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U of M avoids strike
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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...
Girls!? In Science?!
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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...
Judge’s ruling on sex-assault case sparks angry opposition
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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...
No Day of Action
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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...
Some international students at the U of M denied access to...
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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...
Google punches, Bing fights back
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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...
Joss Whedon and Scientific Facts
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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...
