Is there a right to sex?’
Beginning in 2010, the University of Manitoba’s Centre for Human Rights Research (CHRR) has held a series of Critical Conversations seminars, each of which examines…
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Bison briefs
Golf The U of M golf team is off to a flying start, winning back-to-back team titles through their first two tournaments of the 2013…
U of M, ICM both see enrolment increases this term
The University of Manitoba recently released its preliminary enrolment figures for the fall 2013 term, showing an overall increase of 1.8 per cent, to 29,321…
Local news briefs
Winnipeg athlete files multi-million dollar lawsuit Kevin Kwasny, a football player from Winnipeg, has permanent brain damage as a result of an injury on the…
Deciding to die
The evening was warm on Sept. 10. At Riverview Community Centre, around 50 people gathered to hear a lecture about death. The talk, entitled “The…
U of M (re)designed
On Thursday, Sept. 19, urban design professionals from around the world will gather at the University of Manitoba for a Visionary (re)Generation conversation. Panelists and…
11th annual Moon Festival held at U of M
Traditional Chinese moon cakes, songs, and dances were all in abundance last weekend at the 11th annual Moon Festival, held inside the University of Manitoba’s…
A day in the life: Doing the blot
Welcome back, dear readers! Last time we covered some of the basics of Western blotting. This issue, we’ll start getting into some of the specifics…
Beach party on the moon!
According to James Lovell, the command module pilot for the Apollo 8 mission, “the moon is essentially grey, no colour; [it] looks like a plaster…
Controversial photo of UMSU president circulating on social media
“Yup that’s right, I’ll tutor you and check out your cleavage free of charge,” reads a comment made by current UMSU president, Al Turnbull, under…