Samuel Swanson
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Safety and security in downtown Winnipeg
Downtown residents and workers have surely noted the presence of uniformed men and women on patrol. Whether they are police officers, private security or the red-jacketed Downtown Business Improvement Zone (BIZ) Patrol, some may be unaware of the roles, responsibilities and differences of each group.
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Motivationally speaking
If you’ve been a high school student, you probably know what it’s like to be rounded up like cattle with your fellow classmates and prodded into the gymnasium to hear a speaker talk about how to live your life, or how they lived their life, or both. Selection of school speakers is not arbitrary, though. It’s business, and it’s consciously decided upon.
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Water watch
Water-watching Winnipeggers have been waiting for answers regarding the forthcoming change in the city’s water utility, originally touted as a public-private partnership (P3), but at this point, nobody except Mayor Sam Katz knows what to call it.
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Social media for local media
Your grandpa isn’t the only one updating his status and looking up the latest events on Facebook; social networking websites are becoming an important tool for just about everyone now, including local media outlets.
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Public or private? Not just for primary schools anymore
An international student can choose to either attend the same stream of first-year university as everyone else or go to a private company that provides the equivalent of first-year university, catered specifically to the needs of international students. Which choice does the student make?
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Social media
How has social media affected your life?
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Projector wants autonomy
The Projector is seeking freedom. The Red River College Students’ Association (RRCSA) board of directors heard the Red River College campus newspaper’s bid for autonomy on Tuesday, Feb. 9.
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For your entertainment
The two-man band isn’t all too common in the world of hard, dirty tubthumping beats. But it has proven to be effective if done right. The White Stripes, Death From Above 1979, er – The Carpenters?
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This is how they roll
Roller derby will be back in town for the first time in 30 years this weekend, showcasing the Murder City Maidens, Winnipeg’s finest women on wheels, full-speed, viciously hip-checking each other to the cold, hard floor.
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Cisco deal puts U of W in the technological lead, but not without questions
Students may have noticed that they have to log in to access the University of Winnipeg student Internet network. This is new Cisco Systems technology and is just a small taste of the outcome of a multimillion-dollar deal between Cisco, the U of W and the provincial and federal governments.
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Designated graffiti walls
Do you think we should have designated graffiti walls in Winnipeg?
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Coffee News avoids the print media grind
While major daily newspapers are closing or moving entirely online, the one-page Coffee News is expanding its turf and distribution.
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Cap-and-trade likely to prevail over carbon tax system
The general environmental consensus is that Canada needs to improve its record and stick to the Kyoto or Copenhagen agreements. By this point, the country knows its environmental options for big businesses: either cap-and-trade or implementing a carbon tax. But what exactly does each mean, and which is better?
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Transit fares discriminate against people with disabilities, students argue
Students at the Disability Resource Centre (DRC) at the University of Winnipeg are not happy with the state of the city’s Handi-Transit system. The two major concerns of the students are the fare and scheduling structure.
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Students sound off on tuition fee security
An unsolved tuition theft at Red River College’s Princess Street campus four months ago has raised questions about the safety of students’ tuition money and personal information between the time students drop off their payments and when universities actually deposit them.
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Bio students hunt for bacteria
What do you think is the dirtiest part of the university? Hint: it’s not the toilet seats, escalator rails, or the Bulman Centre couches.
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Campus News Briefs
Grant helps innner-city students learn science; DCE sends students on a PacMan hunt; Hockey, yoga, and meditation to beat winter blahs; Green technology research on campus; What’s happening on campus this weekend?
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Helicopter report released after funding approved
The City of Winnipeg has already budgeted $3.5 million toward the purchase of a police helicopter, but there are still questions surrounding the justification of this spending.
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Local bookstores feel the squeeze but not ready to shut down
The closing of the Polo Park McNally Robinson has sparked many questions about the bookstore chain, book sales in general and even the future of print publishing. This means it may be sink or swim for other bookstores in the city.
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VESELY COUTURE - Tea & Crumpets
You know when rave DJs slow down the music to give everyone a chance to stop and breathe between sessions of flailing?
