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Solitary confinement: a phenomenological perspective

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Quinn Richert
Lisa Guenther, Vanderbilt University associate professor and former Winnipegger, was in town last week to discuss solitary confinement – an issue touching on notions of class, race, and gender. Guenther gave two talks on Thursday,...
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Half-time report

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Marc LagaceMike Still
Women’s hockey  Record: 9-5-2 Record in last 6 games: 4-1-1 Team leader in scoring: Meagan Vestby – 15 pts (2 G, 13 A) in 16 games Analysis:  The Bison women play a fast, physical style of hockey, forcing turnovers...
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The sounds of silence

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Anastasia Chipelski
The battle between sound and silence rages in many corners of our world - from the sharp glares in libraries, to heated discussions, pleas, and bargains in homes and offices everywhere. Sound takes many forms,...
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Metal mistakenly maligned

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Katerina Tefft
Fans of heavy metal are often stereotyped as being aggressive, unintelligent, and delinquent. But some recent studies seem to paint a much different picture of the average metalhead. A 2007 study conducted at the National...
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Music for the brain

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Elizabeth Drewnik
No matter where we go, music is an integral part of daily life. Despite it surrounding us completely, there is still no agreement amongst scholars about the reasons we are so drawn to listening...
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Signifying sounds and structures

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Quinn Richert
I've been looking for similarities between the ways we represent music and organic chemistry on paper. The answer is a stretch but the search was a pleasure. First day first: in the same way pitches...
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Linguistic landscapes in second-language learning

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Leila Mostaco-Guidolin
Gail Cormier is not a regular graduate student.

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