Profs wages will increase 4.4% over three years
he University of Manitoba and the faculty association reached a new collective agreement that will see faculty member’s wages increased by 4.4 per cent over…
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National campaign challenges Canadians to dare for AIDS in Africa
Students at the University of Manitoba are joining a nationwide challenge working to turn the tide of AIDS in Africa. The Stephen Lewis Foundation launched…
Wasylycia-Leis would form youth advisory committee at city hall if elected
Mayoral candidate Judy Wasylycia-Leis proposed starting a youth advisory committee at city hall to give students have more of a voice on decisions made by…
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…
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…