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Youth wasted on the fruit flies

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Ian T. Thomson
Death. It is the single most poignant similarity between us all. Regardless of how one lives their life, safe and secure, reckless and adventurous, we are always subconsciously aware that the light at the...
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HIV breakthrough

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Tom Ingram
A South African husband and wife team have won the first-ever Olusegun Obasanjo Prize for their work on a microbicide gel that significantly reduces the risk of contracting HIV and genital herpes. Quarraisha and...
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international news briefs

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Erin Jackson
Over 1000 Afghans protest possible pact to keep US troops in Afghanistan More than 1,000 university students blocked a main highway in eastern Afghanistan on Nov. 20 to protest any agreement that would allow U.S....
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UMSU notes

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Shuja Safavi
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) met on Nov. 17. The meeting began with a presentation by Maire McDermott and John Sinclair from University of Manitoba’s Sustainability Office. McDermott, the U of M...
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BoG notes

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Joanna Graham
The U of M Board of Governors met Nov. 15. At the beginning of the meeting, the board watched a short video called “Open Doors Open Knowledge,” which presented updates on architectural projects on campus...
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local news briefs

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Sarah Petz
Bill C-10 opponents occupy minister’s office Several protesters “occupied” Manitoba justice minister Andrew Swan’s constituency office last weekend in protest of Swan’s support the federal government’s new crime bill, the Winnipeg Free Press reported. About...
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UPass back on the table

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Joanna Graham
University of Manitoba students who rely on transit pay a total of $480.80 over the summer and winter semesters for bus passes, but that cost could be significantly reduced with a UPass program. ...

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