Samuel Swanson
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WOODHANDS - Remorsecapade
Woodhands is the Toronto-based indietronica bastard love child conceived in a New Young Pony Club/Steve Aoki/Death From Above 1979 threesome.
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Big Canadian names accept dares for charity
If double-dog dares were the bane of your childhood existence, it’s time to take them back – on your own terms. The Dare To Remember (DTR) campaign is an effort to raise funds for the issue of AIDS in Africa.
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Would you use a midwife?
If you were to have a child, would you use a midwife?
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Economic deals go stale while First Nations waits for land
With the transfer of 7, 922 acres of provincial land to the federal government in early November, the Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation (NCN) is one step closer in its 12-year process winning back land owed to them. But it is still unknown when the band will actually see any of the land and economic deals made with the band.
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Wesmen women win against Bobcats while the men get mauled
The University of Winnipeg Wesmen women’s basketball team came out victorious Saturday, Nov. 21 in their home game against provincial rivals the Brandon University Bobcats.
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Canada needs an autobahn, organization argues
A recent report published by the Frontier Centre for Public Policy proposes that Canada should change its national motorways to a system more similar to the European Autobahn. The report argues this would provide economic benefits that would ultimately outweigh the multi-billion dollar construction costs.
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Ex-gang member scares kids straight
James Lathlin’s story is enough to frighten just about anyone.
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Creative writing practicum to open doors
University of Winnipeg creative writing professors Margaret Sweatman and Catherine Hunter are in the preliminary stages of preparing a one credit-hour practicum course that would give creative writing students an experience that goes beyond simply handing in work for grading.
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University of Winnipeg Collegiate varsity girls volleyball team earns spot in provincials
The University of Winnipeg Collegiate Wesmen varsity girls volleyball team defeated the Calvin Christian Eagles on Monday, Nov. 16 for a birth into the AAA provincials. The Wesmen girls varsity team is comprised entirely of Grade 10 and Grade 11 students, making their victory all the more impressive.
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We can work it out
The siblings disputing a legal will; the ex-couple in a dirty divorce fight; the neighbours in disagreement over fence placement: the legal system is a costly, impersonal and often inefficient medium for solving interpersonal conflict.
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Networking not working yet
Four weeks after the province announced StreetReach, a program that would co-ordinate the work of 25 professionals and 22 community resource centres to protect youth from sexual exploitation, it’s not clear how these resource centers have come together.
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Many businesses not putting their best Face(book) forward
While social media tools like Facebook and Twitter are becoming increasingly popular with businesses trying to spread their word, many business owners still need to learn their photo tags from their hashtags.
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Pharmaceuticals in cosmetics
What do you think of cosmetics with pharmaceutical ingredients?
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Spawning hundreds of connections
The recent weakness of the University of Winnipeg’s wireless Internet connection can be blamed on two things: A virus that confuses the wireless network and - believe it or not - WebCT.
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An exclusive, closed community?
The Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) is the group in charge of uniting university student unions and organizing campaigns on behalf of post-secondary students. They are paid through student fees. Some, however, see no connection between CFS and their members – the students.
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Scientifically speaking
University of Winnipeg students are the youngest in Canada to be talking science with children in the community – not only teaching them science, but allowing them to get some hands-on experience with science experiments.
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When three become one
Music math problem: What is The Nods + Quinzy + The Waking Eyes + the ambience of a 1965, Frankie Avalon surf movie? If you didn’t guess Jicah, then you probably didn’t know that musicians from three of Winnipeg’s highly acclaimed bands have fused into one.
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Selinger’s NDP government
What changes do you expect to see from Greg Selinger’s NDP government?
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Uncertified organic
The demand for organic fruits and vegetables is growing. Organic products aren’t sprayed by chemicals and are often less genetically modified.
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Public excess
Once upon a time, Winnipeg television was mandated to include a public access channel which was used – and abused – by many throughout the 1980s.