Campus
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Women’s basketball team sweep Calgary Dinos
The Wesmen women’s basketball team have made themselves a target in the CanWest division by knocking off the Bisons two weekends ago, and then sweeping the Calgary Dinos last weekend (Nov. 6-7).
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Alleviating student debt
No one wants to take out a student loan.
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Wesmen men split with Calgary
The University of Winnipeg Wesmen men’s basketball team split last weekend (Nov. 6-7) against the Calgary Dinos in the Duckworth Centre.
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Composting on campus sees improvements and complications
Already an eco-friendly campus, the University of Winnipeg has received new provincial funding to improve their green initiatives despite on-going challenges with their composting system.
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Campus News Briefs
U of W student wins silver in archery; Manitoba student film at Banff Festival; U of W one of Canada’s Top 10 in Globe and Mail survey; U of W and First Nations Partnership; International Wesmen Classic set for seventh consecutive year
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Selinger checks in on newest U of W facilities
Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger was on campus Monday, Nov. 1 to tour the University of Winnipeg’s Science Complex and Richardson College for the Environment, slated to be completed March 31, 2011 and McFeetors Hall: Great-West Life Student Residence.
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U of W alumnus creates educational board game
Eight years ago, University of Winnipeg grad Willi Penner’s education class was assigned a project to encourage different modes of instruction for kids in Grades 5 to 8.
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Bisons take the ‘W’ on Wesmen home court
The Wesmen men’s volleyball team fell to the Manitoba Bisons in four sets last weekend as they kicked off their season with a loss.
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Wesmen women’s volleyball falls to Bisons herd
Saturday, Oct. 30 saw the Wesmen women’s volleyball team host cross-town rivals, the Manitoba Bisons.
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U of W prepared to battle bed bugs
A rumour has spread that Winnipeg’s bed bug epidemic has reached University of Winnipeg’s campus, infecting everything from the couches in the Bulman Centre to residences in McFeetors Hall.
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Season-long rivalry kicks off between long-time foes Wesmen and Bisons
Both the University of Winnipeg’s men’s and women’s basketball teams rekindled their cross-town rivalries in their regular season openers last weekend.
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High voter turnout encouraging for UWSA by-election
Despite the fact that there was only one candidate running for one of four positions in the recent University of Winnipeg Students’ Association (UWSA) by-election, students voted in droves compared to previous years.
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Israeli Apartheid Week to come to University of Winnipeg
Last year, Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) at the University of Manitoba spurred debate and controversy. This year, the Students Against Israeli Apartheid (SAIA) group is looking to expand its event and form another group at the University of Winnipeg.
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Religious student groups on campus fulfill students’ needs
For a school that started out as a Christian college, many would be surprised to know that the University of Winnipeg offers a variety of religious resources for students.
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Derelict Spence Street home demolished
For years one lone house on Spence Street hindered the University of Winnipeg’s expansion plans.
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Wesmen women finish 1-2 in Lakehead Thunderwolves tournament
The University of Winnipeg Wesmen women’s basketball team travelled to Thunder Bay, Ont. last weekend for their last tournament of the pre-season.
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Twitter gives rise to local flash fiction
If you think your tweets are worthy of literary acclaim, a group of local students are running a contest for you.
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Wesmen men dominate Canadian Mennonite University invitational tournament
The University of Winnipeg’s men’s basketball team stayed in town last weekend and took part in the Canadian Mennonite University Invitational Tournament on Friday, Oct. 15 and Saturday, Oct. 16.
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The valedictorian’s speech
You could cut the tension with a knife inside the Duckworth Centre. While 250 graduates awaited their diplomas this past Sunday afternoon, silent protestors outside took a stand against the University of Winnipeg’s actions.
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Telus and the U of W partner to improve campus technology, further global connections
The University of Winnipeg and Telus have announced a partnership to advance technology on campus with the help of Telus’s infrastructure and a $150,000 technology fund.