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So why no online voting?

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Tessa Vanderhart
UMSU has been looking into online voting as a way to improve turnout and cut costs for years, Chief Returing Officer Jason van Rooy says. “As a CRO, I think that online voting would...
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Local Egyptians demand change

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Sarah Petz
Local Egyptians showed their support for protestors demanding democracy in Egypt at demonstrations held at the University of Manitoba and on the steps of the Manitoba legislature last week. U of M students Halim...
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No more party buses at U of M

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Talia Joundi
The University of Manitoba has banned buses, rented for events involving alcohol, from entering the Fort Garry Campus as a response to safety concerns. However, many students feel that the new regulations will encourage...
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Adding polling stations won’t reduce apathy: students, CRO

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Tessa Vanderhart
This year’s UMSU election will be in full swing after nominations for candidates close Feb. 18. Now for the next step: where to vote? Chief Returning Officer (CRO) Jason van Rooy has finalized this...
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Science briefs

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Miguel Yetman
Rise and fall of societies A recent paper published in the University of Tennessee-Knoxville’s journal Cliodynamics: The Journal of Theoretical and Mathematical History details a new model explaining the rise and fall of societies. The...
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No more plaster or fibreglass casts!

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Colin Rumbolt
Anyone who has ever broken a bone knows that the worst part, aside from the excruciating pain, is the prolonged healing period involving clumsy casts, crutches and difficult cleaning. These things may soon be...
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Kiloh-no!

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Martin Turczynowicz
Break free of physicality once and for all. Let go of the three dimensions, the mass and the matter that holds your fragile world together. Become one with the universe, achieve unity with the...

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