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Blame the Butterflies

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Leif Larsen
The “butterfly effect” is based on the statement “a butterfly flapping its wings in (insert place A) can cause a hurricane/tornado/etc. in (insert place B, which is far away from place A).” In theory it...
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Delicious DNA

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Colin Rumbolt
Fans of the classic 1971 film, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, will recall that each of the children on the factory tour were enlisted by the conniving Mr. Slugworth to steal Wonka’s trade...
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By Jove!

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Scott Young
Welcome to the first in a series of articles that will cover everything in the universe! We’ll cover everything from “what’s up” in the skies over Manitoba, to the latest in astronomical research, to...
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Eighth annual Sol Kanee Lecture encourages healing through reconciliation

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Talia Joundi
The eighth annual Sol Kanee Lecture on Peace and Justice was presented by Dr. Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela on Sept. 29. Gobodo-Madikizela served on the Human Rights Violation Committee of the South African Truth and Reconciliation...
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Mayoral candidates discuss livelihood of human rights in Winnipeg

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Chuthan Ponnampalam
The University of Winnipeg played host to the mayoral candidates on Sept. 27, who met to engage in a dialogue about human rights. The forum, organised by the U of W Global College Student...
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New Campus Liberals group rounds out political spectrum

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Joanna Graham
The Campus Liberals are joining the Campus Greens and the Campus Conservatives as a new political student group this year. Liberals have not been represented on University of Manitoba campus for several years, which students...
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UMSU disability website goes live

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Chuthan Ponnampalam
On Sept. 23, the doors opened to a new home for students living with disabilities on the World Wide Web, at umsudisability.ca. The new UMSU Disability website is the brainchild of Bryan Douglas, UMSU...