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Pro-democracy protesters demand fair elections for Hong Kong
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The government in Hong Kong declared that Monday, Oct. 6 was the deadline for pro-democracy demonstrations since university students recently boycotted their classes and students, professors, and citizens alike occupied the highways and streets...
Ouellette weighs in on ranked ballot system
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Robert-Falcon Ouellette has come out in support of ranked ballots as an alternative to first-past-the-post for future Winnipeg elections.
Mayoral candidates on rapid transit, value of post-secondary education
Municipal election draws big names for open St....
UMSU launches ‘UM for U’ campaigns
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This past Thursday morning at Degrees Restaurant marked the launch of new campaigns aimed at addressing topics that UMSU identified as students’ top concerns on the University of Manitoba campus.
The campaign will be branded...
This ain’t your grandma’s watering hole
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Nestled at the back of campus on a finger of land surrounded by the Red River lies one of the University of Manitoba’s unique gems: the Prairie Wetland Research Facility (PWRF).
Hidden in plain...
Go to space with the U of M’s own
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Ever dreamed about going to space? That’s exactly what members of the University of Manitoba Space Applications and Technology Society (UMSATS) are trying to do.
Undergrad and graduate students of UMSATS, which was founded in...
Freaks of Nature: Cymothoa exigua
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In this week’s instalment of Freaks of Nature, we’ll take a look at the Cymothoa exigua, an apt name that doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue.
Cymothoa exigua, a parasitic sea louse, is like something...
First Nations launch human rights violations museum on CMHR grounds
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During the grand opening of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR), the Shoal Lake No. 40 First Nations community launched their own living museum—the Museum of Canadian Human Rights Violations—to raise the public’s...
