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Stay sharp

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Miguel Yetman
As the body ages, cells are gradually replaced less and less frequently, and organs, such as the brain, actually begin to shrink. But did you know that some kinds of exercise might prevent this?...
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The God Particle

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Akash Sharma
Remember when the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) was going to mark the end of the world? Doomsayers claimed it would be so powerful that it would create a black hole, which would grow and...
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Senate highlights

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Talia Joundi
A Senate meeting was held on Nov. 3 in the Senate Chambers. The University of Manitoba Graduates Report was handed out to the Senate. There will be 774 graduates for the February 2011 graduation. There...
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UMSU Notes

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Talia Joundi
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 presentation on the plans for the new Active Living...
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International News Briefs

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Sarah Petz
Frat house shooting ends with one dead, 11 injured A shooting at a Youngstown State University fraternity ended with one student dead and 11 injured, reported the Wall Street Journal. Two men, who were not...
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News Briefs

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Sarah Petz
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, reported the Canadian Press. The 51-year-old man was struck...
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Campus mental health services see increase in demand

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Sarah Petz
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 negative sign. Don Stewart, director of the University of Manitoba...

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