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Hundreds turn up to combat homophobic bullying
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A spirited army of purple united at the steps of the legislative building in the brisk cold on the evening Oct. 20, to battle homophobic bullying.
In response to the overwhelming number of recent suicides...
Honorary degrees in the spotlight after Vic Toews fiasco at U...
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While fall convocations witness dozens of honorary degrees being awarded alongside diplomas at universities across the country, they have recently been in the spotlight after the University of Winnipeg decided to give Minister of...
Your TV just got smarter
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Although it seems the Internet may be forcing television to go the way of the gramophone, some strange new corporate pairings may keep you on the couch for years to come. Apple has already...
Theft goes digital
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When we think of a store being robbed, we tend to think of some guy walking in with a mask on, maybe carrying a pistol or a baseball bat, or a knife. A recent...
Private Universe
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Oct. 31 is a date when more people are outside under a dark sky than almost any other day. Costumed trick-or-treaters will be wandering the streets, focusing on houses and candy, but many of...
Soviet space programs
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In the late 1950s and early 1960s, it was a no-holds-barred race between the USSR and the United States in an effort to be the first to explore beyond the boundaries of our own...
The death of a great mathematician
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Benoît B. Mandelbrot, the French-American mathematician, described as the founding father of fractal geometry, lost his battle to pancreatic cancer on Oct. 16.
In the mid 1970s, Mandelbrot coined the term “fractal,” derived from...
