Practice makes perfect
In an effort to help relieve pre-job interview nerves, the Commerce Students’ Association (CSA) is set to hold their bi-annual mock interview series from Oct….
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Getting high on campus
Assuming all goes well in October 2012, the University of Manitoba will expand its facilities to include the lower reaches of Earth’s atmosphere. Both graduate…
U of M’s new pub on its way
For many students at the University of Manitoba, it may feel like a long time since their campus watering hole, Wise Guys on Campus, was…
BoG notes
The University of Manitoba Board of Governors met on Sept. 27. The meeting began with a presentation on the redevelopment of Tache Hall into the…
Gio’s struggles to keep doors open
Gio’s Club and Bar, one of North America’s oldest GLBT clubs, has experienced severe financial trouble over the past year and faced the threat of…
Lookout!
On Sept. 23, 2011 NASA’s decommissioned Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) — a “bus sized” object, decommissioned in 2005 — re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere and…
Forum spurs discussion on Bipole III
A public forum on Manitoba Hydro’s proposed Bipole III power line was held at the University of Manitoba on Sept. 22 to analyze the heated…
Local briefs
Transgender woman files lawsuit against police A transgender woman has filed a lawsuit against the Winnipeg Police Service and the City of Winnipeg, alleging that…
Country-wide election analysis
Fixed election dates in fall 2011 present researchers with an unparalleled opportunity to study the quality of democracy in provincial elections across five Canadian campuses…
Road construction underway
Construction continues throughout the University of Manitoba campus, with construction projects underway on Chancellor Matheson, the Pembina Highway intersection and Maclean Crescent. “The good news…