The Quill interviews presidential candidate Dylan Hoppe leading up to the 2017 BUSU election.
Read morePresidential Candidate: Nick Brown
The Quill interviews presidential candidate Nick Brown leading up to the 2017 BUSU election.
Read moreStudents’ Union Elects a New Vice Pres.
With the current election afoot, the Brandon University Students’ Union (BUSU) has been busy with ongoing changes and challenges.
Read moreStudents’ Union Elections Arrive
As of yesterday, February 13th, the first period of nominations has opened for the Brandon University Students’ Union (BUSU) regular elections.
Read moreStudents’ Union Meeting, February 6th
As the last meeting before the regular Students’ Union elections begins, the council is gearing up to announce whether or not they are intending to rerun for their current, or another, position.
Read moreMarijuana Billboard Appears In Brandon
On the corner of 18th St. and Park Ave., a billboard prominently advertises for Erbachay, a medicinal marijuana dispensary based in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Read moreDiabetes Rates on the Rise in Manitoba
Within Manitoba, diabetes rates continue to rise. In 2016, an estimated 121,000 individuals suffered from diabetes, and this number is predicted to increase to 125,000 in 2017.
Read moreKaren Batson: Pine Creek’s First Female Chief
Brandon University’s Professor, Dr. Karen Batson has made history for Manitoba’s Pine Creek First Nation. Dr. Batson ran for Chief, and won the election earlier this month based on her stressing the importance of educational opportunities for her First Nations future.
Read moreFood Card Program Receives a Makeover
Students have cried out regarding two specific problems with the food card program, and a response is being made.
Read moreInternational Policy Ideas Competition
The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and Global Affairs Canada (GAC) have teamed up to present the 2017 International Policy Ideas Challenge.
Read moreThe Rhythm of Residence: The Newlywed Game
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.
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