U of M endowment fund recovering
The University of Manitoba endowment fund is steadily recovering from the effects of economic recession. Due to the collapse of investment markets, in 2008 the…
2010
Asper students hit streets for five nights in attempt to raise awareness about homelessness
On March 14, five students from the University of Manitoba’s Asper School of Business will be sleeping outside for five days in an attempt to…
Field trip
“Every year,” he started, “Macleans magazine puts out an annual review of Canadian universities. And every year, the University of Manitoba doesn’t do so great….
Personal income tax tips for students
April 30 might still be more than a month away, but with a plethora of papers and final exams between now and then, the date…
Sacred Portal
Nothing is stable . . . Not a thought, nor whim, nor prayer. Too many inexpressible feelings. I stomp the ground. Ahh there it is…
Fried brains and Sam
Being whizzed through realities in a trillion tiny pieces at the speed of thought is an indescribable experience. Think about it for a moment and…
The fingerstache
The fingerstache is a tattoo trend that has found waves of success here and there. The origins of the infamous trend are often debated as…
The devolution of pants
The last decade or so has seen the proliferation among young men of what very witty people have named the “man-purse” or “murse” (which, if…
The healthy heavyweight
The Internet is full of dietary secrets — the ancient rule that could leave you 10 pounds lighter or the food you should be eating…
Cosmologists know nothing
Science was proved fallible once again, when NASA’s gamma ray telescope made a startling discovery: galaxies don’t emit as much gamma rays as was previously…