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Obama speaks to NSA privacy concerns On Jan. 17 U.S. President Barack Obama spoke in an international broadcast to address concerns that have plagued the…
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Wind Mobile backs out of spectrum bid
Last week telecommunications firm Wind Mobile dropped out of a spectrum auction after VimpelCom Ltd., its Dutch parent company, withdrew financial support for the bid….
Native studies’ winter colloquium series brings Wab Kinew to campus
Last Wednesday, indigenous Canadian educator and broadcasting personality Wab Kinew spoke at the University of Manitoba’s Aboriginal Student Centre as part of the native studies…
Teen sexter convicted of child porn charges
In what the prosecuting lawyer is calling a “precedent-setting” move, a 17-year-old girl from British Columbia has been convicted of child pornography charges stemming from…
Manitoba chapter of the Canadian Federation of Students launches new campaign aimed at eliminating interest on loans
Last week the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) undertook a series of actions on the U of M campus to launch a new campaign aimed…
Senate scrutinizes International College of Manitoba at monthly meeting
The U of M senate convened last week for its monthly meeting, where the International College of Manitoba (ICM) presented its annual report on college…
A student’s guide to personal finance
When you’re drowning in textbooks and preoccupied with new ideas, new classes, and new friends, financial planning is probably the last thing on your mind….
Ally training offered at the U of M
Last week, the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU), the UMSU Womyn’s Centre, and the Rainbow Pride Mosaic (RPM) jointly organized and held part one…
NDP tax move not cut and dry
Senior citizens in Manitoba will soon be paying a reduced amount of yearly provincial tax as Greg Selinger’s NDP government makes good on a 2011…
Benjamin Klass, Open Media, and the CRTC
Taking the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) up on an open offer to all citizen groups, Open Media, a British Columbia-based advocacy group for…