Campus
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Campus News Briefs
Made in Manitoba medical isotope; Getting closer to quashing homophobic bullying; A call for old immigrant interviews; Superconductors for green technology?; Dean of education honoured
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Head to the Bulman Centre, for the sign is nigh
Hurricanes tear through the city, lava rains from the sky, the streets are thronged with zombies - and you’re stuck at the University of Winnipeg, working on your thesis.
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Wesmen take it to the next level
After years of waiting to be admitted to the highest level of university soccer, the Wesmen men’s and women’s soccer teams were voted into the Canada West faction of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) league.
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Talkin’ ‘bout a revolution
A fledgling group on campus is hoping to promote student radicalism and raise awareness about revolutionary politics.
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Former employees speak out on Global College
The University of Winnipeg Global College promotes human rights abroad, however, former employees say treatment of its local staff leaves something to be desired.
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Campus News Briefs
Collegiate students in national writing contest; Saudi prof at U of W to study children’s texts; Wesmen end season with a pair of losses in Calgary; Anthropologist on campus for environmental lectures
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UWSA budget consultations produce vague results
A new University of Winnipeg Students’ Association (UWSA) budget policy involving ongoing budget consultation meetings is intended to ensure equal input from students across the board, but critics of the policy remain skeptical.
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A crime of opportunity
On Jan. 15, two LCD projectors valued at approximately $3,000 each were stolen from a lecture hall at the University of Winnipeg.
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The sound of community
Colin Smith has volunteered at CKUW 95.9 FM for six years and loves a job most people would try to avoid: he spends many of his hours cataloguing music.
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Struggling to make the grade
When Zem Dyck began attending classes at the University of Winnipeg in the fall of 2010, she had already been diagnosed with depression and anxiety issues, but she did not realize how hard that year would be for her.
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Campus News Briefs
University reaffirms sustainability commitment; UWSA launching campus community art project; Lights, camera… submissions!; Wesmen throw garage sale; Athletic Scholarship fund
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Campus News Briefs
Inaugural Winnipeg Police Service scholarship awarded; UWSA/Wesmen Athletics hold Student Group basketball tournament; Starbucks and Garbonzo’s Pizza Pub now open; UWSA Day of Action slated for Feb. 1; UWSA budget consultations wrap up
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Day of Action: revolution or devolution?
Supporters of the Canadian Federation of Students National Day of Action are preparing to march to the legislative grounds on Feb. 1 to demand lower tuition fees, more government funding and removal of interest from Manitoba Student Loans.
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Program development begins in Cisco Centre
On Jan. 1, Professor Herbert Enns began work as the first director of the University of Winnipeg’s Cisco Innovation Centre for Collaborative Technologies.
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Supporting independent political film on campus
At the University of Winnipeg, independent film reaches audiences in a way that is unique in Manitoba.
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Indigenous Advisory Circle established at U of W
James Wilson, commissioner of the Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba, has been involved in indigenous-based advisory boards and circles before, but says the university’s new Indigenous Advisory Circle is the first one he’s seen in an academic setting.
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New union prepares for first collective bargaining agreement
The union for the University of Winnipeg’s teaching assistants, lab demonstrators, markers and tutors is preparing for its first collective bargaining agreement.
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English Students Association resurrected at the U of W
Trying to balance a university workload with the other parts of a student’s life can be difficult at the best of times. Since the last batch of students involved in the English Students Association (ESA) graduated a few years ago, no one else has had time to keep it going.
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Mid-year report
The University of Winnipeg Students’ Association executive committee has been active this year, organizing activities and new project initiatives, and finalizing some long-term projects.
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Consistency, consistency, consistency
Halfway through the season, Wesmen teams of different courts agree on one thing: they need to be more consistent.