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U of M avoids strike

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Chuthan Ponnampalam
The University of Manitoba recently dodged a strike, but now workers for the City of Winnipeg face a similar battle. The University of Manitoba and CAW Local 3007 recently wrapped up their negotiations, resulting in...
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Girls!? In Science?!

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Martin Turczynowicz
If anyone needs evidence of the underrepresentation of women in science-based fields, they should wander into a comp-sci class and have a seat near the back. The lack of women is much the same...
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Judge’s ruling on sex-assault case sparks angry opposition

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Talia Joundi
Last Friday, an estimated 200 protestors gathered in front of the Manitoba Law Courts building to rally against Justice Robert Dewar’s recent ruling in a rape case sentencing, in which he rejected a Crown...
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No Day of Action

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Tessa Vanderhart
Long before students at the U of M joined the Canadian Federation of Students in 2006, they were active participants in the CFS Day of Action, a rally based on the idea that “Education...
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Some international students at the U of M denied access to...

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Talia Joundi
International students at the University of Manitoba continue to be faced with various complications when trying to access healthcare. When an international student arrives in Manitoba and enrolls in a post-secondary institution, the cost for...
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Google punches, Bing fights back

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Leif Larsen
What do Google and a bunch of Internet fraudsters have in common? According to Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft’s senior vice-president (online services), they both engage in “click fraud.” Click fraud is a practice employed by...
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Joss Whedon and Scientific Facts

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Leanne Roed
Super soldiers, neural radios, bio-monitored self-imprisonment and sleeper assassins. Sounds like a pretty good show, right? It was! I would love to tell you all about it’s freaky futuristic science and how closely it...

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