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The Computer Science Students’ Association (CSSA) has announced that they will be sending two teams to the 2014 Computer Science (CS) Games, one of which…
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Celebration Week held at Fort Garry campus
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) helped to ease the late-January monotony last week with guest speakers, events at the Hub, and free breakfasts….
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University of Manitoba senate meeting The U of M senate will meet for the second time in 2014 on Wednesday, Feb. 5. Scheduled for that…
Knox Community Kitchen grand opening
A diverse group of cheery faces and eager entrepreneurs gathered in the basement of Knox United Church last Friday for the grand opening of Knox Community…
Winnipeg hosts International Winter Cycling Congress
Winnipeg is hosting the second International Winter Cycling Congress (IWCC) from Feb. 12-14. The three-day congress will showcase winter cycling techniques, host numerous community, cultural,…
Food Strategy pushes for change in U of M campus food system
Last week the Campus Food Strategy Group (CFSG) held an information session to educate students about sustainability initiatives being undertaken concerning the food system at…
Introduction to the Ethical Consumption feature
The term “ethical consumer” grew into Western culture in the late 1980s – it was the title of a British magazine. The idea of support…
Proposed changes to Canada Post met with backlash from labour union
Last month, the management of Canada Post announced sweeping changes that would drastically alter the public crown corporation’s delivery of services. A five-point plan was…
Attention back on assisted suicide debate
Another chapter in the Canadian debate over physician-assisted suicide has begun in Ottawa, where the Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal in the…
How to feed the world
The first Visionary Conversations talk of 2014 was held at the University of Manitoba’s Fort Garry campus last week. This time, an interdisciplinary panel of…