Reopening the final frontier: Private space companies shoot for the Moon 40 years after last Apollo mission
Last month saw the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 17 mission. December 7, 1972, was the last time a crewed lunar mission was launched. Since…
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TMI: Too much information?
Between the birth of the world and 2003, there were five exabytes of information created. We [now] create five exabytes every two days. See why…
Science opinion: NRA prevents researchers from studying gun violence
The horror of the Sandy Hook school shooting shook the United States, and has initiated a fierce debate on gun control south of the border….
SERF in motion: International sea-ice experiment launched on U of M campus
January 10th marked the beginning of a three-week-long experiment at the Sea-ice Environmental Research Facility (SERF) on the University of Manitoba’s Fort Garry campus. The…
Private college on U of M campus criticized by former students, faculty
A privately-run college located on the University of Manitoba campus, the International College of Manitoba (ICM), has recently drawn anger from former students and the…
Winnipeg holiday check-stop pulls over 4,069 vehicles
The holiday check-stop program, run by the Winnipeg Police Service Central Traffic Unit, released their final numbers for the month of December, 2012. They stopped…
Documents show FBI surveillance of Occupy Wall Street movement
In a recent release of restricted FBI files under the Freedom of Information Act, documents show that the FBI has had the Occupy Wall Street…
Top U of M campus news stories of 2012
6. Stephen Lewis speaks at the U of M amid Kony 2012 phenomenon Last March saw renowned human rights activist Stephen Lewis hold a series…
Timeline of Winnipeg Idle No More events
When: Jan. 2, 2013 Where: Portage Avenue near perimeter Attendance: 40 people What happened: Protesters constructed a roadblock on the street, altering traffic for three…
Hunger strike proves effective
Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s office released a statement on Friday, Jan. 4, declaring that he would attend a meeting with Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence as…