentrate solely on research, working for companies or simply on grant money alone. Applied psychologists usually work as consultants, providing advice to organizations on how to improve performance and motivate employees. Clinical and...
- The lady be good
Molly Johnson Burton Cummings Auditorium Saturday, February 27, 2010-03-03 All right, let’s avoid such clichés as ‘sultry songstress’, even though they could fit Molly Johnson to a ‘T’ (I’ve never quite understood what that latter expression meant anyway). Let’s just paraphrase Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn and say that the lady be good! But before we do, let’s step back to a moment in time before Molly and consider the Winnipeg contribution. The Will Bonness Trio – Will Bonness piano, Steve Kirby bass and Curtis Nowosad drum kit – opened the show. Now, these talented locals are no yokels. They can cook with the best of them and they offered up a gourmet feast of appetizers Saturday night. The set...
- Androgeny and Depth
Sensory Life Infinite World choreography by Jolene Bailie Canwest Centre for Theatre and Film Sunday, February 21, 2009 Androgyny and depth are the two words that most characterize Jolene Bailie’s choreography. Each was evident from the get-go in her production of Sensory Life Infinite World in this portrayal of the emergence of life from the primordial oceans leading to that violent biped, Person. The set is sparse – a canvas sheet spread across the dance floor in landscape mode together with hills and gulleys with something resembling sand spread across. This is accompanied by Hugh Conacher’s images of water projected onto a screen. Conacher has been with Bailie for ten years and is much more than just a lighting technician...
- The Happening
New Music Festival Pre-Festival Happening Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra Winnipeg Art Gallery Friday, February 5, 2010 Alexander Mickelthwaite, conductor of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, had a dream (and, no, it didn’t involve concertmaster Gwen Hoebig), a dream to set a concert in a non-concert hosting venue. Thanks to the combined forces of Groundswell and the Winnipeg Art Gallery, along with other assorted guests, he fulfilled that dream Friday night. His fulfilled dream became the dream of the sizable crowd that attended the Winnipeg Art Gallery for an evening of eclecticism which began in the Gallery’s foyer. A strangely decorated foosball table that would have perplexed Joey to no end – no rods, no soccer players – was set up near the...
- A Rare Gem
Maria Luz Alvarez w/ The WSO Baroque String Quartet Virtuosi Concerts University of Winnipeg’s Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall Saturday, January 30, 2010 Thompson, Manitoba has discovered somewhere in its nickel mines a rare gem - one whose radiant charm is much desired and extremely delightful. The gem to which I refer is Maria Luz Alvarez, the soprano whose enchanting voice, supported as it was by some incredible musical talent, led the full house to its feet at the end of this nearly three hour concert. Alvarez was born in Madrid, Spain and frequently returns there – all of her CDs, it seems, recorded in Europe. Along with her family, she came to this remote outport of the cultural world “out of love”....
- Stellar
*Live Electronic Spaces* featuring works by Hans Tutschku and Jacopo Baboni-Schilingi Groundswell Concert Series Winnipeg Art Gallery Thursday, January 13, 2009 For those wondering what happened to the electronic music of the 60s – that music composed by Milton Babbitt, Charles Wuorinen and Morton Subotnik among others – which seemed to have either submerged or disappeared completely, Groundswell has now provided an answer – electronic is no longer being created in studios but now appears live on stage together with actual musicians. The two composers whose works were featured this evening are carrying on the European tradition. Hans Tutschku, who was born in Weimar, Germany in 1966, participated in several concert cycles of Karlheinz Stockhausen who passed away on December...
- Lame or Awesome
Unlike Sedans, trucks or coupes, there are numerous names for station wagons, and they all have their origins in possibly the coolest time and place ever, the American Wild West.
- Subaru, what are you doing to me?
I like to think that I’m your average Subaru owner. I enjoy taking my Legacy station wagon canoeing, wind surfing and bicycle riding. I have a small family, a dog and live in a country with four months of icy and snowy winter. But mostly I like to think that I’m your average Subaru owner because if I’m not I might be a bit of a poser. And to a child who skateboarded in the early 1990s, that’s just about the worst thing you can be called. Unfortunately Subaru recently restyled the Legacy, Outback and Forester models, and I can’t stand them. Subaru has decided not to sell the wagon version of the new Legacy in North America, meaning it...
- Do we really want so-called “world cars?”
As an automotive enthusiast, I spend a criminal amount of time browsing car related blog sites and message boards. Time and time again the conversation turns to the issue of what gets sold in North America compared to what the rest of the world receives. Back in the 1980s and 90s the grumbling was primarily directed at companies like Porsche and Ferrari. Instead of spending the time and money to crash tests limited edition models, of which only a handful would be built, these companies simply didn’t offer North American customers the choice of purchasing their more exotic machinery on this side of the pond. Realizing that North Americans had gobs of cash, and thought little about blowing a half...
- Catering to the automotive enthusiast
Car companies are in a tough situation right now. On the one hand you need to make cars that people will actually buy, on the other hand you need to keep the enthusiasts happy. Make too many cars that people want to buy and you become Toyota: great cars, one of the biggest manufacturers on the planet, but saddled with a line-up which has the same amount of interest and energy as a saltine. The result? Stagnation. On the other hand, if you make lots and lots of cars that please enthusiasts you become Chrysler: lots and lots of aggressive looking cars, lots of V8 and V10 engines, but nobody wants to buy any of that, which is evident from...