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U of M student group helps high school students enjoy their...

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Talia Joundi
If you’re wondering why there were girls dressed to the nines parading through University Centre last week, rest assured, it was for a good cause. PRAXIS, a student group at the U of M,...
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Conference and Catering switchover causes problems for student groups

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Chuthan Ponnampalam
Some student groups say they are having ongoing problems with the switchover from the university-owned Special Functions to the Aramark operated Conference and Catering Services, with problems during Student Group Recruitment Week being the...
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UMSU is now following you on twitter!

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Chuthan Ponnampalam
Candidates in this year’s University of Manitoba Students’ Union election might be able to make use of a new tool in their campaign: Facebook. Jason van Rooy, the current chief returning officer (CRO) for the...
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UMSU notes

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Chuthan PonnampalamTalia Joundi
The University of Manitoba Student’s Union (UMSU) met on Jan. 27, 2010.   Representatives from Housing and Student Life, Paul Babiak and Vadim Levin, gave a presentation to promote the upcoming Inter-Residence Challenge...
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Wise Guys employee not notified of lounge’s closure

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Sarah Petz
Losing your job is typically not a pleasant experience for anyone to go through, but imagine having to find out your job no longer exists through Facebook. That’s what happened to Jocelyn Diamond, a former...
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Introducing Skullspace

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Martin Turczynowicz
Straddling the grey space between programming club, science lab and artist’s collective, SkullSpace is Winnipeg’s first and only hackerspace. Founded by three University of Manitoba alumni, the space hopes to create a sense of...
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Science Opinions

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Martin Turczynowicz
There’s been a lot of controversy surrounding the “discovery” of supposedly arsenic-based bacteria that NASA published in early December. Even respectable media outlets have touted the find as a “redefinition” of what constitutes life...

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