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After losing four games in a row dating back to last month, the Bisons have turned their season around. Head coach Jon Rempel’s squad has now captured five straight wins, improving their record to 7-5 on the season.
2015
Bisons lock horns with Prairie rivals
The University of Manitoba Bisons men’s hockey team played host to a pair of games this weekend against the Lethbridge Pronghorns. They dropped the first tilt by a score of 7-5 on Friday and fell 5-1 on Saturday.
Worm cancer
In 2013, a Colombian man died of cancer – what makes this particular case unusual was that the cancer wasn’t his, but that of a…
Science opinion: Canadian scientists get their voice back
Canadian scientists are finally receiving real support from their government. Almost immediately after being sworn in as prime minister, Justin Trudeau began working to “unmuzzle”…
2015: A SPACE odyssey
On Nov. 10, the United States Senate passed H.R. 2262, also known as the Spurring Private Aerospace Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship (SPACE) Act of 2015. What…
Fisheries watchdog: Manitoba fisheries among worst in world
Three Manitoban lakes have received criticism that they are comparable to some of the worst managed fisheries in the world. Seafood Watch, a California-based program…
MB Liberals vow to tackle student debt
Five months before Manitobans are set to cast ballots in the 2016 provincial election, the Liberal party has its sights set on student debt, announcing Thursday a plan to convert provincial student loans into non-repayable grants.
The Hub turns first profit
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) is turning a profit on its campus bar, the Hub, for the first time since its inception, but not all UMSU councillors are pleased with the union’s cost-cutting measures.
Womyn helping women
The University of Manitoba Womyn’s Centre has partnered with the Fort Garry Women’s Resource Centre to offer free self-defence classes for women on campus.
Students protest over racism at Yale
The issue of racism on U.S. university campuses is gaining international attention again after disputes over offensive Halloween costumes came to the forefront at Yale University.