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Freaks of Nature: Clownfish
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Welcome back to Freaks of Nature! This week we have a particularly innocent and inconspicuous freak: the clownfish.
Also known as anemonefish, the majority of clownfish species belong to the genus Amphiprion. Clownfish are common...
And the winner is…
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The Nobel Prizes in Chemistry, Physics, and Medicine were handed out earlier in October. The prize-winning research included advancements in the small world of microscopy, innovation in sustainable light sources, and how brains makes...
Say ‘yay’ or ‘nay’ to U-Pass
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University students are urgently invited to participate in the democratic electoral process by registering sides, campaigning, and voting for or against the universal bus pass (U-Pass), which permits access to more affordable public transportation...
Visionary and critical conversation starters
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The University of Manitoba continues to play a key role in promoting intellectual growth and stimulating discussions – both inside and outside the typical classroom setting. By hosting free educational seminar series—such as Critical...
Developing story: Winnipeg mayoral candidates on ranked ballots
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Robert-Falcon Ouellette, David Sanders, Judy Wasylycia-Leis, and Brian Bowman voiced their opinions on ranked ballots as an alternative to first-past-the-post for future Winnipeg elections.
The Manitoban contacted all of the mayoral candidates for their position...
CFS-MB releases, retracts city mayoral candidate report card
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The Canadian Federation of Students-Manitoba (CFS-MB) released a report last week assigning grades to all of the mayoral candidates still in the running for Winnipeg’s municipal elections, and then proceeded to retract it later...
Garbage pickers sweep up data from trashed Red River
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The first-ever Red River shoreline cleanup took place on Friday, Sept. 26 along the shoreline of the University of Manitoba campus. Nine volunteers contributed to the project, spending nearly two hours walking along the...





