University Centre undergoes massive renovations
University Centre is currently undergoing massive renovations, with wooden slats over the floor and many areas cordoned off. The construction is a part of the…
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Security services faced with possibility of a lockout
After being in negotiations with the university over their collective agreement since August 2009, University of Manitoba Security Services (UMSS) employees may be faced with…
Some nursing students left without classes needed to graduate
Up to 50 fourth-year nursing students will not be able to graduate on time due to a new class size cap imposed by the faculty. …
Science opinions
Three-dimensional viewing is, as the technology firms would have you believe, the way of the future. This is exactly what I thought it would be,…
Technology briefs
Pocket-sized healthcare advice for people of Africa “Afridoctor” is a smart phone application developed by Blueworld Communities based in Cape Town, South Africa. The application…
Hobbits among men
This month marks the beginning of a five-year project in the Soa Basin of central Flores, Indonesia, to locate more specimens of the species Homo…
Zoological Investigations: The Dragonfly
Do you remember how much you loved Filmon Fridays when you were a kid? A whole day off school?! Man, it was incredible. What have…
What does a laptop have in common with a cup of coffee?
With the recent increase in the public’s awareness of poor working conditions and even suicides occurring at overseas electronics factories, it may be time to…
BoG notes
The University of Manitoba’s Board of Governors met on June 22. University President David Barnard spoke about the negotiations between various professional faculties and the…
UMSU notes
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) council met on June 24th, 2010. The council approved the selection of Darcy Vermeulen to fill the position…