The challenge of separation
Through his research, Peter Karari, a PhD student at the Arthur Mauro Centre for Peace, Justice and Conflict Studies, is hoping to raise awareness of…
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Reappointment and retirement
The University of Manitoba is set for a slight shift in administration, as David Barnard gears up for a second term as the university president…
Transit fares to increase
Transit users could be paying for the second leg of the city’s rapid transit corridor with a new bus fare increase of 25 cents. Cash…
Up to speed
The team of European scientists who reported evidence of neutrinos moving faster than light in September have tentatively confirmed the result in another experiment. The…
Battle of wits
What will the wars of the future look like? That’s the question posed by a recent issue of the journal Synesis, centred on the theme…
Rapid HIV testing clinics continue at UBC
VANCOUVER (CUP) — Rapid HIV testing clinics on the University of British Columbia campus are making it possible for students to find out their status…
Youth wasted on the fruit flies
Death. It is the single most poignant similarity between us all. Regardless of how one lives their life, safe and secure, reckless and adventurous, we…
HIV breakthrough
A South African husband and wife team have won the first-ever Olusegun Obasanjo Prize for their work on a microbicide gel that significantly reduces the…
international news briefs
Over 1000 Afghans protest possible pact to keep US troops in Afghanistan More than 1,000 university students blocked a main highway in eastern Afghanistan on…
UMSU notes
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) met on Nov. 17. The meeting began with a presentation by Maire McDermott and John Sinclair from University…