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Real inspiring stuff

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Greg Sacks
In the final days leading up to the confidence motion which brought an end to the 40th Parliament of Canada, the prospect of an election seemed inevitable as the approaching spring thaw. And so...
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Letters to the Editor – April 6, 2011

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The use of the term “crazy” referring to any individual is unwelcome on campus, and has no place at any institute of higher education. Using mental health as a pejorative marginalizes a large group...
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There but for a roll of the dice

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Sheldon Birnie
Yesterday I saw sure-fire evidence that winter has passed, and summer is on its way. Out front of the Osborne LC I saw a pair of drifter-types. Two mean looking customers in filthy coveralls,...
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Why you will never win an UMSU election

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Adam Cousins
Another UMSU election has passed and once again the victor should come as no surprise to those of us who regularly follow politics at our university. Although a good campaign was run by the...
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Respect for international students

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Spencer Fernando
During the Manitoban referendum campaign, I spent a lot of time walking around campus and talking to students. One day I walked by the Answers booth and began talking to some students about why...
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Where’s Penelope?

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Dana MedoroJulie Guard
We live in a country where animal-protection advocacy is overshadowed by indifference: beaten elephants still travel in our circuses; the seal hunt is a fur-export industry, backed by the government; hog and chicken barns...
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Inner-city blues

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Shawn Defroot
On March 9, representatives of CentreVenture, Winnipeg’s supposed vanguard of development in the downtown area, appeared at City Hall to elaborate on their three-year business strategy. Not surprisingly, the focus is on business development....

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