News
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The spookiest Halloween yet
Although Halloween may look and be experienced differently this year, there are still indoor and outdoor activities planned around Winnipeg to keep the holiday spirit alive.
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When pandemics collide
While news of the COVID-19 pandemic has flooded our feeds, and rightly so, an opioid crisis of devastating proportions has been quietly ravaging communities in Winnipeg and across the province.
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Mining towns and domineering corporations
“I’ve always felt as if a corporation should not run a community.”
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UWSA byelection underway
The University of Winnipeg Students’ Association’s byelection nomination period has been underway since Sept. 28.
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Campus Briefs
Academic and Career Services // Accessibiity Services // Awards and Financial Aid // Student Central
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Propagating self-care
To celebrate World Mental Health Day, Winnipeggers can reward themselves with a complimentary free plant on Oct. 10.
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Supporting seniors of today and tomorrow
On Thursday at noon, the Manitoba Health Coalition will host a virtual event through their Facebook page to call for the establishment of a Manitoba Seniors Advocate.
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City Briefs
Observing Orange Shirt Day remotely // End of intermission // Virtual panel on Gandhi and business ethics // Collection begins // The return of on-campus art // New way to shop from home arrives in Winnipeg
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This has been brewing for long enough
Two years after the Not My Stella’s platform was created on Instagram highlighting worker complaints against Stella’s management, the local restaurant chain is in hot water again.
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Gamifying Narrative Studies
The bulk of the work Ryan Clement does as an instructor for the University of Winnipeg’s Rhetoric, Writing and Communication and English departments is in academic writing.
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University in need of volunteer note-takers
Attending university can be a challenge, especially for students with medical conditions or disabilities. The University of Winnipeg’s volunteer note-taker program, however, aims to remove some of the barriers.
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CMU students return to campus
While most university students in Manitoba – and, indeed, Canada – are attending university remotely this fall, the Canadian Mennonite University is offering in-person instruction at their Winnipeg campus.
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Campus Briefs
Academic and Career Services // Accessibilty Services // Awards and Financial Aid // Student Central
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Somebody to lean on
In the gig economy, freelance and contract work is often the norm for those in the arts and creative sectors.
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Active inclusion
Taking up a new sport can be daunting for various reasons, but many 2SLGBTQIA+ folks face additional barriers.
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City Briefs
Thin Air online // Providing branch support // Biting Back before summer’s end // Local to Global Fundraiser // Winnipeg Public Library writer-in-residence announced // Dr. MacKinnon becomes principal investigator
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Locally fit
West Broadway’s Sherbrook strip hosts two different small gyms. South Sherbrook Fitness, a part of the South Sherbrook Therapy clinic, has been a staple of the community since 2012, and Focal Fit opened in February 2020, just before the lockdown hit.
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Recarving a rubber stamp
“We really need to start thinking about what is really going to make our communities safer, going to help make Winnipeg a better place, because clearly what we’re very invested in is not working.”
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PROFile: Sara Murphy
Sara Murphy’s journey to becoming an assistant professor for the University of Winnipeg’s Department of Business and Administration began with undergraduate work in psychology.
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U of W launches data science program
This fall, the University of Winnipeg (U of W) is launching an undergraduate data science program. The university’s Department of Mathematics and Statistics is the first to offer such a program in Manitoba.