Amy Groening

  • Approved field house means big changes for university and community

    The University of Winnipeg’s Board of Regents approved the construction of the $40 million Field House, Health and Wellness complex at the end of February, weeks earlier than originally planned.

  • Enbridge comes under fire despite donation to university

    An oil company lambasted by an environmentalist panel at the University of Winnipeg last week is also the main benefactor of a university science program for inner-city youth.

  • Head to the Bulman Centre, for the sign is nigh

    Hurricanes tear through the city, lava rains from the sky, the streets are thronged with zombies - and you’re stuck at the University of Winnipeg, working on your thesis.

  • Wesmen take it to the next level

    After years of waiting to be admitted to the highest level of university soccer, the Wesmen men’s and women’s soccer teams were voted into the Canada West faction of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) league.

  • Former employees speak out on Global College

    The University of Winnipeg Global College promotes human rights abroad, however, former employees say treatment of its local staff leaves something to be desired.

  • UWSA budget consultations produce vague results

    A new University of Winnipeg Students’ Association (UWSA) budget policy involving ongoing budget consultation meetings is intended to ensure equal input from students across the board, but critics of the policy remain skeptical.

  • A crime of opportunity

    On Jan. 15, two LCD projectors valued at approximately $3,000 each were stolen from a lecture hall at the University of Winnipeg.

  • Struggling to make the grade

    When Zem Dyck began attending classes at the University of Winnipeg in the fall of 2010, she had already been diagnosed with depression and anxiety issues, but she did not realize how hard that year would be for her.

  • Day of Action: revolution or devolution?

    Supporters of the Canadian Federation of Students National Day of Action are preparing to march to the legislative grounds on Feb. 1 to demand lower tuition fees, more government funding and removal of interest from Manitoba Student Loans.

  • Program development begins in Cisco Centre

    On Jan. 1, Professor Herbert Enns began work as the first director of the University of Winnipeg’s Cisco Innovation Centre for Collaborative Technologies.

  • Open for business

    After delays and extended deadlines, the University of Winnipeg AnX is open and operational.

  • Indigenous Advisory Circle established at U of W

    James Wilson, commissioner of the Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba, has been involved in indigenous-based advisory boards and circles before, but says the university’s new Indigenous Advisory Circle is the first one he’s seen in an academic setting.

  • New union prepares for first collective bargaining agreement

    The union for the University of Winnipeg’s teaching assistants, lab demonstrators, markers and tutors is preparing for its first collective bargaining agreement.

  • Sustainability with or without federal help, Axworthy says

    The University of Winnipeg remains committed to the Kyoto Protocol despite Canada reneging on its obligations, University of Winnipeg president Lloyd Axworthy says.

  • Osborne Village development

    What do you think of the direction of development in Osborne Village?

  • Mid-year report

    The University of Winnipeg Students’ Association executive committee has been active this year, organizing activities and new project initiatives, and finalizing some long-term projects.

  • Brave in a new world

    Being an international student can be stressful, financially difficult and potentially alienating. So why do so many students study here?

  • U of W business dean transfers to Asper School of Business

    The University of Winnipeg has lost the founding dean of its business program.

  • The U of W’s contract academic staff get low wages, little respect and no recognition, critics

    Working conditions for the University of Winnipeg’s contract academic staff (CAS) has faculty members questioning the amount of respect university administration has for its contract faculty.

  • Campus living not exactly home away from home

    The University of Winnipeg’s Community Renewal Corporation-run student residences are facing severe criticism for stringent rules, frequent fining of students and unfair eviction policies.

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