The Manitoban

The Manitoban serves as the official student newspaper for the University of Manitoba. It is published once a month during the summer and weekly throughout the academic year by the Manitoban Newspaper Publications Corporation. As an independent and democratic student organization, The Manitoban welcomes participation from all students. Its mission is to serve both its readers and the wider community. The main goal of the newspaper is to provide fair and objective coverage of important issues and events that matter to University of Manitoba students. It aims to create a space for open discussion and the sharing of diverse opinions, encouraging meaningful dialogue on topics that impact students and society at large. Additionally, The Manitoban acts as a training platform for students interested in various fields of journalism.

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Giving a voice to the voiceless

1 month ago | themanitoban.com | Adam Johnston |Fumnaya Ifeadi

Community radio provides a key voice on key issues that commercial radio fails to address while providing healthy and honest engagement with topics that are sorely needed. UNESCO defines community radio as “a medium that gives voice to the voiceless, that serves as the mouthpiece of the marginalized and is at the heart of communication and democratic processes within societies.”UNESCO’s definition is at the heart of why community radio thrives.
Exploring U of M archives with Nicole Aminian

Jan 23, 2025 | themanitoban.com | Milan Lukes

I have always wondered what kinds of archives the U of M has and what archivists do every time I pass by the Archives and Special Collections on the third floor of the Elizabeth Dafoe Library. To find answers, I spoke with Nicole Aminian, the reference and discovery archivist at the university. Aminian has worked as an archivist at the university since 2018. Her responsibilities include helping students and faculty navigate the collections, as well as engaging with the public.
UMSU general election set for March 6-7

Jan 23, 2025 | themanitoban.com | Milan Lukes

Voting for the 2025-26 University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) annual general election will occur from Thursday, March 6 at 8 a.m. until Friday, March 7 at 5 p.m. The final timeline of the upcoming election was presented during the Jan. 16 UMSU board of directors meeting. The timeline presentation was prepared by chief electoral officer Jodie Smith and was presented by Christopher Yendt, interim chairperson of the board, as Smith was unable to attend the meeting.
UMSU chair and governance administrative coordinator resign

Jan 23, 2025 | themanitoban.com | Milan Lukes

Chairperson of the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) board of directors, Nicholas Lu, and UMSU governance administrative coordinator, Lauren Slegers, have both resigned. The announcement was made during the Jan. 16 UMSU board of directors meeting by UMSU president Divya Sharma. “You’re probably wondering where our chair is,” said Sharma during the start of the meeting. “Unfortunately, our chair has resigned and we will be looking for a different chair,” she said.
UMSU board adopts changes to election manual

Jan 23, 2025 | themanitoban.com | Milan Lukes |Ebunoluwa Akinbo

The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) board of directors amended the UMSU election manual at the Jan. 16 meeting. The changes put forward in Motion 0636 by the governance committee followed the 2024 chief returning officer’s report which outlined changes to make to the manual.
UMSU legal workshop educates students on housing rights

Jan 23, 2025 | themanitoban.com | Milan Lukes

The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) hosted an interactive legal workshop on housing rights in the UMSU council chambers on Jan. 14. The workshop, led by lawyer Dayna Steinfeld of RavenLaw LLP, informed students on lease agreements, the Residential Tenancies Act, the Residential Tenancies Branch, tenant and landlord rights and options if rights are breached.
The unseen aftermath of the pandemic

Jan 22, 2025 | themanitoban.com | Rhea Bhalla |Teegan Gillich

Long COVID is a condition where symptoms persist for weeks, months or even years after recovering from COVID-19. The symptoms, including chronic pain, brain fog, shortness of breath, chest pain and severe fatigue, can be overwhelming and disabling. Post-secondary students are especially at risk for repeated COVID-19 infections due to shared living environments (such as dorms and student housing) and frontline jobs (like waiting tables and working in retail).
OCD isn’t just quirky

Jan 15, 2025 | themanitoban.com | Quinn Mayhew |Teegan Gillich

There are a lot of misconceptions about obsessive-compulsive disorder, which is commonly shortened to OCD. Just because you like to clean does not necessarily mean you have OCD. For as long as I’ve been old enough to know what OCD is, people all around me have been saying, “I’m just so OCD.” Even at the time before I was diagnosed with OCD, I couldn’t understand why people were using it when they did not have OCD.
The lifelong burdens of child maltreatment

Jan 15, 2025 | themanitoban.com | Rhea Bhalla |Teegan Gillich

Child maltreatment is a widespread issue with severe and lasting consequences. According to the World Health Organization, six in 10 children under the age of five regularly suffer physical and psychological violence from parents and caregivers. Twenty per cent of women and 14 per cent of men report childhood sexual abuse. Tracie Afifi, professor in the U of M’s Max Rady college of medicine, conducts research in the areas of child maltreatment and mental health.
CBC looking to hear issues of student importance

Jan 15, 2025 | themanitoban.com | Milan Lukes |Ebunoluwa Akinbo

CBC Manitoba will be at the U of M each weekday from Monday, Jan. 20 to Friday, Jan. 31 to hear issues that matter to students. This initiative is part of Communities in Focus, a community news bureau project that intends to hear stories from Manitobans and share them with others in the province. “Here at CBC Manitoba, we recognize that we need to do a better job at reflecting underrepresented groups,” said Nadia Kidwai, senior producer of CBC Manitoba’s Community Connection.