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September 15th 2008
Recession can make school relatively cheaper
Coming back to school I am reminded of the hard financial times associated with the adjustment from regular work hours to the insanity of a mish-mash schedule of work, social events and school. It takes the kind of flexibility of a regular Paul Hunt (youtube it). This year is already beginning … (more) -
September 12th 2008
My struggle with the caf’s chicken bacon wrap
So after spending yet another summer living at my parents house, where I was spoiled with home-cooked meals every night, I have come back to the city for university, and I need to learn how to make healthy and inexpensive food decisions again. I can cook. That’s not the problem. The problem is that … (more) -
September 11th 2008 | 1
Winnipeg: One Great Sprawl
Winnipeg is an expanding city. No, really. It is. While the city’s population has been fairly stable for the past few years, it seems that Winnipeg can’t help but claw further and further away from downtown. The Perimeter Highway seems to be the only obstruction to Winnipeg’s expansion, but how long … (more) -
September 11th 2008
Getting hot over green
So, in the spirit of breaking us all up into little groups and categories, the Uniter‘s dutiful writers all had to pick a subject to commit to in these bi-weekly blogs of ours. And yours truly ended up picking the buzz word of the day, the environment. The environment… Hmm, what … (more) -
September 11th 2008
JP Hoe’s guitarist talks about Hoe’s development as a songwriter, and why he didn’t like Hoe’s music
In today’s issue of The Uniter, there’s an article I wrote about JP Hoe. One of the interesting things I found out while interviewing Hoe is that one of his key sidemen, guitarist Rob Pachol, didn’t even like Hoe’s music when the two of them first met. “I do believe he’s expressed to me in … (more) -
September 11th 2008
Who’s excited about student politics??
Me! And hopefully some of you as well… I have the exciting opportunity this year to cover the goings-on of our beloved UWSA. Though some complain about rampant student apathy at the U of W, I feel that student politics are absolutely interesting and worthwhile. I’ve always admired those who take … (more) -
September 10th 2008
Stand back! I’m going to say Science!
I totally ripped that off from XKCD, but it still sounds cool. My name is Joshua Boulding. I’m the sports editor for this wonderful paper. And I’m in physics. Let’s take a look at what’s going on in the world of science today! The LHC (Large Hadron Collider) was turned on … (more) -
September 10th 2008
The Attack of Real Life
It suddenly hit me today, on day four of my term this year, that my life is suddenly, quickly and unintentionally falling into place. I didn’t intend for this to happen. In fact, I’ve put it off as long as possible. I’ve spent my time at the University of Winnipeg putting … (more) -
September 9th 2008
The end is near! Or is it? University bureaucracy strikes again!
Is it me or is bureaucracy at the university getting worse? After seven years of blood, sweat, tears and beers, I will be vindicated and graduate from this place this year intact with a degree. However, just I see the light at the end of the tunnel, the shit hits the … (more) -
August 29th 2008 | 1
Harper Government blames national arts funding cuts on Polaris Prize Nominees
I realize that this story is a few weeks old, but I feel as though it may have slipped through the cracks somewhat. Basically, the Conservative Government announced back in August that it will no longer be funding PromArt, a program which helps to subsidize and promote Canadian artists and musicians … (more) - Page 27 of 28 :: « First < 25 26 27 28 >
