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U of W selected to become indigenous research hub
The University of Winnipeg is poised to become an international centre for indigenous development research.
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Journalism awards celebrate contributions made by Uniter staff and volunteers
Manitoba, a feature on skateboarding and a surreal photo of a woman wearing a rabbit mask were just three of the winners at the first-ever Uniter Journalism Awards.
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A financial balancing act
In the current release of the 2010-2011 post-secondary budget, the provincial government has increased the University of Winnipeg’s operating grant by two per cent from last year. However, this increase is less than half of the five per cent increase that has been granted for the past several years.
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Jesus camp-us
At one time, The United Church of Canada – the country’s largest Protestant denomination – had the power to drive the University of Winnipeg’s entire agenda. Yet much of that power and influence seems to continue, critics say.
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Honorary degrees recognize achievements in a wide range of areas
Having received 15 honorary degrees from universities across Canada and the U.S., University of Winnipeg President and Vice-Chancellor Lloyd Axworthy considers them all special.
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Campus News Briefs
Collegiate girls basketball champs; Master peace; New summer sport camps; What’s on this week?
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Basketball players go from green to red
The University of Winnipeg’s Wesmen Women’s Basketball Team has recruited two new players from the Vincent Massey Trojans. Stephanie Kleysen and Ashleigh Chichlowski have been two key players for the Trojans this season.
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Know your university: The battle of the beds
You see them everywhere – dozing in corners of the library, napping on their notes in lecture halls and snoozing on various sofas. For stressed out students, sleep is a precious thing.
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The students have spoken
After a week of intense campaigning and four days of voting, the University of Winnipeg Students’ Association (UWSA) has a new executive team and board of directors. However, only 9.1 per cent of the student body cast votes (849 ballots), a decrease of 4.2 per cent from last year’s general elections.
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Campus News Briefs
A fair trade coffee break; Theatre department wraps up with Anne Frank performance; Atheist student group to give presentation ’debunking’ God; Mayor, U of W partner for aboriginal business development; Wesmen to offer new, exciting summer camps
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Graduates making a difference
The University of Winnipeg Alumni Association Council is currently receiving nominations for this year’s Distinguished Alumni Award. Since it was first given out in 1990, the award has acknowledged the exceptional accomplishments of some of the U of W’s most notable graduates.
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A pipe band, speeches and more speeches
Receiving a diploma is a moment most students look forward to throughout their university careers. But through all the excitement on this special day, students may overlook many of the deeply-rooted traditions of the convocation ceremony.
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Wesmen volleyball seasons come to a close short of nationals
The 2009–2010 Wesmen Men’s Volleyball team started out the season with six talented new athletes in the program.
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And… Cut! That’s a wrap!
You could say that a men’s basketball team that loses almost every game in a season isn’t entertainment – and you may be right. Yet it’s the courage of the Wesmen Men’s Basketball team to step out onto the court, with the hopeful ambition that these men did, that is the true spectacle. They went out and did their best every single game.
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Campus News Briefs
CRA releases tax tips for students; Exhibit celebrates Manitobans making waves worldwide; Business students go hungry, homeless; PIPE, U of W applaud medical isotope funding; Kinesiology students #1 at national competition, win a shoe
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An election unlike any other
This year’s general elections for the University of Winnipeg Students’ Association (UWSA) are shaping up to be different from those in the past, according to chief elections commissioner Jenna Myles.
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Campus News Briefs
Acclaimed playwright to lead writing workshop; Alumni to honour esteemed graduate; Wesmen coach honoured; Teaching expert to lecture at U of W; Wesmen athletes honoured
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Use your brains… and your hands!
University of Winnipeg students will soon be able to combine their theoretical knowledge with practical, hands-on experience.
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From provost to president
Becoming a university president was never something Brian Stevenson aspired to do. But as of Aug. 1, 2010, University of Winnipeg’s outgoing provost and vice-president (academic) will become president of Lakehead University in Thunder Bay.
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The Wesmen Men gave it their all
It was an easier win for the Trinity Western University Spartans Men’s Volleyball team than in their past games against the Wesmen Men’s team at the playoffs on Feb. 25-27.