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Prominent hacktivist commits suicide: family blames harsh prosecution
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Prominent web programmer and open data activist Aaron Swartz was found dead in his apartment on Friday, Jan. 11 in an apparent suicide. He was 26. Swartz’s family released a statement criticizing the way...
Clean Energy in Manitoba: Are we really leading the way?
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On Nov. 20, 2012 the province released the Manitoba Clean Energy Strategy (MCES). The strategy outlines how the province plans to develop renewable energy and was created in accordance with the principles presented in...
Release the kraken! Giant squid captured on video in deep sea
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For the first time ever, ocean explorers have captured footage of a giant squid in its natural environment deep in the ocean. The expedition took place off of Japan’s Ogasawara archipelago, and was funded...
Career Week gives U of M students opportunity to find jobs
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Career week at the U of M began on Jan. 9 and gave students the opportunity to network, furthering their potential success at finding jobs.
Students were encouraged to interact with the career advisors...
Canadian Forces to start charging provinces, municipalities for disaster relief
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It was recently announced that the Canadian Forces will now be charging provinces and municipalities that have been affected by natural disasters, for their assistance.
Currently, the federal government is responsible for footing the bill...
Report from the U of M Senate
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The University of Manitoba’s senate meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 9, was dominated largely by a discussion of the school’s Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM) planning framework, a collection of data and perspectives on academic institution...
Asper business school holds international marketing competition
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Last week, students from the University of Manitoba’s Asper school of business held the 31st annual Manitoba International Marketing Competition (MIMC). MIMC is the only competition of its kind in the province and this...
