Campus
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A new coach, a new start
Veteran coach and University of Winnipeg graduate Grant Richter has taken over as interim head coach for U of W Wesmen men’s basketball team.
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Prorogation protestation
Concerned citizens waved banners and flags at an anti-prorogation rally that took place on Saturday, Jan. 23.
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Bergen is back on campus
Best-selling author and University of Winnipeg alumnus David Bergen is offering his expertise to aspiring young writers. At the beginning of January, Bergen became U of W’s fifth Carol Shields Writer in Residence.
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Paying back $10K snowboarding debt no easy trick
The Snowboard and Ski Students’ Association (SSA) at the University of Winnipeg is currently trying to shovel their way out of a $10,000 debt owed to the University of Winnipeg Students’ Association (UWSA).
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Campus News Briefs
U of W students receive rowing scholarships; Fight club at U of M; Correlation between VLT’s and female gambling problems; Dodgeball extravaganza at U of W; Talking about climate change
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Wesmen Men’s Volleyball team continues winning streak
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times as the Wesmen volleyball teams faced off against the Trinity Western University Spartans at the Duckworth Centre last weekend.
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Wesmen basketball teams win one of four in B.C.
The University of Winnipeg women’s record went up and the men were demolished in one of their games as the Wesmen faced off two teams last weekend in B.C.
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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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Goodness Gracious!
The UWSA organized the SnOballs of Fury three-on-three basketball competition on Friday, Jan. 15 to bring various student groups together.
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New directors, new possibilities
While many students took time to unwind on the weekend after returning to classes for the winter semester, the University of Winnipeg Students’ Association (UWSA) board of directors was hard at work. The board members, including new directors elected in November’s by-elections, spent their Saturday in an orientation to familiarize themselves with their roles.
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Rockin’ the classroom
After opening for Led Zeppelin at age 17 and writing the life stories of local legends like Neil Young and The Guess Who, John Einarson knows what it takes to rock almost any room – even a classroom.
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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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Men’s, women’s basketball teams pull off a win each
The Wesmen Women’s Basketball Team attempted to pick up the slack in their home games against the University of Saskatchewan Huskies on Friday, Jan. 15 and Saturday, Jan. 16 after losing one of their star players.
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Double header, double winner
Both Wesmen Volleyball teams defeated the University of Saskatchewan Huskies in their away games Saturday, Jan. 16.
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2005 Silver Heights graduate finds a home with the Wesmen
Craig Penniston is in his third year at the University of Winnipeg and his first year with the Wesmen Men’s Basketball Team.
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Keeping the guard up
The University of Winnipeg is continuing to take preventative measures to protect students, faculty and staff from contracting the H1N1 virus. This month, the U of W will be hosting four more H1N1 vaccination clinics.
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U of W profs revitalize oral history
The University of Winnipeg has a new Oral History Centre to better conduct oral history interviews and transcriptions.
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The bins are back
After a rocky start, the recycling program at McFeetors Hall is up and running. Recycling bins were removed from the residence for a period during the fall term because there was no pickup service in place.
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Campus News Briefs
Award-winning novelist welcomed to campus; UWSA gets green seal of approval; Axworthy in demand; Students of new U of W program receive awards; Manitobans moving up the academic ranks
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Outgoing basketball captain reflects on career with Wesmen
The University of Winnipeg Wesmen women’s basketball team’s fifth-year captain Randie Gibson cannot believe it is her last year with the program. She says she will miss her team when she moves back to her hometown, Regina, Sask., when she graduates with her Bachelor of Business Administration in the spring.