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Campus Briefs
The wellness hub // Fall reading week // Career chats on instagram // Money talks // Webinar wednesdays // Undergraduate exchange program // Ask an advisor // February graduation (in absentia) // Need a spot to store your stuff? Rent a locker!
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Heather Souter, anthropology professor
Heather Souter’s journey unfolds like a tapestry, intricately woven with her dedication to preserving her Michif heritage and Indigenous languages. Born in British Columbia with deep Métis roots, she eventually settled in Camperville, an Indigenous community in Manitoba.
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NDPs win provincial election
Manitoba voters cast their ballots on Tuesday, Oct. 3, initiating a wave of change in the provincial legislature. The Manitoba NDP, under the leadership of Fort Rouge MLA Wab Kinew, rode an orange wave to victory, ousting the Progressive Conservative (PC) incumbents and winning a majority.
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The Uniter 30 returns!
This week, Manitobans took to the polls to vote in a history-making provincial election. But that ballot is small potatoes compared to your next ballot – the Uniter 30! This week, Manitobans took to the polls to vote in a history-making provincial election. But that ballot is small potatoes compared to your next ballot – the Uniter 30!
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Campus Briefs
DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR INCOURSE AWARDS // MY INTERCULTURAL JOURNEY // VOLUNTEER FAIR // ASK AN ADVISOR // NEED A SPOT TO STORE YOUR STUFF? RENT A LOCKER! // FALL READING WEEK // MONEY TALKS // WEBINAR WEDNESDAYS // UNDERGRADUATE EXCHANGE PROGRAM
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Dr. Sylvie Albert, professor of strategy and leadership
Dr. Sylvie Albert’s life is a testament to the power of early memories and a deep passion for education and community development. As a professor of strategy and leadership at the University of Winnipeg (U of W), Albert has not only made significant contributions to academia but has also played a pivotal role in shaping sustainable urban environments.
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City Briefs
Counter-protest against anti-trans rally // Second year for tree-planting initiative // Manitoba divided on calls for landfill search // Wear an orange shirt // Casting a ballot in the provincial election // MPI sets final offer for MGEU strike
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A Tale of two rallies
On Sept. 20, right-wing groups across Canada organized rallies under the banner “1 Million March 4 Children” to protest Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) curriculums in schools. According to the Canadian Anti-Hate Network, these protests were “supported by a big tent of far-right and conspiratorial groups, including Christian nationalists, COVID-19 conspiracy theorists, sovereign citizens and anti-public-education activists.”
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Supporting the arts at the ballot box
For artists and arts organizations alike, public funding provides the stability to support a fundamental tenet of the arts: creative risk.
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Campus Briefs
Money Talks // Career Chats On Instagram // Wanted: Volunteer Notetakers // Deadline To Apply For In-Course Awards // Volunteer Fair // Need A Spot To Store Your Stuff? Rent A Locker! // Student Id Cards // Fall Reading Week // Undergraduate Exchange Program
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Dr. Andrew Frey, physics professor
Dr. Andrew Frey’s journey to academia might have been written in the stars.
Some of his earliest memories include gazing at the sky while waiting in a car outside a daycare in North Carolina. He says these moments sparked a lifelong curiosity in and passion for understanding the cosmos.
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In search of trans safety on campus
The University of Winnipeg (U of W) 2SLGBTQ+ Solidarity Collective is hosting a week of events to help reshape conversations surrounding trans issues on campus.
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‘We are still here’
The University of Winnipeg (U of W)’s third annual Truth and Reconciliation Week kicks off on Monday, Sept. 25. Through a series of events, students can continue learning about Indigenous cultures and honour residential-school survivors.
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Student issues on the ballot
The University of Winnipeg (U of W) makes its home in the Union Station riding. With the Oct. 3 provincial election fast approaching, the riding’s candidates are making their pitches to students and community members on a variety of issues at the ballot box. The Union Station riding contains 12,699 registered voters, according to Elections Manitoba, and encompasses most of downtown.
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City Briefs
Resumé, please! // Nomination for UWSA byelection // City record for fires in vacant buildings // Counter-protest against ‘parental rights’ march // Gillingham addresses downtown safety strategy // Calls for landfill search continue
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A greener world is possible
From temperature maps displaying a sea of red to line graphs depicting exponential CO2 emissions, most of the visual language surrounding climate change evokes nihilism rather than hope.
Yet, in a new, multidisciplinary exhibition called Planet Love, hope is the basis for climate action.
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Hateful, Horrid Heather
On Wednesday, Sept. 20, crowds of protesters descended on the Manitoba Legislature and The Forks to rally in support of “parental rights.” “Parental rights” is the anti-2SLGBTQIA+ hate lobby’s newest dog-whistle term used to cloak their fight against basic human rights for transgender people.
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Andrew McGillivray, rhetoric, writing and communications department chair
While Dr. Andrew McGillivray comes from a family with a background in the sciences, he followed his passion for literature and took a slightly different path. He’s now the department chair of and an assistant professor in the rhetoric, writing and communications department at the University of Winnipeg.
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Campus briefs
UNDERGRADUATE ADD/DROP PERIOD – MAKE YOUR CHANGES! // ON A WAITLIST? CHECK YOUR WEBMAIL EVERY DAY // UWSA’S HEALTH PLAN AND U-PASS // MONEY TALKS // STUDY SKILLS WORKSHOPS // PAY TUITION THE EASY WAY // UNDERGRADUATE EXCHANGE PROGRAM // CAREER CHATS ON INSTAGRAM // STUDENT ID CARDS // WANTED: VOLUNTEER NOTETAKERS // NEED A SPOT TO STORE YOUR STUFF? RENT A LOCKER!
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U of W faculty to begin collective bargaining
After a tumultuous summer of senior administrator departures, University of Winnipeg (U of W) faculty and administrators are headed to the bargaining table. The parties will negotiate replacements for collective agreements governing regular academic staff (RAS) and contract academic staff (CAS), which expired in 2020 and 2019, respectively.