Update: New UMSU community rep position in the works
Last week, UMSU reported that the potential racialized student representative position on the UMSU board of directors would be funded by taking $2,000 from the…
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The ugly truth of contact sports
It is a truth universally acknowledged that football is a brutal sport. On Sept. 29 in the National Football League, the Miami Dolphins and Cincinnati…
Reintroducing ourselves as ‘now-people’
Though physical illness is quick to come to mind concerning the pandemic, there is much to be said regarding the mental health narratives that formed…
Vote in the 2022 UMSU referendum
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) is holding a referendum this month to ask its members the following question: “are you in favour of…
Why we wear our ribbon skirts
Every 30th of September in Canada is set aside as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day. This day…
Fast fashion cannot exist in a sustainable environment
The environmental damage done by the fast fashion industry on our planet is severe. However, this phenomenon has been building for a long time. Currently,…
Minimum wage increase too little, too late
Last month the Manitoba government announced that by October 2023 it plans to raise the provincial minimum wage to $15 per hour. The announcement was…
Is it time for term limits?
As the civic election heats up with the finalization of official candidates this past Tuesday, all levels of electoral races remain wanting. When Winnipeggers go…
The end of an aura and one candidate’s pledge for change
I took a four-month hiatus from Winnipeg this summer, working in four different provinces across Canada. As a native Winnipegger of 20 years, I hold…
Maya Turner kicks glass ceiling
Coming from the soccer field after years in the game, 20-year-old Maya Turner knew how to kick a ball. “I played soccer my whole life,…