The weight of a nation
On Dec. 30 Hockey Canada announced the roster for the 2010 men’s Olympic hockey team. For weeks, months, even years before the official roster selection…
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The 13th man let the 13th man down
If you were outside or anywhere near an open window during this past Grey Cup, you could no doubt hear the entire province of Saskatchewan…
What is real, anyway?
I just finished reading Jon Krakauer’s book Into the Wild. I know, I know, it’s been out for a while now, but as a student,…
Soccer star moonlights as track star
Dana Baker’s soccer career started when she was five years old. “It probably wouldn’t be considered soccer at that age, as I was usually swinging…
Bison briefs
Hockey The men’s hockey team participated in an exhibition series last week, playing in honour of the late Jim Johnson, former president of Thunderwolves Hockey…
Running prosthetics complicate sport status quo
The collaboration between science and sport has brought athleticism into an entirely new realm. Sports that were once considered straight forward and solely based on…
Canada’s sports culture and the rest of the world
From within the confines of an increasingly pluralistic society, it can oftentimes be difficult for countries like Canada to lay claim on any one particular…
Drivers at the U of M produce roughly more than 20 million Kg of CO2 a year
With over 6,400 vehicles travelling to the U of M each day, thousands of kilograms of CO2 is being emitted into the atmosphere, adding to…
Local briefs
U of M researcher helps assess older drivers According to the Winnipeg Free Press, a University of Manitoba researcher is involved in a national study…
International post-secondary education briefs
Students may have work for sale online without even knowing it According to an article published in The Chronicle of Higher Education’s Wired Campus blog,…