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What’s in a name?

On the periodic table of elements there sat a placeholder in position 112, ununbium, an indication that something should go there. What that something should…


Science briefs

Residents of PEI might call it “mini me” Researchers from the Australia Antarctic Division (AAD) noticed something missing from Antarctica this February, namely a 2,500-square…


Dr. Know

Two weeks in a row; you mammalian malcontents are killing me. My date from last week, the dashing barn owl, took one sniff of me…


Get More Sleep

As university students, we are often in multiple classes and have many other responsibilities, which may make it seem like there are not enough minutes…



Pirate Do-dooders

The Internet has a problem: it’s an amazing way to share your creations with the world, but its also a damned difficult place to make…


UMSU 2010 election results

After a two week campaign period, three days of voting at polling stations set up across both campuses and over five hours of counting ballots,…


Voter turnout drops

In the 2010 University of Manitoba Student’s Union (UMSU) general election, 2,374 students chose to vote in this uncontested race — more than 10 per…