Brandon University opens Metis centre
A cultural and academic center for Métis students opened at Brandon University in Manitoba on Nov. 16. The centre was opened to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the execution of Métis political icon Louis Riel, according to a university press release. Lorraine Mayer, the director of native studies at the university, said the centre’s goal is to educate non-Métis about the cultural distinctiveness of Métis people and to provide Métis students with a place to learn about themselves and strengthen their cultural identity.
Cadavers in controversy
A travelling exhibit displaying preserved and dissected human bodies has triggered protests and a petition to the mayor for its removal by students and staff at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg.
York students may boycott health clinic
Students at York University are planning to boycott their on-campus health clinic, York Lanes Health Center, after it was revealed that a $15 per visit copayment was being charged to only international students.
A look back at the York strike
Jean-Sebastien Marier is a second-year master’s student in Carleton's journalism school. He and his classmates were finishing the final year of their undergrad when the three-month-long York strike interrupted their studies. Here is what they had to say:
