Departments Archive
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Art of Science
May 1, 2017 —
As both scientist and artist, Seema Goel is intentionally unconventional.
Field Notes
May 1, 2017 —
Items found in the office of Brian Dobie [BPE/74, CertEd/75], Bison football head coach
The Order of Canada
May 1, 2017 —
How fitting that a snowflake be the design motif around which Bruce Beatty created the Order of Canada’s iconic insignia in 1967.
Quotable: Spring 2017
May 1, 2017 —
Self reflection is a good thing, especially if it is not too focused on the self.