Blog posts by Amy Groening
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March 20th 2012 | 1
More buildings, fewer programs: the new University of Winnipeg
You may have noticed the flyers that went up last week, warning Sociology students to expect a decrease in professors and programming in the next year. You may have noticed how quickly those posters disappeared, as well. And hopefully you have seen the timely Free Press Article detailing cuts to the Sociology and Modern Languages staff, and the Lloyd Axworthy's vague statement on the 2012-2013 operating budget that followed it. However, we're still waiting on an explanation of what exactly is happening to our arts departments. The problem goes much deeper than the Sociology and Modern Languages department. (more) -
March 5th 2012
A Change of Location for Soma Cafe
Last week in an interview, Dr. Lloyd Axworthy mentioned some rather surprising news: Soma Cafe is moving out of the Duckworth Centre. According to Axworthy, the UWSA executive has negotiated with administration to have Soma take over the space that is currently occupied by Cafe Bodhi, on the first floor of Lockhart Hall. The space where Soma now stands will become part of a proposed pharmacy and medical clinic. What does this mean for Soma? (more) -
February 27th 2012
Can you hear me now? ...Well that’s not surprising.
When it comes to wireless communication, it can sometimes feel as though the U of W is the Bermuda Triangle of lost signals and faulty connections. For phone signals, this makes sense, to a certain extent. I can accept that decades before cell phones were the norm, some forward-thinking architects designed the main campus buildings to be veritable strongholds against wireless activity. That’s not surprising. Internet access is slightly more puzzling, since I have been led to believe that the building was actually been outfitted (more or less) for internet access. (more) -
February 13th 2012
The U of W Complaints Desk
U of W students like to complain, but who should we be complaining to? (more) -
January 30th 2012
With Advice Like This, Who Needs Advisors?
If you would like to watch someone else read your registration form for you, if you want unsolicited relationship advice, if you need suggestions on how to become even more broke, it's time to make an appointment with an academic advisor! (more) -
November 21st 2011 | 1
The Latest British Invasion
Tuition raises in the UK could mean more students at the University of Winnipeg (more) -
November 4th 2011
The UWSA Special General Meeting: Highlights
Missed the SGM? No problem. Here's the Reader's Digest version. (more) - Page 1 of 1 ::
