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CMU Blazers host first Indigenous Peoples Day
Wednesday, January 22, 2020 @ 3:56 PM
Music by Indigenous artists pumped through the Loewen Athletic Centre at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) on January 11, as crowds of people packed full the stands for the CMU Blazers' first Indigenous Peoples Day.
CMU president Cheryl Pauls welcomed everyone in English and student athlete Dennita Cameron welcomed everyone in Cree, acknowledging the Indigenous lands upon which they all gathered. People won giveaways of bannock pizza from local Indigenous-run restaurant Feast, while cheering on their basketball and volleyball teams. Between games, renowned local hoop dancer Shanley Spence performed a hoop dance and led the crowd in a round dance.
Continue ReadingThe heart of the matter
Thursday, November 21, 2019 @ 3:18 PM
War-zone reporter and novelist turned climate researcher J. M. Ledgard recently told the New Yorker that, faced with a mess like the one humanity has made, "the only possible thing to do, is to go in an imaginative direction. Imagination at scale is our only recourse."1
I recently sat down with five CMU faculty, and the same conviction stood out. It began with Neil Weisensel, Instructor of Music Theory and Composition.
Continue ReadingBlazers shutdown Bobcats to win MCAC Women’s Soccer Championship
Monday, October 29, 2018 @ 9:17 AM
Goals from Susanna Derksen and Camille Plett lifted Women's Soccer to their first MCAC Conference Championship win since 2009 on Sunday afternoon, but beating the two-time defending Champions and top-seeded Brandon Bobcats was no simple task.
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Continue ReadingDefense wins championship: Blazers men’s soccer edges undefeated Bobcats in final
Monday, October 29, 2018 @ 9:14 AM
Generally thought to be unlucky, the thirteenth season turned out to be just the opposite for Men's Soccer as CMU lifted their first MCAC Conference Championship Trophy since 2005 on a 1-0 win over Brandon University on Sunday afternoon at the Ralph Cantafio Soccer Complex.
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Continue ReadingChampionship Perfecto! Women’s Futsal Wins Their First Copa De La Paz
Monday, March 12, 2018 @ 5:23 PM
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Continue ReadingMen’s Volleyball Captures Second MCAC Championship In As Many Years
Tuesday, February 27, 2018 @ 12:00 AM
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Continue ReadingCMU to honour musician Steve Bell with 2018 PAX Award
Wednesday, December 13, 2017 @ 2:52 PM
Acclaimed Winnipeg singer-songwriter Steve Bell will receive the 2018 CMU PAX Award.
President Dr. Cheryl Pauls will present the award to Bell on April 5, 2018 at Gather. Give. Celebrate. Spring at CMU*, an annual fundraiser in support of the university.
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