University aims to recruit more heavily from outside Manitoba
As the number of students coming from Manitoba high schools decreases, the University of Manitoba will have to more actively recruit from outside the province….
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Asper says stadium will be ready for 2012 kick off
Football fans need not worry. David Asper has said he expects to meet his 2012 deadline for completion of the new Winnipeg Blue Bombers stadium….
U of M: paper towel dispensers are step forward
The University of Manitoba is continuously looking for ways to be more environmentally friendly while cutting costs and saving energy around campus. In the 2008-09…
U of M makes headlines worldwide with allegations of student fight club
The University of Manitoba recently made headlines around the world including a brief mention on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon with stories that a bare-knuckle…
Ignatieff at U of M
On Jan. 14, Michael Ignatieff made the University of Manitoba the seventh stop on his tour of Canadian campuses titled, “A Conversation with Michael Ignatieff.”…
International-post secondary education briefs
U.S. earns big on tuition from foreign students According to the University World News (UWN), the amount of money the United States receives from foreign…
Cold is Cool, Man.
There is undoubtedly a perception — or more accurately, a stereotype — throughout much of the world that Canada is a frigid, barren wasteland, wholly…
Winter Cycling
I hate taking the bus. I absolutely despise it. I’ve lived in Winnipeg for 22 years and yet, no amount of Winnipeg Transit experience prepares…
Are you SAD?
The acronym for “seasonal affective disorder,” SAD, seems quite appropriate when you consider that this condition is a form of clinical depression. The disorder is…
Winter Fucking Rules
Often, disparaging things are said about winter, but I believe that winter is one of the best seasons — second only to summer. Sure, sure,…