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‘Will Ukraine survive Yanukovych?’
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Will Ukraine survive Yanukovych? Such was the name of a talk Alexander Motyl delivered last Friday on the University of Manitoba campus.
Motyl, a professor of political science at Rutgers University, spoke to the institutional...
Forum draws attention to youth unemployment in Canada
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The issue of youth unemployment was front-and-centre last Friday at a forum hosted by the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS), the Canadian Labour Congress, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, and several labour unions....
Five Days for the Homeless surpasses its own expectations
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As per tradition, University of Manitoba Asper school of business students camped outside last week in participation with the Canada-wide Five Days for the Homeless (5DH) campaign.
Typically, five Asper students spend five nights...
Human rights museum accused of censorship
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The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) has again come under fire in the media, this time due to accusations by historian Veronica Strong-Boag that the organization engaged in censorship when it removed a...
Pluto killer on campus
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Rock star expositor of astrophysics Neil deGrasse Tyson delivered his first public lecture in Canada last Thursday, March 13 on the U of M campus.
Thousands of Winnipeggers lined-up outside Investors Group Centre in anticipation...
Nancy Allan speaks at LGBTTQ* Awareness Week
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Nancy Allan, former Manitoba Minister of Education and current MLA for St. Vital, spoke at the University of Manitoba last Wednesday as part of LGBTTQ* Awareness Week.
On Sept. 13 of last year, the provincial...
Rainbow Pride Mosaic holds LGBTTQ* Awareness Week
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Last week, UMSU student group Rainbow Pride Mosaic (RPM) hosted their annual LGBTTQ* Awareness Week on the University of Manitoba campus.
The event is designed to create a positive understanding of LGBTTQ* community members and...
