In the spirit of the upcoming Valentine’s Day, McMaster Floor Rep Jennifer Jermey, and McMaster R.A. Dakota Johnson are hosting an event, encouraging couples’ participation. I had a chance to ask Jermey some questions about what they have planned.
Read more#MyDefinition: “My Mental Health is Part of Me, But it Does Not Define Me”
In an exclusive interview with The Quill, Sarah Wallace, Whitney Hodgins, and Shalyssa DeBin told us why the #MyDefinition campaign is important to them, and why they became BU’s recognisable faces.
Read moreFentanyl Related Bill to Restrict Pill Presses Not Passed
A bill introduced by the provincial NDP to restrict ownership and possession of pill presses in Manitoba, aimed at countering the province’s fentanyl crisis, was not passed.
Read moreStudents’ Union Meeting: January 23rd
The Brandon University Students’ Union held a regular council meeting on Monday, January 23rd. Some of the topics discussed at this time were the formal acceptance of two council director’s resignation.
Read moreStudents’ Union Presents Motion to Board of Governors
On Saturday, January 28th Brandon University Students’ Union President Nick Brown presented a motion at the Board of Governors meeting concerning the international differential. Throughout the few days prior to this meeting the Students’ Union encouraged students to take time on Saturday morning to attend the meeting in solidarity of the motion being presented.
Read moreJob Scam Nearly Confounds Student
The end of the 2016-2017 school year is fast approaching – it may still feel early, with January just ending, but for those students in their final year, now is the time to be plastering the job market with resumes. That is exactly what Kevin MacCharles, a geology student in his final year, has been doing.
Read moreMaking A Career, Making A Life
The career fair took place last week where students were invited to come and ask questions about future job opportunities, and discover the steps required to go into those careers.
Read moreSUDS This Semester
This semester our humble university drinking space turned 30. In celebration, a birthday social was hosted on January 6th, 2017, and the walls received a fresh coat of paint, brightening up our favourite drinking establishment.
Read moreCultural Mus-aic
Last Tuesday Parmela Attariwala, a well distinguished music Professor, presented part one of three of her public lectures for BU’s new Institute of Research in Music and the Community. Professor Attariwala is an expert on multiculturalism in the arts and is spending the semester at BU as the Stanley Knowles Distinguished Visiting Professor.
Read moreWine Survivor
The Bobcat’s women curling team is once again fundraising for their trip to Westerns! This time they are no longer selling Mom’s Pantry, but are instead focused on a social evening dedicated to wine. With a slogan such as “Have Fun, Win Wine, Help Others” you know you are bound to have a great time at this event.
Read moreStudents’ Union Pleased With Mental Health Week
Last week the Brandon University Students’ Union brought Mental Health Week to Brandon University’s campus. Students were able to attend a myriad of events to share their stories about mental health, share their concerns, and to get information and help with dealing with mental health issues, either their own or another person’s.
Read morePaleocene Palm Predates Prairies
Brandon University’s own Dr. Greenwood and his graduate student, Christopher West, inadvertently expanded scientific understanding of climate and ecology in prehistoric Canada with their discovery of an entirely new species of palm from a fossil in central Alberta.
Read moreDepartment of Math and Computer Science Hire New Chair
One recent and one future event has the face of Brandon University’s Department of Mathematics and Computer Science changing this year.
Read moreNew Year, New You: Take The Stairs?
Over the last few months, students may have noticed that the Elevator Permits in most of the on-campus elevators have been expired. Fear not, however, as there is no need for students to be at all concerned with their elevator riding experience. Although, if you wanted to take the stairs just to be on the safe side, your physical health might not begrudge you for your caution.
Read moreBUSU Meeting Schedule
The schedule of meetings for the entirety of the second term has been set and was emailed out to persons of interest late last week.
Read moreArts Speaker Series
As we kick off the new semester, the Faculty of Arts Speaker Series once again promises a line-up of presenters that will suit your dynamic academic interests.
Read moreMotiv8: Your Studying Start
Student Services is being proactive with their approach to student wellbeing this semester. They are encouraging students to take care of both their studies and their personal wellbeing. To encourage students to start studying early they are putting on an event very reminiscent of Long Night Against Procrastination where students can buckle down and get stuff done for a few hours.
Read moreNew at the Library
Heading into the new year there have been a few changes and additions at the John E. Robbins Library. The first of which is a face lift for the One Stop Search application. This new interface provides one-click action buttons, a new action menu which allows you to share your resources, bookmark your favourite items, and save items for future use.
Read moreFormer Health Studies Profs Set Up Scholarship
Last week, the Faculty of Health Studies saw two professors, Dr. Kathryn Hyndman and Dr. Fran Racher, retire. Both Hyndman and Racher were members of the Brandon General Hospital School of Nursing graduating class of 1972, and when the Faculty of Health Studies began the Bachelor of Nursing Program in 2004, Hyndman came back to teach.
Read moreGraduate Studies Scholarships
Graduate students of Brandon University rejoice! A number of opportunities for scholarships and internships have arisen within the past week. While the majority are for graduate students, there is also one scholarship intended for undergraduate students – the information for the majority of undergraduate scholarships will be available outside of the scholarships office in the Mackenzie Building later this term.
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