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Metal mistakenly maligned

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Katerina Tefft
Fans of heavy metal are often stereotyped as being aggressive, unintelligent, and delinquent. But some recent studies seem to paint a much different picture of the average metalhead. A 2007 study conducted at the National...
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Music for the brain

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Elizabeth Drewnik
No matter where we go, music is an integral part of daily life. Despite it surrounding us completely, there is still no agreement amongst scholars about the reasons we are so drawn to listening...
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Signifying sounds and structures

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Quinn Richert
I've been looking for similarities between the ways we represent music and organic chemistry on paper. The answer is a stretch but the search was a pleasure. First day first: in the same way pitches...
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Linguistic landscapes in second-language learning

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Leila Mostaco-Guidolin
Gail Cormier is not a regular graduate student.
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To the bat lab!

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Bryce Hoye
United Kingdom import Mary-Anne Collis is keen on bats. “When I heard about white nose syndrome I was extremely interested and wanted to be part of helping to find out all the intricacies of it...
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You stay classy, curlers

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Adam Peleshaty
Don’t act like you’re not impressed by the amount of talent on display at the 2013 Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings hosted at the MTS Centre Dec. 1-8. The competition includes several former...
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United Nations director discusses international human rights with faculty of law

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Kevin Linklater
The faculty of law at the University of Manitoba welcomed Marcia Kran to the school’s Fort Garry campus last week, where she gave a lecture on the subject of human rights law. Kran, a distinguished...