News
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The Uniter Speaker Series presents: A Conversation with Kisa MacIsaac
As the old proverb says, it takes a village to raise a child. This was the main topic of discussion on March 30 at the West End Cultural Centre, which hosted the latest entry in the Uniter Speaker Series.
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Student services
Spring term registration// End of Winter Term// Webinar Wednesdays// Winter Term exams// Convocatin awards// Spring Term// Study Skills Workshops - Spring Term// Grades for Fall/Winter Term & Winter Term// Fee payment deadline for Spring Term
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Privileging ‘official’ sources
Even when the Winnipeg Free Press newsroom is empty, it’s rarely silent.
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City briefs
Transgender Day of Visibility// New leader for Manitoba Green Party// Pitching a new way to fill potholes// 2023 city budget passes// Asylum seekers and irregular crossings// Machines dispensing harm-reduction supplies
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Hancox’s feminist interventions into Canadian socialist organizing
Edith Hancox was a high-profile feminist involved in the Communist Party in Winnipeg as both an organizer and a writer.
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The academy will not be automated
“Write a lede for an article about the implications of ChatGPT in the university,” I prompt the chatbot.
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‘Police really do one thing’
Winnipeg community groups and members have criticized the local school resource officer (SRO) program, especially in the wake of an equity-based report researcher Fadi Enaab released through the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives in October 2022.
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An alternative to security
Winnipeg’s Community Safety Hosts program is an alternative to traditional police and security services that’s rooted in community support, empathy and training.
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Loss prevention at a cost
As more Canadians struggle to afford groceries, the country’s supermarket chains are enjoying record profits.
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Arts briefs
Punk-rock goods// MHC wants your work!// Celebrating art across time// Fast, forward movement// Field Guide (re)releases debut album// A season’s farewell
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Slow ride to safety
In a city that relies on its single major mode of public transportation, the issue of safety on Winnipeg Transit is frequently in the public consciousness.
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Security at Winnipeg raves
I’m dancing, sweaty. My eyes flicker back and forth so fast I can hardly see, rolling back up.
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The Urban Issue: To police or not to police?
Well, Uniter readers, I write this in a bittersweet mood.
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The world through two wheels
The bicycle is one of the simplest forms of transportation on the planet.
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City briefs
More SANE staffing shortages// New expansion of missing-persons response unit// Funding for Velma’s House// NDP promising free birth contro// Changes to camping reservation system// Prioritizing safety at the Millennium Library
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Ecological sustainability and theatre
Dr. Dennis Gupa, a queer artist of Colour and assistant professor in the University of Winnipeg’s Department of Theatre and Film, says “(Theatre) gives you the possibility of imagining.”
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What makes a 15-minute city?
Winnipeg depends on cars. This is partially due to urban sprawl, an unreliable public-transit system and an overall lack of walking and cycling infrastructure.
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‘A poet’s novelist’
Zoe Whittall is an acclaimed novelist, poet, screenwriter and this semester’s Carol Shields writer-in-residence at the University of Winnipeg.
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Student services
Spring Term registration// Graduation Pow Wow// Webinar Wednesdays// Career Chats on Instagram// Ask an Advisor on Instagram
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Critipeg: Archangel
Plays at the Dave Barber Cinematheque on March 22 and 23