News
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PROFile - Dr. Danny Blair
With the best office on campus, Dr. Danny Blair has a great view of the year’s first snowfall. According to the geography professor, prairie winters will continue to grow shorter, warmer and wetter as climate change begins to affect our part of the world.
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Don’t lose your history
Students can now preserve the history of their grandparents and easily share them with friends.
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The WRENCH gears up for bike-building marathon
The Winnipeg Repair Education and Cycling Hub (WRENCH) is revving up for its sixth annual Cycle of Giving (CoG), a 24-hour bike-building marathon held at Rossbrook House Inc. on Dec. 10-11.
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How pop-up shops work for the businesses who use them
In 2010, Eric Olek was inspired to get involved with Winnipeg’s hip-hop and nightlife communities. The creation of his clothing line, Friday Knights Clothing, allowed him to do this.
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News Briefs
Fall and winter term dates // Panel discussion on deaths in custody // Equal voice // Theatre dept. opener // Food council on the horizon // Virtuosi for the holidays
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PROFile – Marilou McPhedran
The University of Winnipeg (U of W) will be seeing off one of its most influential professors at the end of this term as Marilou McPhedran takes on her new role with the Canada Senate.
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Grad students’ job options outside academia
Most Canadian scholars who finish a PhD won’t go on to work in academia, but maybe that’s not a bad thing.
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U of W board says no to divestment
While a student group at the University of Winnipeg (U of W) continues to rally for divestment from fossil fuels, the school administration and board have closed the door on the possibility of pulling its funding out of oil and gas companies.
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Growth fees approved but still contentious
Fee to pay for Winnipeg’s new development infrastructure
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Staying engaged after WE Day
WE Day is an event that fills the MTS Centre each year, promoting youth engagement in social justice issues. But with such a large crowd, what impact does the message make?
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News Briefs
Projects Abroad launch new programs // Pancakes for mental health // Learn about UNDRIP // Movember flag goes up // Self-care through art // Soccer multiplex open
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Photo gallery - Winnipeggers show solidarity with NoDAPL movement in North Dakota
A group of Winnipeggers gathered around Portage Ave and Main St around 4:30 p.m. on Nov 15 in a show of solidarity with protests in North Dakota.
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PROFile - Dr. Allen Mills
While the American presidential election has most of us thinking politics, professor Dr. Allen Mills does that year-round.
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How animals can heal you
Professor to give lecture on how animals can help us live better
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Bike Lab returns
Campus hub reopens, giving cyclists a chance to fix their rides
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Restaurant resurgence
Village Diner opens in the West End
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News briefs
National conference on homelessness // City hall building named after U of W alum // Power of PJs // U of W heads to sexual violence conference // Half the Sky dinner // Looking at happiness
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PROFile: George Fulford
No, George Fulford doesn’t dig stuff up or look for fossils. Fulford teaches in the anthropology department, and his focus is on language.
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Meditation could calm your brain
If you go into the the University of Winnipeg (U of W) Bryce Hall Chapel at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, you will find 10 people sitting in silence in a circle around three LED candle lights. They aren’t praying. They’re meditating.
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Less hopping
Annual LGBT* event struggles to sell tickets