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Helpful back-to-school apps and programs: Dropbox, Flux, 750 words, Write or...

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David Krause
Since school is in full swing, any tools to make your life easier and more purposive as a student are invaluable. We’ve compiled a shortlist of programs and apps that might make the back-to-school...
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Science briefs: News from the world of genetics and stem cells

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Ian T. D. Thomson
New study able to identify genes involved in Face shape A new study, published by Plos Genetics, has shined a light on the genes that shape the human face. Using techniques of 3D magnetic resonance...
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On the importance of vaccines: Not taking part puts us all...

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Gem Newman
Vaccination is really important. That may seem to you like an unusually benign assertion – not because it’s false, but because it’s so trivially and obviously true that it shouldn’t need to be said. If...
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Neville given 90 days for new strategy

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Jill Patterson
In an effort to create a new taxpayer subsidization system for funding political parties in Manitoba, the Selinger government has enlisted the help of William Neville, a University of Manitoba political scientist, to help...
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Anti-Semitic posters in Winnipeg target Katz

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Jill Patterson
This past week Winnipeg’s downtown area was plagued with anti-Semitic posters which targeted Winnipeg’s Mayor, Sam Katz. The posters were discovered on Sept. 14 in various locations around downtown, including Carlton and Broadway. Soon after...
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Men who have sex with men ban still upheld

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Rachel Wood
A call for campus blood donations on Sept. 24 reopened the debate on the Canadian Blood Services (CBS) long-standing donation ban from men who have sex with men. A Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) campaign,...
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Humble hero

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Alycia Rodrigues
Quinn Thomas, a 21-year-old medical student from Montreal, decided to raise awareness for organ and tissue donation by cycling across Canada. After starting on June 24, he managed to undertake the feat in just...

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