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…
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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…
UMSU removed CFS promotional materials from day timers
The Manitoban has learned that the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) removed all pages promoting the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) from the day…
Arctic accident takes life of U of M researcher Klaus Hochheim
A tragic helicopter excursion over the Northwest Passage last night resulted in the death of University of Manitoba researcher Klaus Hochheim and two officers of the…
Manitoba government to fund ELA
The Experimental Lakes Area (ELA), a fresh water research facility located in northwestern Ontario, will stay open as a result of funding from the Manitoba…
G20 public engagement at the U of M
Earlier this year, the University of Manitoba sent a delegation of students and faculty to the G20 Youth Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia. Last week,…