The Magazine News Archive
![The Bentwood Box sits in a sunny alcove overlooking the Red River and easily commands the attention of the room, as it has done throughout the emotional journey that brought it here.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/DSC_9063_LessFade-150x150.jpg)
Creating a Path Forward in Indigenous Achievement
May 1, 2017 —
The Bentwood Box sits in a sunny alcove overlooking the Red River and easily commands the attention of the room, as it has done throughout the emotional journey that brought it here.
![Photo by Jason Halstead [BPE/92]](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Ian_McDonald-150x150.jpg)
Ian McDonald
May 1, 2017 —
When he was younger he wanted to invent things, and he also enjoyed making arguments. His parents said he should pursue law, but he chose philosophy.
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One Country, Many Stories
May 1, 2017 —
Winnipeg holds the record for the largest Canada Day living flag. And each person in red or white brings with them a personal connection to this land.
![President David Barnard](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/unimcr160329-202-Edit_CMYK_resized-1200x746-150x150.jpg)
A Look Forward
May 1, 2017 —
“We can make Canada even better.”
This was a statement I heard repeated many times, and from many people, at Converge 2017.
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Lifting Us All
May 1, 2017 —
150 for Canada, 140 for the University of Manitoba. 50, a new label for me to wear.
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Life is a Stage
May 1, 2017 —
When Ari Cohen [BA/91], who stars in the CBC series Shoot the Messenger, first stepped on stage with the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre—and got paid—he realized: Hey, maybe acting is a viable career.
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Speak Up
May 1, 2017 —
Chimwemwe Undi [BA(Adv)/16] loves to see quirky misspellings on Twitter, like Pre-Madonna. While grammarians get mad, the 22-year- old linguistics grad—a rising star in Canadian spoken word poetry—gets excited.
![NALOXONE PHOTO BY JAKE KIVANC](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/naxolone-150x150.jpg)
Shooting Gallery
May 1, 2017 —
When I see someone shoot up, licking their arm first to clean the skin, the nurse in me urges them to use alcohol instead.
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Governor General David Johnston
May 1, 2017 —
As the nation marks a big birthday, the Queen’s representative in Canada—one of a select 28 since Confederation—wants to know what your gift to this country will be.