Orientation worth the mandatory trip for new students
Students can expect a fun and informative experience at both the UMSU and U1 orientations this year. “During U1 Orientation, students can look forward to…
News
U of M closes ombudsman’s office
The University of Manitoba ombudsman is no more, after the university decided to close the office as of June 30, 2010. Chris Rutkowski, a spokesperson…
News briefs
Medical school at U of M under review Citing the existence of unresolved and unspecified serious weaknesses, an external review will be conducted of five…
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…
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…