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U of Them aims to create a safe space where women, nonbinary and gender non-conforming people can get together to climb on Monday nights at the University of Manitoba.

Inclusive sports club fosters much-needed campus community Sports, the people who play them, and the community fostered around them, have always fascinated me. As a q***r person, getting involved in sports

The results are in, and UMSU’s newly elected executive team for 2024-25 has been decided. Columnist Lakshmisree Shaji emphasizes that it is important for the new team to uphold their promises to counter the rescindment of health care for international students.

Is health care for international students just a promise? The results are in, and UMSU’s newly elected executive team for 2024-25 has been decided. Among the elects, Divya Sharma, the incoming president and

Results for the 2024-25 UMSU general election are in. Divya Sharma, Prahbnoor Singh, Rachhvir Dhaliwal, Bolu Akindele and Carolyn Wang have been elected to make up the executive team for the union next year.

2024-25 UMSU general election results Results for the 2024-25 UMSU general election are in. Divya Sharma, Prahbnoor Singh, Rachhvir Dhaliwal, Bolu Akindele and Carolyn Wang have been elected

Columnist Braden Bristow analyzes how considering Métis and bisexual identity as being made up of two halves negatively impacts our ability to understand others.

My identity is more than two halves I came out as bisexual when I was around 13. I understood myself as half-gay. A year before I came out, I became a citizen of the Manitoba Métis

U of M associate professor in the faculty of kinesiology and recreation management, Ayesha Saleem, is one of the recipients of Manitoba's Innovation Proof-of-Concept Grant Program. Her research focuses on cellular biology and its implications for understanding childhood health and diseases.

Toward new frontiers in cellular biology  Last month, Research Manitoba’s Innovation Proof-of-Concept (IPoC) Grant Program allocated close to $550,000 in funding over the span of two years to

Volunteer Allie Stone reflects on the story of Darrell Night, a Starlight Tour survivor and anti-Indigenous racism in Canadian police forces. Stone discusses how Night’s story can teach us how to make a difference in our own communities.

Starlight tours show anti-Indigenous racism in Canadian policing There are too many examples of the police mistreating the Indigenous people of Canada. There’s no way I can walk through them all in an article, but I can

A motion to allow amendments to a motion that suspended student-at-large Victoria Romero from UMSU meetings was ruled out of order by UMSU’s board of directors.

Request to hear amendments to motion banning student from UMSU meetings ruled out of order A motion to allow amendments to a motion that suspended student-at-large Victoria Romero from UMSU meetings was ruled out of order. Motion 0598, brought

As the Winnipeg Jets’ season continues and the trade deadline fast approaches, Sports editor Joshua Brandt discusses concerns about low ticket sales and the NHL commissioner's visit.

Josh on the Jets: Bettman and the deadline As the Winnipeg Jets’ season careens along and the trade deadline fast approaches, the team has been placing consistently within the top 10 of the NHL

Arts & Culture editor Jacob Davis reviews Poetry Unbound, a poetry podcast that takes listeners through a journey of dissecting and exploring a single poem per episode. For Davis, the podcast provides intimacy and humanity in its rawest and earnest forms.

’Toban Listens: Poetry Unbound Poetry Unbound wasn’t the first podcast I listened to, but it certainly was the podcast that inspired a new kind of love in me for the platform. I was

The Bison’s women’s volleyball team competed against the University of the Fraser Valley Cascades in the CanWest semi-finals this past week, ultimately booking its tickets to the Can-West finals for the first time in ten years.

U of M women book ticket to CanWest final The Bison’s women’s volleyball team competed against the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) Cascades in the CanWest semi-finals this past week. The U

Michelle Jonathan, assistant professor in the U of M’s faculty of social work, explores relationship dynamics in marriage and what it takes to build a happy marital relationship.

The joys and challenges of marriage  The Thriving Center of Psychology found in a 2023 survey that 83 per cent of Generation Z and millennials would like to get married at some point in

Former dean of U of M’s faculty of law Jonathan Black-Branch was disbarred and fined $36,000 last month for misappropriating more than half a million dollars of university money in a series of expenses the Manitoba Law Society has described as fraudulent.

Former law dean disbarred for misuse of university funds Former dean of U of M’s faculty of law Jonathan Black-Branch was disbarred and fined $36,000 last month for misappropriating more than half a million

The U of M's musical theatre ensemble will perform its yearly cabaret showcase, La Vie Bohème, at the Gas Station Arts Centre on March 9 and 10. The show, composed of a medley of musicals, is written by the ensemble students themselves.

‘La Vie Boheme’ of the musical theatre ensemble  The musical theatre ensemble is one of many ensembles tucked away in the practice rooms of the Taché Arts Project. The course is open to auditions from

Columnist Lakshmisree Shaji questions why misogynists find it acceptable to litter the internet and real life with vile and patriarchal ideas.

Is it just men hating women, or is there more to it? Those who have ever had the misfortune of coming across the animated meme of two men sharing tea, saying “women” and laughing maniacally will have likely

Bassem Eid was a guest speaker at a talk on campus hosted by Students Supporting Israel (SSI) and Bridges for Peace, with funds from the Asper Foundation. He is accused of making Islamophobic remarks at the event. UMSU has suspended SSI and community members are calling for action.

Guest speaker accused of Islamophobic remarks sparks response, calls for action Haneen Nakhleh and Belkis Elmoudi attended Bassem Eid’s talk on campus last Monday. Before even walking into the room, they felt unwelcome. When Nakhleh,

Comment editor Jessie Krahn critiques how UMSU and the U of M continue to ignore the genocide in Palestine and its effect on the U of M community, following Bassem Eid’s Islamophobic and anti-Palestinian display at an event hosted by Students Supporting Israel’s U of M chapter.

U of M and UMSU sweep aside anti-Palestinian racism UMSU and the University of Manitoba’s wilful and continuous ignoring of both the genocide of Palestinians, and the way the genocide has come to affect the

Indigenous students at the University of Manitoba can apply to the Indigenous summer student internship program starting on March 8. Students who are accepted to the program are placed in full time positions in their field of study over the summer.

Indigenous student internship applications open this month Indigenous students at the University of Manitoba can apply to the Indigenous summer student internship program on March 8. René Ouellette, who is Inuit,

Canada is currently facing severe levels of food insecurity. Natalie Riediger, an associate professor in the U of M’s department of food and human nutritional sciences, explores the relationship of policy to food equity.

Fighting food insecurity Canada is currently facing severe levels of food insecurity. In 2022, 18.4 per cent of Canadians across the provinces (and 19.6 per cent of Manitobans)

The Orbiting Human Circus (of the Air), written and co-directed by Julian Kostner, founding member of indie rock band Neutral Milk Hotel, and co-directed and developed with Ellie Heyman, perfectly encapsulates vast loneliness and the lengths we go to remedy it along with the desire for human connection.

’Toban Listens: The Orbiting Human Circus (of the Air)  Loneliness is a complex emotion. It can strike any one of us at any time, even amid our loved ones and even during what might be the best times of our

Volunteer Olivia Macdonald Mager discusses the importance of freedom of speech expression, and having challenging conversations to inspire intellectual growth.

There is a difference between freedom and safety at the U of M In the last few months, multiple articles and letters to the editor in the Manitoban have discussed the meaning and limitations of freedom of speech and

The University of Manitoba women’s and men’s basketball teams were each in action at their respective Can-West basketball tournaments this past week. The women just snuck in as the 12th and final seed and the men secured an automatic spot in the quarter-finals as the fourth seed.

Host Bisons bow out early in tournament play The University of Manitoba women’s and men’s basketball teams were each in action at their respective CanWest basketball tournaments this past week. The

Does the online dating world appeal to students? Arts & Culture reporter Kelsey Chin reflects on the pros and cons of using dating apps as a university student.

Reflecting on dating apps  Dating apps feel like cash grabs. These apps are created as obvious ploys for profit while being sold as ways to help users find their “one-and-only,”

Wild pigs, an invasive species commonly known as boar or feral hogs, have spread across Canadian provinces, causing damage to farmers’ crops and livestock. With wild pigs’ population growing rapidly, they currently occupy more than 750,000 square kilometers across Canadian prairies. University of Saskatchewan college of agriculture and bioresources professor Ryan Brook says Canada is not adequately ready for this impending crisis.

Wild pigs spread north, pose new threat to Canadian farmers Wild pigs, an invasive species commonly known as boar or feral hogs, have spread across Canadian provinces, causing damage to farmers’ crops and

What do the words: “bored,” “winnow” and “yokefellow” mean? Sports editor Joshua Brandt uses these examples to illustrate how we use words to make sense of everything by exploring and expressing what things mean to us.

Words mean things In the Manitoban office, scrawled with red EXPO marker upon a gigantic white board, looms a very important clause: “Words mean things.” From this, I glean

Welcome back to the number one series for coffee-based infotainment on campus: the campus coffee crawl! Columnist Braden Bristow reviews Colosimo Coffee Roasters, Greenhouse Cafe, Belltower Café. and the Fresh Food Company.

The return of the campus coffee crawl Welcome back to the number one series for coffee-based infotainment on campus: the campus coffee crawl. Last time I reviewed the coffee on campus, I took

Colonization never ended in Canada. Columnist Braden Bristow argues that continued exploitation is evidence that Canada is still a colonial state.

Colonization is far from over Colonization never ended in Canada. Depending on who you are, that’s either a controversial statement or an incredibly obvious one. When I say this, I am

Meet the UMSU presidential candidates, Divya Sharma and Joy Okafor.

UMSU presidential candidates Divya Sharma Sharma is currently a second-year student studying global political economy. She identifies as a sister, mentor, student and immigrant.

Meet the UMSU community representative candidates.

UMSU community representative candidates BLACK STUDENTS’ REPRESENTATIVE Clifford Emelumba Emelumba is a first-year student, planning to major in theatre. He enjoys reading, watching films and

U of W professors and Manitoba chapter of Faculty for Palestine members, Jan DeFehr and Carla Manfredi, comment on the connections between censorship at Winnipeg universities and the destruction of Palestinian universities. They say we must move to lift the hush that has fallen on universities until Palestine is free.

In service of struggle, break the academic hush on Israel and Palestine I (DeFehr) have fond childhood memories of an elementary school teacher quieting her classroom saying, “a hush fell over the room.” All her students would

The U of M’s Alan Klass program in health humanities through the Rady faculty of health sciences champions aims to integrate arts, humanities and social sciences into health-care education and foster holistic development among healthcare professionals.

Program integrates arts and humanities into health care  Traditional science entails the isolation and thorough understanding of specific phenomena, often emphasizing the removal of external influences to focus