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Marketing the artisans
Pop-up markets happen during different times of the year with some happening around holidays – like Valentine’s Day. On Feb. 11, artisans will hold the Half Moon Market Valentine’s Fling (HMMVF) at the Inn at the Forks in celebration of Valentine’s Day.
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News briefs
Trimbee for president // Free Speech & Academic Freedom // New grant funding adults // WE24 Safe Space fundraiser // Learn to skate
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Dodgeball athletes defy gendered assumptions
Lower-level dodgeball teams in Manitoba are co-ed and require a minimum of two female players on the court at all times.
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Shop vintage
Vintage fashion is undergoing a revival – one that benefits both the closet and the environment.
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The search for authentic Mexican food
When Carlos Bosque, owner and operator of Sargent Taco Shop, arrived in Winnipeg 13 years ago, he visited every place that served Mexican cuisine in search of the flavours he grew up with
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Big Fun 2018
Big Fun 2018, which took place from Jan. 24 through 28, unveiled a new crop of exciting and unique locals bands to the city – with some heavy-hitter headliners thrown in for fun.
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CRITPEG: My Friend Dahmer
As a teenager in 1970s Ohio, future cartoonist John Backderf struck up a friendship with future serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.
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Discussing drones
The University of Winnipeg’s Gallery 1C03 is displaying an exhibition from local artists Reva Stone and Erika Lincoln until Feb. 17, 2018
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Arts briefs
Equalizer // Lovecrafted // Studio 393 podcast workshops // Forthwith Festival // Writers group // On Screen Manitoba
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Whose House? Alexa’s House!
Alexa Potashnik’s passion for activism began at the University of Winnipeg.
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Speak up
Another campus-based newspaper, The Manitoban was in the news recently as a University of Manitoba Students’ Union councillor introduced – and then withdrew – a motion that would challenge the student levy funding the paper’s operations.
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Temporary custodians
The reasons why people collect things are as unique as the collectors themselves.
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Fashion Streeter
Me and my friends love to match, but they were all wearing black tonight … I was like, ‘I’m feeling a bit more hilarious than that.'
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Unsupermarket
A comic by Sari Habiluk
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The importance of net neutrality
In December 2017, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the United States voted in favour of repealing the net neutrality regulations that had been in place for several years.
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Start-up works to keep athletes safe
People might play sports for leisure and enjoyment, but should also take safety precautions, since they’re at risk of injuries.
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PROFile: James Currie
James Currie has been with the University of Winnipeg since 1988, when he was 26. He started his career as an assistant professor in mathematics and statistics, and his area of research is in combinatorics of words.
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Reaching a political balance
Male politicians currently outnumber female politicians in the Manitoba legislature 43 to 14. Equal Voice Manitoba (EVM) wants to change that by getting more women involved in politics, which could improve representation in local government.
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Ice Castles attraction adds awe to winter
Right from the entrance to Ice Castles, little children oohed and aahed, calling out to their parents and guardians excitedly and pointing them to a variety of gigantic walls of ice.
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News Briefs
UWinnipeg speaker // Thinking about treaty people // Mentorship speed dating // Hike of the month // Mosque Massacre Commemorations // Mini Succulent Make & Take
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