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Lumosity continuing operations after thousands of refund requests
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has begun handing out rebates after its recent legal battle with Lumosity, the “brain training” game that claimed it could “train core cognitive abilities.”
The last time the Manitoban covered...
No second chances
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The University of Manitoba has introduced a policy to tackle students repeating faculty-required courses with the aim of achieving a higher grade.
Under the new policy, approved by the senate at its June 22 meeting,...
UMSU scales back health plan
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A nearly 60 per cent increase in the number claims submitted through the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) health and dental plan has lead the union executive to scale back some of the...
Tuition fees continue to rise nationally
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Tuition fees across the country are on the rise again, according to Statistics Canada. In a public release posted to their website on Sept. 7, the government data collection agency said that full-time undergraduate...
Communication breakdown: Expected mindreading and how it can affect your social...
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Are you ever frustrated when someone doesn’t seem to know how you’re feeling?
Frosh looks to rebound
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After negotiations with Diyobo landed an agreement to offload much of the risk, UMSU ultimately decided to go ahead with the festival.
U of M forwards 8,000 emails regarding illegal downloads
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Copyright office likens threatening notices to extortion.







