Quebec remains firm on tuition increases
QUEBEC CITY (CUP) — The Quebec government reaffirmed their commitment to raise tuition in the province. Thousands of students from across the province protested the…
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Shanghai students are the best at math and science Over half a million students participated in the International Student Assessment in over 70 countries around…
Chaos in computers?
Good news everyone! The very powers of chaos have been harnessed in the newest iteration of computer chip technology! Scientists have developed logic components called…
Less sodium and less sugar
With an increased desire to be healthy, consumers and governments are putting the pressure on food companies to produce more nutritious snacks and beverages without…
Anonymous vs. the world
Sometimes when the planets align just right and enough information trickles down from the Internet to the real world, I find myself able to carry…
Help those in need
Early efforts to help the homeless and the hungry have kicked into high gear once again as the Christmas season approaches. Those on the front…
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Low graduation rates at for-profit colleges: study A report on graduation rates found that only 22 per cent of first-time, full-time students at for-profit colleges…
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Two new Rhodes Scholars for the U of M Two students at the University of Manitoba set to graduate this spring have won prestigious Rhodes…
Dec. 6 sheds light on gender-based violence
On Dec. 6, 1989, Marc Lepine walked into École Polytechnique de Montréal and murdered 14 students because they were female. He separated the male and…
Province targets minimum secondary dropout age
New provincial legislation will increase the compulsory education age from 16 to 18 in an effort to curb dropout rates in Manitoba. The minister of…