News
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Arts briefs
Launch at Mentoring Artists for Women’s Art (MAWA) // WNDX Festival of Moving Image // Winnipeg launch of Cam Scott’s ROMANS/SNOWMARE // Queer Skate Day costume party // Aurora Gorealis: Happy Birthday to Me // Dance Party at the Good Will
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Celluloid, tape and newsprint
In 2019, virtually any kind of art can be accessed via smartphone. Whether streaming music from Spotify or films from Netflix, it’s easy to feel like physical media is a thing of the past.
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’Life-changing‘ exchange programs offered
The University of Winnipeg (U of W) is hosting an outbound exchange information session on Monday, Sept. 30 from 12:30 to 2:10 pm in room 2M70. This is an opportunity to learn about what the university offers for students looking to study abroad for a portion of their degrees.
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PROFile: Kimberly Buffie
“I wouldn’t change a thing about my job. I love what I do,” Kimberly Buffie, who’s been a chemistry instructor for 16 years at the University of Winnipeg, says.
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Volleyball teams gearing up for the season
With the volleyball season approaching, both University of Winnipeg Wesmen teams are playing in preseason tournaments later this month.
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‘For whom have we been planning?’
How a city is planned can say a lot about the priorities of a municipal government.
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Running for awareness and community
On Sept. 22, the Red Ribbon Walk and Run was held in Vimy Ridge Park.
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City briefs
Byelection period begins // U of W United Way campaign // ‘What the Chickadee Knows’ // Reformation lecture // Systems maintenance
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PROFile: Alberto Civetta
Alberto Civetta is a professor who’s been teaching in the Department of Biology for the past 19 years. He is a pioneer in evolutionary genetics and originally from Argentina.
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Dr. Vincent Mosco gives 2019 Bonnycastle Lecture
On Thursday, Sept. 19, Dr. Vincent Mosco will give the 2019 Bonnycastle Lecture on the topic “What Makes a City Smart?” The event is organized by the University of Winnipeg (U of W) sociology department and will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. in Convocation Hall on campus.
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Progressive Conservatives win second consecutive majority
On Wednesday, Sept. 10, Brian Pallister led the Progressive Conservative Party (PCs) to win their second consecutive majority provincial government. The New Democratic Party, the official Opposition, gained six seats, while the Liberal Party dropped one seat, losing official party status.
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News briefs
U of W students and a moon mission // 49th annual Great Rock Climb // Residential Infill Strategy for a more sustainable Winnipeg // Create: Words and Art from WCC launch // Brooklands neighbourhood town hall // Winter clothes donations for U of W students
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The kids are (not) alright
Winnipeg’s long, proud history of striking has been inherited by a new generation of organizers, leaders, and rebels: students. K to 12 students, more specifically.
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Late-goal woes and glimmers of hope
Late goals were a source of disappointment for the Wesmen women’s soccer team during last weekend’s season opening. The Wesmen dropped both of their games 3-1 and 4-0 to the Regina Cougars and Saskatchewan Huskies, respectively.
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PROFile: Russell Mammei
Russell Mammei is a tennis enthusiast who sure knows how to half-volley and serve with neutrons and protons. He joined the University of Winnipeg (U of W) as a research associate in 2012.
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President and vice-chancellor delivers State of the University Address
On Monday, Sept. 9, Dr. Annette Trimbee, president and vice-chancellor of the University of Winnipeg (U of W), gave the annual State of the University Address.
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Campus safety concerns persist
The University of Winnipeg (U of W), located in downtown Winnipeg, has been no stranger to serious security incidents in recent years.
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The gala with the gloves
On Sept. 12, amateur and professional boxers will descend on the Metropolitan Entertainment Centre to raise money for charity in Melee Gala VII, hosted by the United Boxing Club.
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What just happened?
With a provincial election behind us and a federal one fast approaching, it can be difficult to keep track of what has been promised by who in the past two weeks, let alone the many irregularities in this past provincial election.
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Wesmen rookies and seniors team up for positive energy
On Sept. 6, the Wesmen women’s soccer team will face off against the University of Regina Cougars for their first game of the regular season.