Globalised Holocaust
On Feb. 28, Alejandro Baer gave a presentation titled “Globalised Holocaust” at the University of Manitoba. The presentation examined how a cultural memory can be…
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Peter Nygård pursues immortality through stem cell research Winnipeg-raised fashion magnate Peter Nygård has claimed that he is growing younger through the use of stem…
Asper student wins provincial championship
University of Manitoba student Sinan Leylek has been named a provincial champion of Enactus Canada’s Student Entrepreneur National Competition, which is currently in its 18th…
Fair Elections Act to introduce extensive changes to electoral process
On Feb. 10, the Harper government introduced the Fair Elections Act to parliament. Pierre Poilievre, minister of state for democratic reform, tabled the bill. The…
Family of Brian Sinclair drops out of inquest
The legal inquest into the death of Brian Sinclair—the man who died in a Winnipeg emergency room after 34 hours of waiting to be treated—will…
Aboriginal Students Gathering at Migizii Agamik
The 2014 Aboriginal Students Gathering was held at the University of Manitoba’s Migizii Agamik building earlier this month. On Feb. 14 and 15, students discussed…
Student email addresses leaked
Late last month, Manitoba Student Aid (MSA), a provincial government program which lends money to post-secondary students, accidentally released over 700 student email addresses to…
The spread of superbugs
Researchers from Newcastle University, U.K., and the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, recently shed light on a growing health concern. Published in the journal Environmental…
Video games to help battle dyslexia
Playing video games is not only for the fangirls and fanboys (although that new Deadpool game sure looks great). They can also be used to…
Crazy Indians Brotherhood not your average gang
They look like a stereotypical street gang, dressed in black leather with their “colours”—a stylized caricatured face with a black eye patch—emblazoned across their backs,…