Well folks, it’s that time of year again and, this being the last issue of the season, we here at the Manitoban thought it might be a good idea to look forward, toward the future! The near future, the coming months, to be exact. Although we may be on hiatus for a short while, gearing [...]
Alas, classes and exams are over. One can finally be free and bask in the joys of summer. As such, our normally bustling campus has been nearly abandoned — where have all the students gone? Here’s a peek at what some faculty members may be up to since classes ended. Agriculture students For many of [...]
Wear socks Yes, socks will ruin your summer. In order to truly appreciate summer, your feet must touch the grass and you must feel sand between your toes. Invest in a pair of flip-flops to usher in summer. If you wear socks, you miss out on the opportunity to truly embrace this season. Ignore the [...]
In the last months of summer I moved from my townhouse on the edge of the suburbs to a small apartment in St. Boniface, right on the edge of downtown. Even though my new place is much more attractive, cheaper and more efficient in a lot of ways, the one thing it’s missing is a [...]
Summers in Manitoba are unparalleled. For anyone who has not seen the sun rise over a marsh in the middle of nowhere, or woken in a ditch, blissfully happy with the universe while plagued by a swarm of fat, thirsty mosquitoes, there is a chasm that must be crossed before a common ground can be [...]
With the end of the school year in sight, students are already making plans for the summer. For those who are looking to spend some extra time in the classroom, U of M Summer Session 2010 will open registration on March 22. Bill Kops, director of Summer Session, said that his office is expecting 7,500 [...]
Part of the university experience for most students involves working during the summer months, often in jobs that have precious little in common with their programs of study on campus. The purpose of taking these seasonal jobs is of course to acquire the financial wherewithal to continue one’s studies in the fall. In May of [...]