Idle No More lecture held at The Hub
Idle No More speakers and supporters gathered Thursday, Jan. 17 at The Hub on campus to discuss the movement and what it really means. The…
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Prominent hacktivist commits suicide: family blames harsh prosecution
Prominent web programmer and open data activist Aaron Swartz was found dead in his apartment on Friday, Jan. 11 in an apparent suicide. He was…
Clean Energy in Manitoba: Are we really leading the way?
On Nov. 20, 2012 the province released the Manitoba Clean Energy Strategy (MCES). The strategy outlines how the province plans to develop renewable energy and…
Release the kraken! Giant squid captured on video in deep sea
For the first time ever, ocean explorers have captured footage of a giant squid in its natural environment deep in the ocean. The expedition took…
Career Week gives U of M students opportunity to find jobs
Career week at the U of M began on Jan. 9 and gave students the opportunity to network, furthering their potential success at finding jobs….
Canadian Forces to start charging provinces, municipalities for disaster relief
It was recently announced that the Canadian Forces will now be charging provinces and municipalities that have been affected by natural disasters, for their assistance….
Report from the U of M Senate
The University of Manitoba’s senate meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 9, was dominated largely by a discussion of the school’s Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM) planning framework,…
Asper business school holds international marketing competition
Last week, students from the University of Manitoba’s Asper school of business held the 31st annual Manitoba International Marketing Competition (MIMC). MIMC is the only…
Crime beat
The holidays saw five instances of theft at the University of Manitoba. The U of M Security Services reported that two thefts of cell phones…
NHL lockout felt by businesses and workers downtown
The NHL lockout is officially over and, according to a photograph of the Jets game schedule leaked online in the Winnipeg Free Press, the first…