University employment survey results spark questions
The results — released in November — from the University of Manitoba’s first employee experience survey have some union representatives asking what the university will…
News
New pub opening delayed
Due to the late approval of The Hub’s construction permit from the City of Winnipeg, students will have to wait a little longer for the highly anticipated opening of the new campus pub
Science opinion
Research In Motion, the creator of the BlackBerry, has been struggling to find relevance in the technology and smartphone markets during 2011. It’s a shame,…
Science opinion
I graduated from the University of Manitoba Computer Science department in 2007. Despite what my degree says, I’m not a scientist. I think of myself…
Conservation conversation
A draft has been released of a new plan to conserve boreal woodland caribou in eastern Manitoba, and the public has been invited to weigh-in…
International News Briefs
North Korea vows to defend Kim Jong-un North Korea stated during the country’s annual New Year’s message on Jan. 1 that it would defend Kim…
Occupy Winnipeg lives on
They may have lost their campsite, but Occupy Winnipeg is still protesting economic inequality and banking policies beyond Memorial Park. A small group of Occupy…
‘It’s over’
A controversial 2009 paper that linked a mouse retrovirus to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) has been through dozens of criticisms and a partial retraction. Now,…
Dream weaver
Dreams are a peculiar aspect of the human mind, and the scientific study of dreaming — oneirology — seeks to illuminate this phenomena. Reported in…
University e-mail shuts down
Students, faculty, and administration should experience better performance from the university e-mail system starting in the new year. After the university experienced an e-mail outage…