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Not your father’s Oldsmobile: The present, past, and future of self-driving...

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Tom Ingram
On Tuesday, Sept. 25, the state of California signed a bill into law that will allow self-driving cars on California roadways. It sounds like science fiction, but it actually won’t be long until the technology...
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The good and the bad: A profile of Canadian non-profit Bad...

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Gem Newman
I care about science. I am fascinated by its attempt to systematically weigh evidence and weed out bias, ever striving to reach successively closer approximations of the truth. I also care about bad science,...
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No pucks given: the real victims of the NHL lockout

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Marc Lagace
Tune in to any sports radio or TV station on the Canadian airwaves these days and you’re bound to hear the latest on the status of the NHL lockout. The league has already canceled...
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Youth have increased access to information

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Alycia Rodrigues
Technology is going above and beyond with the new release of smartphones like the iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy S3, iPads and tablets around the world. The screens and features continue to improve at a...
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Campus News Briefs

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Ryan Tabachuk
From golf course to residential community The University of Manitoba will be introducing an international design competition for a plan that will convert the unused Southwood Golf Course into student and public housing, as...
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Crime beat

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Rachel Wood
Crime statistics from June 1 – Sept. 27 on the Fort Garry and Bannatyne campuses illustrate the constant need for students to err on the side of caution in order to protect themselves and...
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Motion 312 no longer in motion

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Alycia Rodrigues
A motion to research the time human life starts was defeated on Sept. 26 in the House of Commons. The initial motion, led by conservative MP Stephen Woodworth this past February, received a 203-91...