UMSU Notes
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) met on Feb. 3, 2010. U of M president David Barnard and Debbie McCallum, vice-president (administration), made a…
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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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
Life: all tangled up
How is it that birds, those tiny feathery creatures, were precisely navigating the globe while hominids had not yet managed to efficiently communicate directional information?…
Tiny medical advances
It’s no exaggeration to say that semiconductors have revolutionized every facet of life in industrialized nations. One of the latest results of the silicon transformation…
Will you pass the cancer sniff test?
Cancer is a devastating disease that will most likely touch your family in one way or another. It is also somewhat preventable according to the…