Alternative Reading Week to focus on Winnipeg
Hoping to highlight societal issues currently facing Winnipeg, Alternative Reading Week Winnipeg will take place from February 21-24, 2012. Previously, the University of Manitoba Students’…
student life
Campus beat
Welcome the first edition of the “Campus Beat,” which hopes to help us provide more coverage of life here at the University of Manitoba. Feel…
Multiple campuses create gap in university community
While the Fort Gary campus may be home to most faculties at the University of Manitoba, some students feel that better integration between the university’s…
U of M looks to enhance ‘student experience’
The University of Manitoba is working to become more student centred in order to enhance the experience of studying at the institution. U of M…
New UC floor not coming until January 2011
With the University Centre renovation project still in the early stages after unforeseen issues with the concrete sub-floor underneath the old tiles, students and staff…
Dafoe: Great library or the greatest?
As university students, we constantly find ourselves studying for hours and hours on end, during which we seem to be confined to a mix of…
U of M faculty of law looks to improve access to legal service in rural MB
The University of Manitoba faculty of law and the Law Society of Manitoba are looking to improve remote access to legal services in our province….
UMSU Notes
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) held their latest council meeting on Nov. 4. The meeting opened with a presentation of the short segments…
U of M gets a C on sustainability report card
The University of Manitoba received an overall grade of C on the 2011 College Sustainability Report Card, which is published by the Sustainable Endowments Institute….
Cellphones could help learning
You know the routine — put down your notebook, pen, coffee cup and check your text messages before putting your cellphone away. You wouldn’t want…