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What the fuck, or the Stitzer Effect
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Most of us can relate to uttering the odd expletive after accidentally stubbing a toe, hammering a finger or encountering some other form physical pain (such as listening to “Hero,” by Mariah Carey).
An...
Doer steps down as premier
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Gary Doer announced last week that he was stepping down as the premier of Manitoba after 10 years in office and was named Canada’s next ambassador to the United States.
The end of Doer’s 10...
Local Briefs
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U of M names honorary degree recipients
At the 42nd fall convocation, John Lau and Andrew Bjerring will receive honorary degrees from the U of M.
John Lau is president and CEO of Husky Energy, one...
International post-secondary briefs
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Graduates having a hard time finding jobs after degree
Roughly 19 per cent of graduate students are having trouble finding graduate level jobs, reported the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) in the Guardian.
HESA also...
Graduate enrollment down, applications up
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Graduate enrollment at the University of Manitoba decreased a total of 87 students, from the fall term of 2008 to the winter term of 2009 said the U of M Office of Institutional Analysis,...
University prepares for potential H1N1 outbreak
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The University of Manitoba is currently underway with preparations for the possible H1N1 exposure among faculty, staff and/or students this fall.
Debbie McCallum, vice-president academic, said the university’s pandemic planning committee was set up in...
Survey results indicate U of M to go on without U-Pass
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After an extensive survey, the University of Manitoba Student’s Union (UMSU) has decided to veto the idea of having a universal bus pass for the University of Manitoba as problems with the system far...
