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Despite this, the UMSU board and executive have remained vocal about their recommendation to leave the federation, voting internally two years ago to end member ship.The 2021-22 UMSU presi dent Brendan Scott cited the internal vote in a February 2022 interview with the Mani toban when he claimed that “according to our board, we are no longer members of [the Canadian Federation of Stu dents], so the need to pay fees is unnecessary.”
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he Canadian Federa tion of Students, an organ ization that works to repre sent post-secondary students across Canada, has filed a law suit against the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU).Thefederation — estab lished in 1981 and composed of more than 65 student unions across Canada — alleges that while UMSU remains a voting member of the organization, it has not paid over $1 million in membership dues that have been owed since 2018.
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“You get to meet other people. You get to improve on your skills, it could be public speaking, it could be project management, it could be planning events”
The university posted large signs near the protest warn ing students that they may be exposed to graphic images.
planning events” she said. “Clubs [are] one of the best ways I think any student should start”
She explained that during the campaign, running from Sept. 19 to 23, student club execu tives have the opportunity to promote their organizations to “I’vestudents. been telling clubs, ‘get involved, sign up to be on this campaign because students are waiting for you’ and we see right now that we have over 50 clubs signed up, which is amazing,” she said.
A crowd of students affili ated with the counter-pro test set up directly across from CCBR on Friday and held signs saying ”We are pro choice,” and “Not your body? Not your Jessicachoice!”Gibson, the presi dent of Justice for Women Manitoba, called the group’s use of aborted fetus pictures “inappropriate.”“Ithinkit’sintended to be shocking and to be upsetting for folks that see it,” she said.
“You get to meet other people. You get to improve on your skills, it could be pub lic speaking, it could be pro ject management, it could be
a.m. to 1 p.m.”
“So we basically had that Wednesday evening to figure out what to do and you know, it was extremely frustrat ing just because of the time crunch,” she said.
When addressing these con cerns about member recruit ment, UMSU vice-president student life Tracy Karuhogo said it is important to get cre ative with recruitment and clubUMSU’sactivities. upcomingtodenttiongetogowayiscampaignInvolvedGetaprimeKaruhplanstoinformaaboutstuclubsoutstudents.
always does work out, it’s just now that there’s transporta tion involved I’m not sure it’s going to be as accessible,” she said.While students have expressed excitement over being back on campus, Hutch ison is worried that a lack of
socialization over the last two years may also lead to issues with recruitment and member commitment. “Alotofstudents are just so used to not really leaving the campus or leaving their
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Graphic images of aborted fetuses met with counter-protest
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An UMSU Instagram post on Thursday affirmed the union’s support for a pregnant person’s right to choose.
For the students who are still unsure about joining a club, Karuhogo suggested sev eral reasons you might want to give one a try.
to have faceto-face interactions with other members. She fears finding new volunteers will be a chal lenge.“We’ve always found a way to find volunteers and it
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Gibson said that she wished the university had done more to warn students about the protest and the trig gering material they could be exposed to.
tudent clubs, many of which faced challenges over the past two years, are back in-person at the U of M. During the COVID-19 pan demic, Sierra Hutchison, the French volunteer engagement assistant coordinator for Let’s Talk Science — a providesgroup,volunteerwhichworkshopstoK-12studentsinWinnipegandsurroundingareas—saysshewasunable
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“So many students have been asking me ‘How can I get involved in a club?’ And what I tell them first is on Septem ber 22 you’re going to find all these clubs on the quad, 11
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“I’m very grateful for social media and Instagram because when I made the post, I saw that a lot of involved uni versity students and UMSU executives and other coun cils reposted it, and we did get quite a decent amount of people on Thursday and Fri day even though it was such short notice.”
“UMSU, a union meant to support our student body and protect them from harm wherever we see it, cannot sit idly by when some attempt to shame our students for mak ing personal choices about their own lives and futures,” the post read.
“It felt like it was mostly our organization, UMSU posted some stuff, the Women’s Cen tre did some great stuff too, but the university itself, I didn’t see anything.”I think it’s intended to be shocking and to be upsetting for folks that see it”
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“The people that are going to be most upset by it are people who have either had to make that decision of hav ing an abortion or who have decided against it, and I think that it does more harm see ing the images than it does actually [provoke] thought.”
ibly triggering and retrauma tizing” both for women who have experienced abortion and those who have decided againstSeveralit. cities, such as Ham ilton and Calgary, have passed by-laws in response to such protests, including prohib iting the display of graphic images near schools and for bidding hanging signs on highway overpasses, where pictures of fetuses have been blamed for causing traffic accidents.Gibson believes that pro tests that use this kind of imagery shouldn’t be allowed onUMSUcampus.women’s represent ative Christine Yasay said that the university only received 24 hours’ notice that CCBR would be coming to cam pus. Executives from UMSU were subsequently informed and vice-president finance and operations Brook Rivard sent an email to Yasay, the Women’s Centre and Justice for Women Manitoba.
“Clubs [are] one of the best ways I think any student should start”
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“At that time the UMSU team, that was Tanjit Nagra, had a meeting with the gen eral manager Thomas Blumer, who actually approached the university to ensure that we can renovate the mosque and make it bigger,” he explained.
— with files from Colton McKillop That is a mandate and directive that my board has been given and will continue to follow”
The lawsuit asserts that despite Scott’s claim that the union is no longer a mem ber of the federation, UMSU has not taken any of the steps needed to withdraw member ship.While the Canadian Fed eration of Students national chairperson Marie Dolcetti Koros was unavailable for an interview, her statement on behalf of the federation said that “the [federation] engages
— Jaron Rykiss, UMSU president
he University of Mani toba Muslim Students’ Association (MSA) celebrated the grand opening of its mosque on campus last week.
“One was in the Fitzger ald building, they gave us a classroom there for just regu lar prayers, because as Mus
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additional water taps in the wudu area, where attendees perform ritual washing before prayer.The university also paid to have new electrical outlets installed in the space to pro vide power to TV screens, as well as dehumidifiers for the wuduMSAarea.external relations
toban, he wrote that the union had not been provided any thing from the plaintiff and had not had the chance to connect with its legal team.
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“What I will say is that every two years, (as per our rules), our board votes on whether to remain in [the Canadian Federation of Students] or to attempt defederation,” he wrote.According to Rykiss, the board voted to attempt to defederate at the end of last term.“That is a mandate and dir ective that my board has been given and will continue to fol low.”
with member locals in good faith, and has tried to engage with UMSU cooperatively over the past four years to remit collected member dues.”
According to the lawsuit, “despite the [Canadian Fed eration of Students’] efforts, UMSU has refused to engage in such discussions.”
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Despite claims that union is no longer a member, it has not taken steps to defederate
ship.If either a quorum or the collective vote of ten per cent of the members of the stu dent association is reached, an association can begin the withdrawal process given that all outstanding fees have been paid to the Canadian Feder ation of Students at least six weeks before voting.
Tariq said the university was very helpful in accom modating religious services throughout the pandemic, and that they provided tem porary spaces for Muslim stu dents.“We actually had two sep arate places that they made available,” she said.
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“We want everyone to feel welcome here. We want it to be almost like a second home
Ahad said that the organ ization plans to have another event to showcase the mosque to Benarroch and others who were unable to make it to the inauguration due to the busy long weekend just before the start of fall semester.
“However, due to fund ing issues that we had and the challenges at that time, we actually came to the con clusion that it’s always better to beautify the mosque than have a bigger space, because students want also good qual ity.”The renovations include a new carpet, a new library and
“Because at the end of the day, they’re the ones who made it possible for this pro ject to actually flourish,” he said.“The project was $120,000. It was fully funded by the university, and we wanted to actually showcase where the money was spent so that together we can actually work on some other amazing pro jects together within the future.”
and I know it did fulfill that role back pre-pandemic, and we really missed having that ambience and that environ ment here,” she said.
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lims we offer prayer five times a day.”“We also had a second place that was a bigger space for Fri day prayer, because we usually have more attendance then.”
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MSA president Abdul Ahad said that plans to renovate the mosque, initially intended to increase the size of the space to accommodate more stu dents, have existed since 2016.
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The MSA’s post on Insta gram noted that university president Michael Benarroch missed the inauguration of the mosque last week.
Scott said that in addition to the federation’s refusal to permit an online member ship vote while students were not on campus, a conflict with the two organizations’ by-laws prevented the union from offi ciallyTheleaving.Canadian Federation of Students’ most recently amended by-laws state that each member of the federa tion is responsible for abiding by all provisions of its by-laws. Each member is also respon sible for ensuring that fees are collected and forwarded to the federation.Theby-laws also state that students collectively belong ing to a member association may vote on the continuation of that association’s member
University spent $120,000 to renovate space in Price Faculty
The university invested $120,000 in the newly reno vated space, which is located in room E3-160 of the Price Faculty of Engineering.
fees sat “untouched in a bank account,” but that the feder ation had not received any documentation to confirm the fact at the Dolcettitime.Koros said that throughout this time, the Can adian Federation of Students has continued to support and advocate for its members at the U of CurrentM.
The Manitoba report for the federation’s October 2021 National Executive Meet ing stated that according to the UMSU executives, the
MSA celebrates grand opening of mosque on campus
Here on the U of M cam pus, REES is partnered with UMSU. Partnership liaison Carter Dawson said that “the goal of REES is to provide a survivor-centred approach to reporting.”Dawson explained that vic tims of misconduct and vio lence can visit the REES web site, select their campus and create a record of what took place. From there, they can be connected to resources and information. He said that the platform is designed with pri vacy in mind, so survivors own their reports and REES cannot access or pass on any informa tion until given express per mission from the user.
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“I think I will try and go to as many as I can,” Ambrose said.“They’re usually a lot of fun and usually done pretty well, so I think it’ll be a good time.”
he University of Mani toba was a busy place last week. On top of the return to in-person learning, there were multiple back to school cele brations across campus.
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On top of their social pro gramming, the CSA also held professional development and academic meetings. On Sept. 7, career development and co-op information ses sions made up the morning schedule, while case compe tition and equity, diversity and inclusion workshops took place in the afternoon and early evening. Additionally, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sept. 7 and 8, student action groups and sponsors had booths set up in the Drake Centre.
UMSU president Jaron Rykiss was all over campus this past week taking part in events. Rykiss said he was elated to meet students at the U of M’s Welcome Day on Sept. 6. He also sat at the UMSU table during CSA events on the quad to talk to and meet withQuadstudents.games, free break fasts, barbecues and tabling events were some of the things students were taking part in during the first week of classes. Rykiss said most of the students he has spoken to are excited to be back, but that he can sense that there is a bit of nervousness and anxiety across the student body. He
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tion. He explained that know ing the times of day, areas and events where pockets of harm occur can help campus offi cials to increase security and create proactive policies to address sexual violence and misconduct.
Fourthearly.year U of M student Taryn Ambrose was happy
life. He explained that stu dents value the opportunity to attend a university that is not just about classes, but also about socializing and making friends.“They have an opportun ity to build a community here and we want to make sure that they are able to do that,” said Rykiss.“The best way to do that is by giving them places where they can make those connec tions.”
to see social events return to campus, and applauded the ability of these events to cre ate a communal atmosphere. After attending the beverage gardens, Ambrose said he is looking forward to upcoming CSA events.
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patrons, but that Commerce on the quad sold out before classes began, a first for the association.“Wejustwant to make sure we live up to the hype that our predecessors have built” Groeneveld said.
Socials, tabling events, orientations display what student groups have in store
said that UMSU is doing their best to help ease the transition for new students and point them in the right direction. Rykiss and the rest of the UMSU executive team were also busy preparing for this week’s Bison Bash. The lineup for the concert at Burton Cummings Theatre on Sept. 17 was unveiled on Saturday. The Happy Fits are headlining the show, while Rêve and Mauvey areRykissopeners.said that events like the ones put on this week are meant to help change the culture at the U of M, a uni versity that Rykiss says does not have a vibrant student
With the return to in-per son activities comes a renewed need to face what some have referred to as an epidemic of sexual assault issues on uni versity campuses.
Groeneveld highlighted more upcoming CSA social events students. The Hal loween Shocker social will be held on Oct. 29, and the Com merce Carol social will take place Dec. 23. After the fast ticket sales for Commerce on the Quad, Groeneveld encour aged students wanting to attend CSA events to purchase tickets
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The U of M is currently in what sexual assault advocacy groups have termed the “Red Zone” — the period between the start of the academic year and November. During this period, over half of all college sexual violence incidents take place.This time period, marked by campus events, parties and an influx of new people is also when new students might be unfamiliar with the security, reporting and support resour ces available to them. Respect, Educate, Empower Surviv ors (REES), an online system for reporting sexual harass ment, assault and miscon duct, is looking to help. REES is a secure platform that part ners with universities to build
CSA vice-president stu dent life Avery Groeneveld was excited to see the annual week-long event back on cam pus. The CSA has a long his tory of putting on social events that Groeneveld said are meant to allow students to connect and have fun in a commonPartneringarea.with UMSU, the CSA held a couple of events on the Duckworth Quad. On Sept. 8 and 9, the annual beverage gardens took place from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., while the Com merce on the quad social was held on Friday from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m.Groeneveld explained that when holding events like these, a common struggle is figuring out how to inform new students about events. She said the CSA initially expected to have difficulties getting the word out to new
be passed along anonymously at any time to administra tion or campus resource pro viders — the Sexual Violence Resource Centre at the U of M — who will follow up on the report. At the U of M, users can also choose to send the report to the police.
“It can take some time to process what has happened, and it can also take time to know where you’re want ing to report or what you’re actually wanting to do with that report,” Dawson acknow ledged.REES will store records for as much time as survivors need to decide on a course of action.Dawson added that if users choose to submit the report anonymously through REES, data from their records is anonymously aggregated and reported to the adminis tration of institutions. Daw son said that this data helps inform strategies for preven
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a tool used to record incidents and connect victims to resour ces and avenues of justice.
Campus sexual violence reporting tool aims to make reporting incidents easier
The Commerce Students’ Association (CSA) held events for The Commerce Week from Sept. 6 to 9.
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Once the report is made, survivors have a few options regarding what they can do with it. Dawson said that the record can simply be used as a secure journal, but may also
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“A phage is a virus that infects bacteria, and they act as mobile components or mobile elements, and these elements can transfer genes of resistance,” Uyaguari said. “Phages, these viruses, also are able to transfer these types of antibiotic resistant genes.”
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ators of the oxidation lagoons, we’re going to rely on their expertise,” he added.
He noted that he does expect to find a significant number of antibiotic resist ance genes from the bacter ial community, however, not many studies have been con ducted previously on phages.
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“We would look at specific databases to look for anti biotic resistance genes in these microbial commun ities,” he said.
Uyaguari explained that he
would use a case control study, in which additional samples would be collected from a site upstream of the oxidation lagoon. In theory, upstream of the oxidation lagoon would represent a less influenced environment to compare with what is released from the oxi dationAfterlagoon.initial characteriza tion of the bacterial and viral community, the next com ponent of Uyaguari’s research would involve checking the functionality of the genes. He further elaborated that with that information, math ematical models can be used to determine the most prom inent resistance genes in these systems, allowing one to design primers or probes to target specific genes.
“The tool that that we will try to develop is to try to find what are the most prevalent antibiotic resistance genes that are present, or that are being released into the aqua tic environment?” he said.
used to by First Nations com munities in rural areas of Manitoba.Theseoxidation lagoons are typically a secondary waste water treatment method. In contrast, Uyaguari noted that the city of Winnipeg uses a complete wastewater treat ment plant that goes through physical and chemical treat ments as well as disinfec tion with ultraviolet radiation before the treated effluent is released into aquatic environ ments.Uyaguari explained that during the transportation of raw sewage from septic tanks to the oxidation lagoons, grav ity causes the solid waste to settle at the bottom of the lagoon while the supernatant — the liquid floating above settled residue — collects at theFortop. his grant-winning research, Uyaguari said that he plans on studying what microbes are present in these oxidation lagoons. He added that his choice of research topic was influenced by the
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“The long-term goal will be to improve the water qual ity that goes into the aqua tic environment from these smallerUyaguaricommunities.”explained that this is important as these aquatic bodies are used for recreational and agricultural purposes within these com munities.“Sothat’s the idea, and at the same time engage with the community, right? Engage with them, talk to them, know more about their traditional knowledge, make sure that their rights are respected as well as learn more about their culture” he said.
esearch Manitoba’s New Investigator Oper ating Grant Competition — which funds the supplies and equipment needed for new investigators in Mani toba to establish independ ent research programs — has recently announced its 2022 recipients. Among them is University of Manitoba assist ant professor and Indigen ous scholar in the department of microbiology Miguel Uya guari, who won in the natural sciences and engineering cat egory.Uyaguari’s research project, “Analyses of the phageome and resistome of a First Nation community wastewater treat ment facility for development of an aquatic health monitor ing tool,” would investigate the microbial communities in First Nations water treatment plants.According to Uyaguari, oxi dation lagoons — large shal low ponds that use algae, sun light and bacteria to treat wastewater — are commonly
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Analyzing First Nations wastewater treatment facilities
Uyaguari said that his research would character ize bacteria and viruses using molecular biology techniques such as DNA analysis to deter mine the types of microbes present in the different stages of wastewater treatment in First Nations communities.
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demic. I fear that they will neverTherecover.pastfew years have left me exhausted mentally and physically. However, I do not have the energy left to hold onto anger or regret over what I may have “missed out on.”
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He explained that his favourite memories from being at university had taken place at the Investors Group Athletic Centre. On campus, he had only ever hung out at The Hub (now the VW Social Club), and had mostly partied at the club and at teammates’ houses.Even though they had attended the U of M around the same time, their experi ences were vastly different. However, they both had fond memories of their time at the U ofAfterM. thinking of that con
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I can confidently say that I am a much more fulfilled per son walking the tunnels this fall than I was in 2020.
Also, I now know that many aspects of college life are not all that they are cracked up to be.A culture of elitism, racism and misogyny hide under a thin cloak of frats and football games, while nostalgia-driven marketing campaigns present an inaccurate portrayal of a past that was devoid of con flicts and barriers.
So far, my university experi ence has allowed me to culti vate lifelong friendships, dis cover new passions and nearly complete a degree. I am safe, financially stable and healthy. This is a luxury that many people around the world, and especially in my own prov ince, do not have.
An education is a privilege, please check yours before claiming to be a victim
It would be irresponsible for me to feel bad for myself knowing that I could walk back on campus every day and potentially do something meaningful, a privilege thou sands of Manitobans cannot and will not ever be able to access.
For my studious sister, countless hours spent study ing and sharing coffee with friends on campus was the highlight of her time at the U of M, while her boyfriend’s best memories of university were spent in the gym shoot ingWhenhoops.I reflect on what my fondest memories of being a student have been, I think of studying at my neighbour hood Tim Hortons, rushing to work out in between classes at my local gym and photo graphing the downtown area forMyprojects.friends and I have explored all corners of Win nipeg’s nightlife, undertaken numerous camping adven tures and made countless other memories off campus.
This is not to say that it was easy though. I lost family dur ing the pandemic, had run-ins with police and experienced racism. Many of the people I love suffered during the pan
It is irresponsible to romanticize university
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My university experience was not what I had imagined it would be. The movies had made it look much more excit ing, and parties at universities and colleges below the border looked bigger and way more fun.After spending much of her twenties inside the walls of the U of M, my sister could not wrap her head around the fact that I did not know most of my classmates, had primarily learned from home and had never bought food from most of the vendors on campus.
Her boyfriend, a former Bison basketball player, inter jected that he had not done any of those things either.
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versation and spending nearly a week at school, I now look at my time as a student very dif ferently.Thediffering experiences of my sister and her boyfriend showed me that a positive uni versity experience looks dif ferent for each person.
My university experience has taught me more about myself and the community I live in than I could have ever imagined.Although it has not been what I imagined it to be, I am happy to say that my time at the U of M has helped shape me into who I am today.
he weekend before the beginning of school, I was talking with my sister and her boyfriend about how dis appointing my university experience has been thus far. The majority of my three years enrolled as a student at the University of Manitoba were spent learning online.
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diversity that lies within our student body and to be more respectful when encountering it.
Chasing unattainable goals sets self up for failure
A couple of days back, I was making my way to cam pus when one of my favour ite songs started playing on my headset, “The Chase” by Tinashe. The song narrates the sentiment of moving past an undesired relationship while making it abundantly clear that chasing something unconquerable, in this case someone, is pointless.
ant person, Essentiallyourself.we become meteors, entering into the atmosphere and crashing against the ground of a real ity that is hard to swallow but needs to be understood. We cannot do everything.
he culture of disre spect and rejection within the U of M student body is still vibrant. There are moments that make me second guess whether the progress we take pride in as an academic and social body is really meaning ful.The other day, I was walk ing out of the Tier Building with my headphones on. I was dancing and simply enjoy ing the song that was playing, when a group of three white male students passed in front of me and screamed “YASSS” at the top of their lungs in the most ridiculous manner.
Though I am a fan of com munity involvement, dis covering oneself in a new environment — in this case being on-campus after two years of online learning — is pivotal to success.
As Tinashe says, “I ain’t gonna chase nobody,” or in this case anything unattain able at all.
among the student body, the U of M also lags behind in building a safe environment for their 2SLGBTQ+ students.
In the effort to set myself up for success, I had done exactly theLikeopposite.many students I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do with my life, and in all honesty I wasn’t really sure of who I was.
Putting your physical, aca demic and mental health on the line for the sake of making a name is not a wise choice, and one that can indeed destroy rather than build up.
I was not the one acting like a fool. Their sole purpose was to ridicule my dancing through the use of slang that promotes misleading stereo types about one of the com munities I belong to.
I remember my first year at the University of Manitoba. I was desperately trying to get as involved as possible while having a full load of classes. Though online, I was deter mined not to allow a pan demic to take my university experience away from me.
That same day, I heard about the rebranding of Frosh into Bison Bash. Though I think the new name accom plishes the goal of UMSU vice president community engage ment Elishia Ratel by no longer being a gendered term, I’m not sure we are as inclu sive as we claim to be.
I ended up nearly fail ing two of the core courses for my program at the time, having an identity crisis and
Rebranding Frosh a start, but not enough
In addition to the evident lack of action regarding cre ating a culture of consent
Student safety must be prioritized
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I went from being class president in high school and an active member of the stu dent community to being
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to remove the negative culture surrounding Frosh by rebranding the event and starting a conversation on the importance of cultivating a culture of safety is undeni ably a long-overdue first step in the right direction, but more needs to be done.
stuck on my computer for the vast majority of my days. I jumped from one Zoom meet ing to another without ever having a meaningful inter action other than with my close family, who were also busy.We often aim to be comets — leaving shiny paths wher ever we go by. We work so hard and put so much of our energy into satisfying the societal def inition of success that we for get to please the most import
I paused for a moment to reflect on what had happened. Though high school made me strong enough to endure con stant harassment, I expected college students to have a better understanding of the
Whether it be creating a mandatory consent culture UMLearn component or cre ating a student-led equity, diversity and inclusion com mission, action needs to be taken.Asa student that belongs to different minorities I do not feel safe walking alone
Though the song has a clear romantic theme, I thought about the countless other circumstances in which we are constantly chasing after unachievable goals, particu larly as students.
We need to put ourselves first and societal norms second
abruptly changing my major. I am pretty sure I was going through a depressive period in my life.
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Unfortunately, in the midst of both trying to make a name for myself within the U of M student body and trying to achieve my academic goals, I got lost in translation.
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time, but doing so will help students like me find their sense of belonging within the U of M.
on campus, let alone being unapologetically myself when not surrounded by those I trust.Creating a culture that is aware of the societal problems that surround us will take
The majority of resources provided to 2SLGBTQ+ stu dents are external, and the one on-campus resource centre — the Rainbow Pride Mosaic — is a student-led community group. Evidently, the willing ness to change the narrative is coming from the student body rather than those in positions of Attemptingpower.
Ivan Nuñez Gamez, staff
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While this year’s Bison Bash will work to be an event that prioritizes inclusivity and safety, the university-at-large should take those same steps.
As of now, the U of M Sex ual Violence Resource Cen tre has limited drop-in hours — merely two every busi ness day. Furthermore, con sent culture is not mandated on-campus, but instead is act ively promoted by a hand ful of student groups like Jus tice For Women MB — a group that provides consent culture workshops for students.
there is no one like you to rebuild the world sure fingers and teasing grins clever tongue and smiles pressed into skin when there is nothing else left there is always, always you
In Straits, like Sudoku, no single number can repeat in any row or column. But rows and columns are div ided by black squares into compartments. These need to be filled in with numbers that complete a “straight.”
A straight is a set of num bers with no gaps but can be in any order, eg [4,2,3,5].
In Hidato, fill the board by continuing the chain of numbers from 1 to 100 mov ing any direction or diag onally to the next number.
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the end of the world by Bresham Malik
there is nothing like the sound i make when i walk into your room hands shaking and heart aching finding a messy bed and open window and you
nothing like the frantic fall through doors as i search your house eyes wild and heart burnt through facing locked gates and empty rooms and no you
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nothing like the way my heart shudders as you hold me close warm hands and searing gaze rough lips and consuming embrace and us
{the light glares down at us they pull you away, and i feel the pieces of me fall}
there is nothing like the silence at the end of the world when i wake to still air and dusty tombs cold wind and grey skies and no you
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The Lost Ex pressionist is on display at the Dec.MuseumManitobauntil18,2022.
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The photographs capture a young man ’s excitement for a life that was unfairly cut short
Next to the box are Yudell’s collections of Popular Photog raphy and Minicam. These magazines demonstrate the dedica tion Yudell had toward graphs,yearsoutenlisted.took1940,traitlastendfromself-portraitwithtion.dueasportraitstobanhistoryouslywhotraits.wallgreetedvisitorsthephotography.hisEnteringexhibition,arebyaofself-porAsanartistwasprevilosttotheofManiart,theseactalong-overintroducTheystartYudell’s1931andwithhisself-porfromwhichheafterheThroughthesenineofphotovisitors
The exhibition includes his box of negatives with archival records of the people in each photo, as well as when and where it was taken.
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He received his first cam era in 1928 and became fascin ated by photography, experi menting with double expos ure, lighting and camera angles.Yudell enlisted with the Royal Air Force and was deployed in 1942. Sadly, in 1943 he was killed in action during a mission in North Africa.Luckily, Yudell’s photo negatives were preserved by his cousin who he lived with, Milton Rabinovitch — the father of the exhibition’s cur ator, Celia Rabinovitch.
Recently discovered photographs commemorate life in rural Manitoba
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W hile not a known name in the history of Manitoban art, Nick Yudell was an experimental photog rapher from Modern who is now getting some recognition. His story and photographs went largely unrecognized until earlier this year, when The Lost Expressionist opened at the Manitoban Museum.
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can see Yudell grow and mature both as a human being and as an artist.
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time capsule of Manitoba in the 1930s. Seen through the eyes of Yudell, the collection
In his final self-portrait he displays the persona of an art ist instead of a soldier. Rather than dressing in uniform or sitting formally, Yudell is in his everyday clothes, laid back in a chair and staring at the viewer with a cigarette in hand.Celia Rabinovitch has cat egorized the photos into sec tions that include place, play, people and invention. These photographs commemorate rural life in the 1930s, docu menting where Yudell spent his time and who he spent it with.Perhaps the most delight ful images in The Lost Expres sionist are exhibited in the “Play” section. These photo graphs cap ture moments of pure joy and happiness dur ing the
The exhibition runs until Dec. 18, and displays Yudell’s posthumously printed photo graphs.Born in Winnipeg in 1916, Yudell was the youngest son of Russian Jewish immigrants. He and his father moved to Morden, Man. two years later to live with his aunt and uncle after the death of his mother.
Once the idea had sprouted and the trail had been chosen, Stevens and Alcaraz put out an open call for art submis sions and were overwhelmed by the response they received.
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know that you can get from place to place on these, on a few of the trails,” he said.
he art world can often be an intimidat ing, unwelcoming space. Our imagined world of pure white gallery spaces and wealthy, pretentious patrons isn’t exactly one that exudes warmth.Butlocal art. local hearts. is taking art back to the streets — or paths — by creating a friendly, safe communal space in the great outdoors. Specif ically, on a bike path near the heart of our Organizedcity.byGrace Alcaraz and textile artist Louis Ste vens with support from the Winnipeg Repair Education and Cycling Hub (WRENCH)’s Wheels of Courage program, the pop-up gallery will feature displays from many local art ists, including some who are exhibiting their work for the firstStevenstime. said the decision to set up the gallery on a bike trail came from a lifelong love of exploring our city’s paths and that he wanted to pro mote them as a concept.
“So, I thought it would be a cool thing to make a destin ation and make somewhere people can adventure to, and try to just explore Winnipeg’s trails a bit more.”
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“Some of them are just in really weird spots, or there’s not a lot of things around them or people just don’t know about them, or don’t
A unique bike-in art gallery and community space is popping up Sept. 17
prints there,” Stevens said. “It’s awesome, the variety is incredible.”Inaddition to the wide assortment of visual art, the space will also feature a chillout area with picnic blankets and an open mic area with a guitar. There will also be a second tent set up for minor bike“Ifrepairs.anybody has a flat tire or needs their brakes adjusted or something like that, we’ll have all the tools set up for them to
Local hearts exhibiting local art
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“There’s going to be some textile work, there’s paint ing, there’s drawings, there’s digital work, there’s going to be some photographers, some
At the pop-up, art will be displayed in a tent as well as in the surrounding field.
keep going on their journey,” heInadded.addition to drawing attention to Winnipeg’s bike trails and giving local artists an opportunity to showcase their work, Stevens hopes that the event will create a feeling of community and build con nections between new artists too.When finalizing the name for the event, Stevens recalled Alcaraz’s argument for includ ing local hearts.
“She said something really great,” he said. “You can’t have art without hearts, with out love, and without the com munity.”
The local art. local hearts. pop-up gallery runs on Sept. 17 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A map of the trail is available on their Instagram, @localar tlocalhearts
The trail where local art. local hearts. will be set up is of special importance to Ste vens. Growing up, it was a dir ect link from his neighbour hood to the Forks and down town.Aside from that, he also feels that it is a trail of exem plary quality, and that “it ended up being chosen just because it’s so beautiful. It’s a gravel trail, it’s right behind the train tracks but it’s over looking the river.”
I’m happy to be back at school experiencing campus life in person.
It’s good to be back
Resuming school in per son after two and a half years of learning online means different things to different people. For some, it means getting to see their friends again and make new friends, and for others it’s the fact that they get to learn and interact withPersonally,classmates.I had no idea who my classmates were when I resumed classes at the Uni versity of Manitoba in 2021. We all had to learn on Zoom, and not everyone was inter ested in turning their cam era on when we had classes, or even in breakout rooms for discussion.Resuming in person and hearing some names I could remember from online classes felt quite interesting. When we introduced ourselves in one of my first classes back on
Now that school is back in session, it’s time to reflect
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campus, my professor remem bered me, and we both agreed that it was great to finally meet each other in person. I had imagined what she looked like from my Zoom classes, but she looked absolutely dif ferent from my thoughts. She was taller than I thought.
Outside of the classroom, I got to see more and more lay ers of campus life. The bus stops get so crowded, and the bus gets so full that I just get ready to stay standing when I board one. The fashion sense of students is spectacular. I see friends catching up, and of course there are the people who just sit in the cool weather to read a book.
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Bisons kicker first female to score points in U Sports football game
After trying out for Loyola University’s club team in Chi cago, her goal, in her words, was “to see what I could do with the ball from there.”
“If you want it enough then there’s nothing stopping you, and don’t let being a girl deter you from your dreams.”
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“Everyone on the team loves the game, and is having a lot of Hailingfun.”from Minnesota, Turner had been preparing for her role since early 2022 by working on her skills and con tacting coaches, one of whom was Bison football head coach Brian Dobie, who was inter ested in meeting her in-per son.“When I went on my visit here, I just knew this was the place where I wanted to be,” sheNowsaid.that she’s at the U of M, Turner has enrolled in the school of art majoring in graphic design and she plans to stay here for at least the next four years.
Her plan now is to “just keep playing football here and see where that can take me,” she said.
“I’d always wanted to try to kick a football, but I never really got around to it. But when I quit soccer, I just thought I’d try it out.”
Maya Turner breaks glass ceiling
“Beinggame.on the football team and playing football is just so much more fun than I’d ever had playing a sport,” she said, “the team environment is just really supportive and inclu sive.”
While Turner had always loved football, she never really thought it was an option for her. After she quit soccer, she thought, “I have nothing to lose, why not just try it?”
After following her dreams and accomplishing her goals, Turner wants other girls to know that they can do the same.“Ifyou want to play football and you want to play football in university, then that’s what you should do, and there’s a way to do it if that’s what you want to do,” she said.
U of M Bisons — Women’s Soccer Bisons @ Calgary Dinos Sept. 9 — Final: 2 – 4 Bisons @ UNBC Timberwolves Sept. 11 — Final: 3 – 1 UBC Thunderbirds @ Bisons Sept. 17 — 12 p.m. Victoria Vikes @ Bisons Sept. 18 — 12 p.m. U of M Bisons — Men’s Football Bisons @ Alberta Golden Bears Sept. 9 — Final: 11 – 34 UBC Thunderbirds @ Bisons Sept. 16 — 7 p.m. U of M Bisons — Men’s Golf St. John’s Invitational Sept. 17 – 18 U of M Bisons — Men’s Hockey Bisons @ Regina Cougars Sept. 15 — 7 p.m. Bisons @ MacEwan Griffins Sept. 16 — 7 p.m. U of M Bisons — Cross Country Team Time Trial Sept. 13 Valour FC Valour @ HFX Wanderers Sept. 10 — Final: 0 – 1 Atlético Ottawa @ Valour Sept. 18 — 3 p.m. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Saskatchewan Roughriders @ Blue Bombers Sept. 10 Final: 20 – 54 Blue Bombers @ Hamilton Tiger-Cats Sept. 17 — 3 p.m. Winnipeg Goldeyes Goldeyes @ Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks (Playoffs) Sept. 7 — Final: 6 – 3 Sept. 9 — Final: 3 – 8 Sept. 10 — Final: 3 – 7 RedHawks win series 2 – 1 Winnipeg teams’sports schedules
“I’d love to play football for as long as I can.”
oming from the soccer field after years in the game, 20-year-old Maya Turner knew how to kick a ball.“I played soccer my whole life, through my first year of university and the start of my second year, but I just got burned out and I just had to quit,” she said, “but I’d always loved football as a sport.”
This season, Turner is Bisons Football’s newest kicker. While she isn’t the first female player to have played on the team — that title belonging to Reina Iizuka, who in 2018 was the first female ever to be on a U Sports football roster — Turner is a further example of how Bison women continue to break glass ceilings on the football field.After pulling off a 25-yard field goal in a pre-season game against the University of Sas katchewan Huskies, Turner is the first-ever female player to score points in a U Sports foot ball
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