News
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City briefs
#EmbraceEquity this March// Preventing sexual violence on campus// Fridays for Future Global Climate Strike// Wesmen off to national championships// Affordable housing suites ready// Community schools programing under review
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The language of mathematics
Dr. Iian Smythe grew up in Winnipeg and earned a bachelor of mathematics from the University of Manitoba with a minor in philosophy.
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We all pay a price
Sayings like “the bigger the dream, the harder the grind” and “hustle, don’t sleep” echo the toxic productivity ingrained in Canada’s cultural consciousness.
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Reforms to UWSA election rules ahead of vote
On Jan. 18, the University of Winnipeg Students’ Association’s (UWSA) board of directors approved a swath of reforms to the organization’s election rules.
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An impossible choice at HSC
When Kakeka ThunderSky walked into the Health Sciences Centre (HSC) emergency department on Feb. 9, she never imagined the hospital would ask her to choose between receiving medical care and keeping her daughter out of the Child and Family Services (CFS) system.
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Arts briefs
Jazz @ the Fort Garry// Freeze Frame returns// Writing on joy// Lizzy Hoyt x MCO// Nickybaby releases debut EP// Apply to Plug-In ICA’s summer institute
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Perfect Blue
Plays at Cinematheque on March 4
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More things in heaven and earth
For some, questions of creation and what lies beyond can be a legitimate source of stress and anguish. For local artist Lori Ferguson, it’s just fuel for the fire.
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Frets in high places
There are more than just termites and cobwebs thriving in a certain Winnipeg attic.
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Turning an old trope on its head
In 2021, Hannah Moscovitch’s Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes won the Governor General’s Literary Award for English-language drama
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‘Wouldn’t it be funny if we’ started a restaurant?
Despite its meme-laden aesthetic, South Osborne’s Hoagie Boyz restaurant creates unironically delicious classic Italian subs that are simultaneously approachable and extravagant.
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Up in flames
In the middle of the night on Saturday, Feb. 11, Point Douglas resident Candace-Rae Hamilton awoke to the sound of sirens.
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Build it, and they shall bike
In 2021, Coun. Matt Allard, then the chair of Winnipeg’s infrastructure and public-works committee, requested increased funding for active transit.
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Critical mental health
Jan DeFehr is a University of Winnipeg alum.
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Student services
Reading Week// Career Chats on Instagram// Webinar Wednesdays// Ask an Advisor on Instagram// Winter Term withdrawal deadline// Spring term registration
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A limited support system
At the start of this month, Manitoba’s provincial government formally recognized Eating Disorders Awareness Week and announced plans to further fund local eating-disorder programs.
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City briefs
Physicians to receive overtime bonus// Menstruation products @ U of M// Lawsuit against Headingley Correctional Centre// Lack of First Nation fire resources// Manitoba child-poverty rates worst in Canada// Annual Women’s Memorial March for MMIWG2S
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The value of informed decisions
Only 57 per cent of young Canadians say the sex education they received at school was or will be useful, according to a study published last year.
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Arts briefs
Hého, let’s go!// An afternoon brew-ski// Taking care of business// Writing on Western Canadian art// Our Fathers, Sons, Lovers and Little Brothers @ PTE// STAGES Speaker Series: Ekene Emeka-Maduka
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Tales from the chronic keepers
There’s a new major cannabis syndicate in town, and they’re making a big splash.