Hundreds turn up to combat homophobic bullying
A spirited army of purple united at the steps of the legislative building in the brisk cold on the evening Oct. 20, to battle homophobic…
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Honorary degrees in the spotlight after Vic Toews fiasco at U of W
While fall convocations witness dozens of honorary degrees being awarded alongside diplomas at universities across the country, they have recently been in the spotlight after…
Your TV just got smarter
Although it seems the Internet may be forcing television to go the way of the gramophone, some strange new corporate pairings may keep you on…
Theft goes digital
When we think of a store being robbed, we tend to think of some guy walking in with a mask on, maybe carrying a pistol…
Private Universe
Oct. 31 is a date when more people are outside under a dark sky than almost any other day. Costumed trick-or-treaters will be wandering the…
Soviet space programs
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, it was a no-holds-barred race between the USSR and the United States in an effort to be the…
The death of a great mathematician
Benoît B. Mandelbrot, the French-American mathematician, described as the founding father of fractal geometry, lost his battle to pancreatic cancer on Oct. 16. In the…
Zoological Investigations
The woolly flying squirrel, Eupetaurus cinereus, is the largest known squirrel alive today. This massive sciurid, as the scientific family containing squirrels is known, measures…
Student councils at U of M display philanthropy
Socially-minded faculty councils at the University of Manitoba are working to make a difference in their communities. Inderveer Mahal and Priya Sharma, both third-year science…
International student caucus gives students a voice
On Oct. 12, the International Student Caucus met for the first time this year in the University of Manitoba Students’ Union council chambers. The meeting was…