Campus
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Wesmen represent at the Canada Summer Games
With school out for the summer, several University of Winnipeg athletes decided to turn to their provincial sporting organization and represent Manitoba at the 2009 Canada Summer Games (CSG) in Prince Edward Island.
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New facilities, same struggles
The development of the Spence Street Promenade between Portage and Ellice avenues, a greenspace equipped with a bandstand and basketball court, will be ready for campus use this fall. The promenade, which is funded by a provincial government grant, is the newest of several significant developments that are underway at the university’s main campus.
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Big bookstore on the block
Downtown Winnipeg is getting another facelift: soon it will be home to one of the largest bookstores in the area, a brand-spanking new art gallery and more classrooms.
The bookstore –serving students, area residents and office workers – along with classrooms and other services will be in a newly-refurbished space in the Greyhound bus depot. -
Church might return to U of W
A potential national headquarter move to the University of Winnipeg will be amongst the largest issues up for discussion at the United Church of Canada’s triennial national meeting from August 9 to 14 in Kelowna, B.C.
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University’s faculty chips in
The economic situation is hitting the investments the University of Winnipeg relies on to fund scholarships and bursaries, but faculty is trying to turn the situation around.
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U of W gets funding boost from the feds
Manitoba universities and colleges recently received a funding boost from the federal government amounting to $65.5 million, and the University of Winnipeg hasn’t been left out.
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Student residence to benefit community, U of W says
With just over three months to go before its official opening, McFeetors Hall is finally taking shape.
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Colleges to offer degrees
Colleges in Manitoba might soon be able to offer four-year baccalaureate degree programs thanks to proposed amendments introduced to the Colleges Act and the College universitaire de Saint Boniface Act.
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The tuition thaw
Full-time University of Winnipeg students can expect to pay either five per cent or $150 more in tuition next year as the university prepares to increase tuition fees on the recommendations of Dr. Ben Levin.
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Campus News Briefs
Security threat slated for April Fools’ Day; U-Pass back from the dead; Budget bad news for U of W; U of W prof helps spread the joy of math; Students quit meat for a week
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Visiting speaker accused of anti-Semitism
A professor invited to speak at the University of Winnipeg earlier this month was accused of anti-Semitism after his lecture, sparking a debate on the limits of academic free speech.
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Voter turnout way up in UWSA election
Democracy is on a good path at the University of Winnipeg. This year’s University of Winnipeg Students’ Association (UWSA) general election saw a six per cent hike in voter turnout from last year.
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U of W seeks students
Even though the University of Winnipeg’s enrolment growth has outpaced the national average in the past, the university’s administration still thinks there’s room for improvement.
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Campus News Briefs
Mayor rebuilds environmental council; National chief to speak at U of W; Stereotypes can impact your brain; Colleague of the King comes to U of W; First Nations education funds squandered by the feds
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On humans as animals
Future wives, beware: He really will always prefer his mother over you. This was the claim of two scientists at a recent University of Winnipeg lecture.
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Alcohol ban considered by student group
The University of Winnipeg’s Aboriginal Student Council (ASC) recently took the first step in an effort to ban all alcohol-related events supported by their group.
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Campus News Briefs
Blood drive a continuous source of debate; Feds planning for the future, cutting out humanities; A higher opinion on higher learning; Facebook for your brain; Green building by 2010
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Examining our waste
Last week, several students and paid employees spent their days sifting through banana peels, crumpled paper and used tea bags for the University of Winnipeg’s annual waste audit.
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University voter turnout up across country
The University of Winnipeg’s 2009 student election boasted a fuller slate of candidates than usual, which may have contributed to a higher voter turnout.
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U of W’s very own Batman
A mysterious disease killing hundreds of thousands of bats in the United States has attracted the attention of Craig Willis, assistant biology professor at the University of Winnipeg. And now Willis has attracted international attention.