News
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‘Little ephemeral gems’
For several months each year, a heap of snow blankets Winnipeg, signaling the beginning of the city’s great slumber.
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Coming to you independent and ad-free
Between the same couple hits playing over and over, disc jockeys seemingly talking about nothing and the blare of advertisements, finding quality radio can seem like an impossible task.
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Standing with Ukrainians
Svitlana Poliezhaieva comforted her two children while hiding in the basement.
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A year of blood on Russia’s hands
This week’s Uniter cover feature, by city editor Tessa Adamski, examines the efforts to aid Ukrainian refugees resettling in Manitoba.
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Student services
Fall/Winter Term courses - Final withdrawal date// Webinar Wednesdays// Reading Week// Career Chats on Instagram// Ask an Advisor on Instragram// Spring Term registration// Graduation Pow Wow
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Why more people have become okay with grocery theft
In January, Global News reported that soaring grocery prices may have led to an increase in theft at Canadian grocery stores.
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Ecosexuality: I kiss the ground I walk upon
Performance artist and sexologist Annie Sprinkle and her partner, University of California art-department chair and professor Beth Stephens, are credited with popularizing what is recognized today as ecosexuality.
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Workplace boundaries and microaggressions
Grace O’Farrell moved to Winnipeg at 18 years old.
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City briefs
Local Black History Month events// WPS wants body cameras for officers// Chief Peguis statue at Legislature// Feds give $500K to feasibility study// Property-tax increase// Funding for newcomer integration programs
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Learning from each other
When Jun Fujita and Mei Miyanishi first enrolled in the University of Winnipeg’s (U of W) English Language Program (ELP), it met exclusively online.
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Arts briefs
The old Ball & Chain// Trouble in Mind @ MTC// Feeling Lynchian// A reel good workshop// UW theatre troupe presents The Secret in the Wings// ‘Where street dance and classical music meet’
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Digging through cinema’s grave
Quietly, the loss of dead films haunts the world.
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Spirits, myths and memory in Black film
In curating Cinematheque’s latest film series, distribution coordinator Mahlet Cuff sought to answer the question: “where can Black folks turn to for knowledge about their history?”
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Women talking about women talking
Do nothing, stay and fight, or leave?
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Shelter from the cold
Surviving winter in Winnipeg is a death-defying experience.
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Frozen streets paved with gold
Here in the dead of a frozen Canadian winter, the palm trees of Hollywood can seem lightyears away.
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Healthcare gaslighting isn’t just greed - it’s violence
Another week, another abysmal event in Manitoba’s healthcare spiral.
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Student services
Webinar Wednesdays// Career Chats on Instagram// Fall/Winter Term courses - Final withdrawal date// Ask an Advisor on Instagram// Spring Graduation
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Curiosity and playfulness in ancient Greek literature
Dr. Melissa Funke is an assistant professor in classics.
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Preventing burnout among students
In the 2022 Canadian Student Wellbeing Survey, 53 per cent of students attending post-secondary education reported feeling stressed while balancing school commitments, jobs, extracurricular activities and their health and wellbeing.