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UMSU pushing for bottled water free campus
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In 2009, the University of Winnipeg eliminated the sale of bottled water on campus. Following the same steps, the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) is also pushing for a bottled water free campus.
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City unveils transportation master plan
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The City of Winnipeg’s new transportation master plan (TMP) tries to plan for methods of transportation other than just driving, which is something students want to see.
The new plan was unveiled on Oct....
University Centre a work in progress
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The University Centre Revitalization Project, the ongoing plan to renovate and improve the University Centre building, is once again underway at University of Manitoba.
For the past few weeks, students have made their way...
Local news briefs
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Liquor outlets could be in grocery stores by next spring
The Manitoba Liquor Control Commission has issued a request for proposals to grocers interested in having liquor outlets in their stores, reported the Winnipeg Free...
It’s not a tumour
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Could your cellphone be giving you brain cancer? It’s hard to say, but the latest research is reassuring.
A study recently published in the British Medical Journal followed almost 360,000 Danish cellphone subscribers for 18...
Where do oceans come from? Just ask Herschel
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New data from the Herschel Space Observatory shows massive reservoirs of ice near the young star TW Hydrae. The ice, if it were in liquid form, would fill “thousands of Earth oceans,” according to...
Zoological Investigations
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I went snorkeling in Puerto Rican waters on my day off this week. Yes, that’s right. I will rub it in, thank you. Even though the saltwater burned every scratch and cut I have...
