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On Oct. 17 the University of Manitoba hosted IEEEXtreme 8.0, a programming challenge held simultaneously around the world over a 24-hour span. The event began at 7 p.m. in Winnipeg. Organized by the Institute...

On Friday night, Oct. 24, the atrium of the Engineering complex was alive with excitement. Dressed in costumes, volunteers engaged children from grades four to nine in exciting, hands-on science activities with a Halloween...

David Suzuki is a geneticist, environmentalist, and broadcaster from British Columbia. He is also, arguably, Canada’s ambassador for the environment. Suzuki made two Winnipeg appearances on the Blue Dot Tour on Oct. 24. He discussed...

Two University of Manitoba students are running for school trustee as part of Winnipeg’s 2014 municipal election, taking place Oct. 22. The Manitoban asked both candidates about themselves and their experiences running for office. Tanjit Nagra Tanjit...

The University 1 (U1) student council held elections last week to fill its 11 representative positions. Outgoing UMSU representative for the U1 council and CRO for the U1 elections, Sanjana Vijayann, told the Manitoban that...

Trigger warning: rape. Newly posted #NoMoreBlurredLines campaign posters with the message “Gum is something you ask for, sexual assault is not," intended to engage students at the University of Manitoba by acknowledging and critiquing rape...

The Canadian Federation of Students-Manitoba (CFS-MB) building the student movement campaigns forum held at the University of Manitoba on Saturday, Oct. 11 featured workshops on eliminating rape culture, fossil fuel divestment, affordable education, building...