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Restaurant goers may be able to bring own wine in a week
As of Nov. 1, restaurants in Manitoba will be able to allow customers to bring along their own wine, reported the Winnipeg Sun....
BlackBerry launches new OS
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In the wake of last week’s unexpected BlackBerry outage, university students have mixed reactions to both the smartphone and the upcoming launch of the Research in Motion’s latest innovation: the upcoming BBX operating system....
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Tucked away in a small office in St. John’s College, it is easy to miss the University of Manitoba Press.
It is, in fact, one of the country’s leading publishers of books on aboriginal...
Reginald “Reg” Alcock mourned by university
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Reginald B. Alcock, executive-in-residence at the University of Manitoba’s I.H. Asper school of business, died of a heart attack on Oct. 14 at age 63.
Alcock, who was known to most as “Reg,” dedicated...
Students give president a piece of their minds
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Research, building a stronger sense of community on campus and the U of M’s expanding infrastructure were some of the many topics discussed at a lunch meeting between university president David Barnard and students...
New 24/7 study space in University Centre
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University of Manitoba students will soon have a new 24/7 study space.
The new study space will be on the second floor of University Centre in rooms 220 and 224, which will be operated jointly...
U of W sheds heteronormativity
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As the University of Winnipeg pushes to have gender-neutral washrooms on campus by the end of the academic year, awareness about the issue has been raised by student leaders at the University of Manitoba.
The...
