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Advanced polls attempt to spur students on to vote

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Chuthan Ponnampalam
University Centre played host to advanced polls this past week, in an effort to encourage students to cast early ballots for the impending civic election. “We wanted to make sure that it was easier...
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New stadium may bring road closures, parking shortages

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Chuthan Ponnampalam
Increased traffic and parking shortages may cause issues for the university community as a result of the forthcoming Bombers stadium. As a partner with the Winnipeg Football Club, the University of Manitoba has been working...
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Blended-entry system will allow direct admission at U of M

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Joanna Graham
Faculties and schools that admit students after University 1 will now be able to accept applicants straight from high school at the University of Manitoba. Until now, the only faculties that did so were...
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Electric feel

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Martin Turczynowicz
When you think Star Wars, your mind will probably drift to space battles and quasi-religious hermits. However, when researchers at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) reflected on the films, their thoughts apparently...
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Cyber warfare?

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Martin Turczynowicz
The term “computer virus” usually conjures up images of incompetent users, less-than-reputable websites and, at worst, lost data. However, the recent attack on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure by the Stuxnet virus may change the way...
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Private Universe

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Scott Young
n the recent film Clash of the Titans, ancient mythology is given the big screen treatment yet again. The movie, which features major special effects and beautifully-rendered computer-generated monster sequences, is actually a remake...
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Zoological Investigations

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Leanne Grieves
I'm tired. I'm getting sick and I have exams coming up and papers due and grant applications to write and I had to cook my own Thanksgiving dinner and I just want to curl...

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