UMSU announces new pub name
With the construction of the new campus pub at the University of Manitoba about to begin, UMSU has released the new name and logo of…
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Manitoba entrepreneurs set for Banff
The success of last month’s Manitoba Venture Challenge helps continue the drive for venture capital funding for local businesses. The challenge, supported by the province…
Credit transfers simplified *UPDATED*
The provincial NDP announced on June 24 that, after much work, post secondary institutions in Manitoba have agreed to work toward making it easier to…
Kicking ass and taking names in 1947
Rockstar Games, the company responsible for Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption, have released their newest title, L.A. Noire, a game that puts you…
NASA schedules final shuttle mission
One of the things that define humanity as species is our fascination with the heavens. As children, how many of us gazed up at the…
A step forward for human rights
The University of Manitoba and the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) signed a memorandum of understanding May 30, establishing a partnership in education and…
More money for graduates
Digvir Jayas, the University of Manitoba’s vice-president (research), is calling on the provincial government to invest $60 million annually in graduate studies. According to a…
Turning up the volume
The University of Manitoba’s campus radio station, UMFM, is back in action after successful renovations. Room 308 of University Centre was buzzing this month as…
Spoiled forever
Giving me a set of $400 headphones to review is about as cruel as giving a vegetarian a porterhouse steak; tofu would never be enough…
Go Jets Go
It’s the announcement that thousands of Winnipeggers and Canadian hockey fans from coast to coast have been patietly waiting to hear. On May 31, 2011…