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Students to vote on U-Pass in 2014 fall referendum

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Dana Hatherly
Members of UMSU and University of Winnipeg Students’ Association (UWSA) will vote this upcoming fall term on the universal bus pass (U-Pass) that could give post-secondary students access to more affordable transportation at reduced...
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Food insecurity and small millets

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Leila Mostaco-Guidolin
Food insecurity, says Laura Husak, is a complex issue that can only be addressed by taking the (sometimes painful) step of crossing disciplinary boundaries.
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A truly unique Canadian archive

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Mary Horodyski
A large bentwood box shaped from a single piece of red cedar was created by Coast Salish artist Luke Marston as a lasting tribute to the students of Canada’s former residential schools.
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Gallery of Student Art hit hard by cutbacks

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Dana Hatherly
Artists and students (financially burdened or otherwise) are among those most impacted by the UMSU executive’s decisions to cut financial support for the Gallery of Student Art and other UMSU student services. Co-ordinator of...
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If a wheel is placed in the wild, will the mice...

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Jeremiah Yarmie
When a mouse is placed in a cage with a wheel, why does it choose to run? Does the mouse enjoy running, and do so unconditionally? Or is this running a habituated or stereotyped activity...
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Ebola and ZMapp questions answered

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Bailey Rankine
The recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa has placed pressure on pharmaceutical labs worldwide to develop a treatment for those infected and to prevent the spread of the virus. On July 31, a highly experimental...
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University of Manitoba Bison busted

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Mike Still
For the first time in over a decade, and just the second time in the program's history, a Manitoba Bison athlete has tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs. Ranji Atwall—former two-time British Columbia Football Conference national...