When a baby born this year comes of age, what will her world be? As Canada marks its 150th and the University of Manitoba its 140th, our alumni imagine the life of a student circa 2042.
By Sean Moore
All words we see in the same sentence as Canada. But what about: fierce, daring, bold? Meet the recipients of the 2017 Distinguished Alumni Awards—graduates who bring their passion, without apology.
We see versions of it on Facebook. We look for it in yoga class or in that book on mindfulness. But still it hides. Canada is the seventh happiest country in the world. University of Manitoba researchers weigh in on the universal and complicated search.
By Michael Marshall
They found a ray of light in the unthinkable dark. How three members of our University of Manitoba community who asked themselves ‘Why am I here?’ turned hardship into stories of hope, and changed national conversations.
By Katie Chalmers-Brooks
Creating Pathways
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.
Candid
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.
Postcard
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.
From the President
“We can make Canada even better.” This was a statement I heard repeated many times, and from many people, at Converge 2017.
Publisher’s Note
150 for Canada, 140 for the University of Manitoba. 50, a new label for me to wear.
Local Roots
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.
Emerging
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.
Alumni POV
When I see someone shoot up, licking their arm first to clean the skin, the nurse in me urges them to use alcohol instead.
Archive
As we hit the 140-year mark, we look at what was and what is.
Conversation with a Visionary
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.
Insight
As both scientist and artist, Seema Goel is intentionally unconventional.
Field Notes
Items found in the office of Brian Dobie [BPE/74, CertEd/75], Bison football head coach
End Scene
For memorable campus moments, this one’s up there.
How fitting that a snowflake be the design motif around which Bruce Beatty created the Order of Canada’s iconic insignia in 1967.
Quotable
Self reflection is a good thing, especially if it is not too focused on the self.
