International News Briefs
Frat house shooting ends with one dead, 11 injured A shooting at a Youngstown State University fraternity ended with one student dead and 11 injured,…
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Man survives three days alone in Manitoba wilderness A Manitoba woodcutter survived three days after being hit by a falling tree, just north of Winnipeg,…
Campus mental health services see increase in demand
While more university students are coming into campus health centres with greater mental health challenges than in the past, it may not necessarily be a…
Campus Beat
U of M professors lead series to address civic disengagement Two political scientists at the University of Manitoba have teamed up with the Manitoba Institute…
So why no online voting?
UMSU has been looking into online voting as a way to improve turnout and cut costs for years, Chief Returing Officer Jason van Rooy says….
Local Egyptians demand change
Local Egyptians showed their support for protestors demanding democracy in Egypt at demonstrations held at the University of Manitoba and on the steps of the…
No more party buses at U of M
The University of Manitoba has banned buses, rented for events involving alcohol, from entering the Fort Garry Campus as a response to safety concerns. However,…
Adding polling stations won’t reduce apathy: students, CRO
This year’s UMSU election will be in full swing after nominations for candidates close Feb. 18. Now for the next step: where to vote? Chief…
Science briefs
Rise and fall of societies A recent paper published in the University of Tennessee-Knoxville’s journal Cliodynamics: The Journal of Theoretical and Mathematical History details a…
No more plaster or fibreglass casts!
Anyone who has ever broken a bone knows that the worst part, aside from the excruciating pain, is the prolonged healing period involving clumsy casts,…